how does the constitution limit the power of government?

Question

how did the founders provide in the constitution to limit the power of government?

Answer 1

The first respondent was on the right track, until he started quaffing the kool aid. The (United States) Constitution indicates that the government only has those powers that the Constitution gives it or which are obviously implied by it, and no others. See the 10th Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people."

If the Constitution doesn't grant a power to the Federal government, the Federal government doesn't have it. Other nations have constitutions which take the position that the government can do anything it wants, except what it is explicitly forbidden to do. Ours says the government can't do anything, except what it is explicitly authorized to do.

The competition between the various branches of government helps greatly to keep officials from exceeding their power, as another respondent said. See Federalist No. 51 by James Madison. Unfortunately, that other guy was right in that the government has been exceeding its authority (though I'd stop far short of saying the government itself is illegitimate)

Answer 2

There are 3 branches of government that keep each other in check. Congress keeps the President in check, the President can keep the Congress in check, and the Supreme Court can keep the other two in check (strike down a law if it does not conform to the Constitution). That is the very simple version.

Answer 3

there are various examples of how the form limits the governments skill. term limits and minimum age standards of the president and representatives be sure a rotation of skill. The separation of church and state is meant to ascertain that our government isn't taken over by using one faith for the objective of apart from all others, yet diverse human beings have misunderstood that is objective that it fairly is a mangled ineffective mess now. easily, of their efforts to curl it to signify "freedom FROM faith," they have brought about an opposite impression of that is objective, and atheists are the only human beings allowed to prepare their faith freely. Easter Bunny Easter Bunny Easter Bunny! the three branches of government each and every have seperate rights and regulations (such as a results of fact the senate shall have the only skill to objective all impeachments-Article a million, section 3.). This ensures a stability of skill. There are greater examples even though it may take all day to record them.

Answer 4

They specifically enumerated the powers and responsibilities of the government, and it was intended to never exceed those specific duties. Unfortunately, it exceeded them long ago. The constitution nowadays is just for show. The current federal government is completely illegal and unconstitutional, and has been since the 1860s.

Answer 5

The constitution can't limit the power when you have the elected officials we have and the Supreme Court.

Answer 6

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