The Constitution Guarded Against Tyranny Analysis
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James Madison once stated, “The accumulation of all powers … in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many (is) the very definition of tyranny.” In May of 187, fifty-five men came together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and tried to fix their government, The Articles of Confederation. This was by creating and mending many laws and amendments to strengthen their government, and guard against tyranny, and formed the Constitution. The Constitution guarded against tyranny by creating checks and balances, separating the governmental power, and by determining the appropriate representation of states. The Constitution guarded against tyranny by developing a system of checks and balances. As according to Document C, “(The three branches) should