Tyranny Essay

Tyranny is the control of power by one individual, a few individuals, or a larger group of people. The United States, having still fresh memories of a bloody civil war that helped them gain freedom from English rule, felt the necessity to create a Constitution that will have no room for tyranny to form. That is how in May of 1787, fifty five delegates from different states attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to review the Articles of the Confederation. The result was a Constitution that ensured a fair distribution of power. The Constitution guards the United States from tyranny by splitting the powers between governments, branches, the use of checks and balances, and the creation of a two house congress.

Federalism was adopted as one of the solutions to avoid tyranny as it creates a strong central government and state governments. They share some powers such as the creation of taxes, borrowing money, making and enforcing laws, and setting up courts. The central government and the state governments have their own powers. There are subdivisions or departments in charge of specific areas. To avoid control of power, both governments control each other and also control themselves.

The Executive Branch enforces the law and is represented by the President who will serve the country along with the Vice-president for 4 years. The Judiciary Branch reviews and interprets the law and is represented by the Supreme Court and the inferior courts with the judges serving for life based on good behavior. The Legislative Branch makes the laws and is represented by the Congress. This division of power among the three branches will avoid that one person or group of persons will have absolute power over all areas of the