Current Structure
The founding fathers wanted to ensure that the newly formed American people were not to be subject to another tyrannical government as experienced with the king of England. They created the Constitution to limit the power of the future government. They also wanted to ensure that no one governmental entity had too much power. Hence the three branches of government we have today...
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