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Which quote from the Article best shows that the delegates were careful in how they wrote the

Constitution?
During the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers met to develop a new
government.
By 1777, they had written the Articles of Confederation. This was the original plan for
the government of the United States.
They didn't want the federal government to have too much power. So they created
three branches of government.
On May 14, 1787, delegates gathered in Philadelphia for the Constitutional
Convention
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They didn't want the federal government to have too much power. So they created three branches of government.

The reason that they created three branches of government is because they wanted to avoid having one person become too powerful -- like how they saw George III.

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