Well, the Framers did not all have the same intentions, in
fact their opinions on the matter of government power differed sharply, so let's look at
the eventual compromise they came up with.
The power of the
King was divided between three separate branches, the Executive, the Legislative and the
Judiciary. We can draw a few inferences from that fact alone, as it is obvious that the
Framers in general did not trust centralized government, and while they realized they
needed one with the authority to defend the country and pay the bills, they also feared
the power of a King, and wanted to create institutions that would dismantle that
power.
By creating checks and balances, we can infer that
the Framers feared power would be concentrated again at some point unless they included
safeguards against it.
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