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What did the framers of american government hope to avoid by using the principle of separation of powers?

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Based on their experience, the framers did not want to give any branch of the new government too much power. The separation of powers offers a system of shared power that provides Checks and Balances whereby the three branches check each other’s power to avoid tyranny

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