It basically means that the Constitution created (provided) a separation of powers, being the 3 within the county.
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Separation of powers refers to the establishment of three branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial) that enjoy autonomy in their respective areas
executive power
expressed powers
The right to personal liberty
To protect liberty, private property, and business.
According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are formed in order to protect the "natural rights" of the people (in the D of I these were listed as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"). This is still important to citizens of the United States today because the goal of a government should STILL be to protect those rights--not to enrich its members, or to gain international power, or to promote mercantile enterprises.