American Government and Politics The founders of this country wanted a government with have power, but they didn’t want a government with too much of it. To accomplish this they wrote ways to limit the government’s use of power. By doing this they also enable the citizens of he country to remain free and not have to worry about the government have too much power. Limited government is defined as a government that …showed first 75 words of 327 total…

…showed last 75 words of 327 total…included in the constitution strictly for the reason of protecting the individual. The constitution also offsets power with power. So that no one branch of the government can become too powerful, they implemented a system of checks and balances. With these powers, framers of the constitution ensured that their government would not be the absolute say in any decision. The individual has been viewed as the important person and the government cannot take that away.