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Who were the Framers afraid of when they didn't give the president a lot of power?

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The Framers thought that this was necessary because they wanted to avoid having a government or a part of government that was too powerful. The Framers were still worried about the idea of a part of government taking too much power. They were afraid the executive might become a monarch.

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