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The constitution creation of a national government with separation of powers

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The Constitution has three main functions. First it creates a national government consisting of a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch, with a system of checks and balances among the three branches. Second, it divides power between the federal government and the states.


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prevents the national government from being controlled by one branch.

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