Checks And Balances Of Tyranny In The United States

The word “tyranny” means, cruel and oppressive government or rule. If the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution weren't put in place, the United States would have tyranny. Tyranny usually refers to when a person has a lot of power on their hands, or has the ability to have complete control.

Tyranny is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, the preamble and in the grievance. The first mention of tyranny state that's the king aspires to establish tyranny over the United States. In the U.S. Constitution, tyranny is mentioned several times. The Constitution guards against tyranny which are federalism, checks and balances, separation of power, and big vs. small states.

The U.S. Constitution guards us from

By using checks and balances in the Legislative Branch to makes sure there is equal likeness for all the states. For example, dividing the power between central and state government can help regulate trade, conduct foreign relations and declare war. While the state can set up local governments, hold elections and establish schools. The central and state governments have enough separate power so they don’t struggle to control everything. The central government has enough power to help the country’s major needs while the state government has enough power to help the state’s that are in need. This divide of power between central and state government helps prevent tyranny. When the Constitution talks about dividing powers between branches of Government it states, “Liberty requires that the great departments of powers should be separate and distinct.” Which means, that the Legislative Branch is completely