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What was designed to ensure that the president would not gain dictatoral powers over government?
The US Constitution is designed to precisely limit the powers of the President as well as the powers of the other branches of government. The system of checks and balances prevents one group from seizing all the power. The fact that the president must stand for election after four years keeps him in check.
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Document written by the pilgrims to ensure government by the consent of the people?
The document written by the pilgrims to ensure government by the consent of the people was called the Mayflower Compact. The agreement was designed to ensure peace between the two groups coming to the New World.
Which reforms idea was a common goal of the populist and the progressive?
The reform idea which was a common goal of the populist and the progressive was to regulate business, and to ensure that the government of the day worked better.
Was the bill of rights proposed in attempt to defeat the constitution?
No. It was proposed to cover the holes left in the Constitution, which resulted from changes in the society and politics since the first establishment of it.
Definition of seperation of powers?
It means that the governmental power of the United States is divided, or "Separated", into 3 branches- the Executive (the president), Legislative (the congress), and Judicial (the Supreme Court). The separation of powers was to ensure that no one branch of the government became too dominant. (Note that "Separation of Powers" does not only apply to the United States; some other democracies have similar ways of making sure there are checks and balances on the power of the country's leaders.)
How did government efforts to ensure support for the war conflict with democratic ideals?
They tried to get people to go to war, even though they were not fond of it. It started to go against the ideas of freedom of choice when people were forced to go.
