They created 3 branches so not one group could gain too much power.Each branch has one way of checking each other powers this is called checks and balances.
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George Washington was the president of the Constitutional Convention. James Madison did the most to shape the drafting of the Constitution. After all of the delegates had figured out the three branches of government, Benjamin Franklin wanted George to become the first president of the young United States because he was the successful commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
The two major divisions of the constitutional convention are: THE VIRGINIA PLAN proposed by James Madison that divided the government into three branches the legislative, executive, judicial branches. The second division was THE NEW JERSEY PLAN proposed by William Paterson of NEW JERSEY. This plan
The constitutional powers that help to limit the power of government is dividing it into three branches. The three branches of government are executive, legislative and judiciary.
A representative government should provide checks and balances to the branches of government.
This is called separation of powers.