The Framers believed that powers should be shared among three branches because they didn't want one branch to become too powerful, resulting in complete tyranny of the masses. They were especially wary of the national executive, or President, as they had just declared their independence from a powerful king and wanted to make sure that the United States would never have to deal with such a problem again. For this reason, they intended for Congress to have the majority of the power in the government, yet the President has become more powerful over time.
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democratic government insist on institutions as it is not practical for all people of democratic government to sit together everyday and take decisions on all matters .Institutions coordinates and distributes work in such a way that everything works out nicely.
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Some people insist that the U.S. is a republic rather than a democracy to emphasize the system of governance established by the Constitution, which includes representative democracy and a framework of laws designed to protect individual rights and minority interests. They argue that a republic operates under a rule of law with elected representatives, contrasting it with direct democracy, where laws are determined by majority vote. This distinction is often used to highlight concerns about the potential for mob rule in pure democracies, stressing the importance of constitutional safeguards.