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Why did Americans want to make sure that the U.S. Constitution limited the powers held by the American government?

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the framers wanted to make it clear in the Constitution that certain powers were emphatically denied to the Federal Government.
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Answer: To protect the american's rights and civil liberties of citizens

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If they didn't the US could become an communist or start to act like a monarchy

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