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Why would the framers of the U.S. Constitution want to limit the powers of each branch of government?

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The three separate branches limit one another through a series of checks and balances. The framers wanted to make sure that the branches were equally powerful, so they set up rules that enable each branch to stop the others from doing some things.

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Hey there! I'm happy to help!

The founding fathers limited the powers of each branch of government so one doesn't get powerful. If one got too powerful it could lead to a dictatorship, which none of them wanted.

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