Three Branches Of The Tyranny System

Imagine living in a world where the President enslaved everyone. No one had the right to impeach the President or do anything to stop him. Thankfully, we have a system that prevents this tyranny. There are three branches of government. They are the legislative, executive and judicial branches. We have the Constitution that was signed by the Founding Fathers in 1789, written by James Madison. He wrote it to prevent tyranny. If someone in the government creates tyranny, it means that they are using their power for selfish reasons and unfairly overrule anything that they were governing. There are four ways that the Constitution prevents tyranny. Those four ways include federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances and big states versus

small states. These four things all contribute to preventing tyranny.
One way tyranny is prevented is federalism.

It gives the government branches power but ensures that they are all kept under control. According to James Madison’s Federalist Paper #51 states “Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will each control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.” Which means that the government will grow to be powerful, yet equal. They all have power that they divide and keep things fair and equal between the branches. If they weren’t equal, branches would fail to fulfill their purposes and government would fall.

Separating powers between the branches of government improves the argument of federalism because it gives every branch power but keeps them equal enough to stay powerful enough to hold the government up and running. In Madison’s Federalist Paper #47, he says “Liberty that requires that the three great departments of power should be separate and distinct.” Meaning that all the branches are powerful but will be equal in their own ways. With all the branches have strong power yet equal, it keeps tyranny from

occurring.
The three branches all check and balance each other. If one has a strong power, a different branch is able to overrule them. For example, The legislative branch creates laws but the executive branch can veto them, but with a two-thirds votes, the legislative branch can overrule the veto and apply the law to the United States. Madison states in the Federalist Paper #51, ”The three branches should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.” He means that every branch yields power but another branch can check it and balance out government power. Checks and balances keep it so that it divides power between multiple branches so that not only one branch has all the power which would create tyranny.
The Big States vs.

Small States Compromise prevents tyranny by giving both big states and small states a say in their votes on polls. In the House of Representatives, the bigger states should be happier with their votes because in the House of Representatives, each state is addressed with the number of representatives based on population of the state so big states like California that have a bigger population, their votes on polls will be more heard because of their population. In the Senate, however, each state only has two representatives which is an advantage for small states because their votes are just as equal with bigger states. In the Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, it says “Representatives...shall be apportioned...according to…[population]... The number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one representative” and in the same article, but the third section, it says “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state, chosen by the legislatures thereof for six years.” Which means that the Constitution will give every state a chance to have a voice when voting. This compromise keeps keeps all states satisfied with their chance to vote in a poll. This helps prevent tyranny because it ensures that none of the states will rebel or is unsatisfied with their volume of

opinion.
There are many ways that Madison’s Federalists papers and the Constitution prevent tyranny but these four ways are some of the biggest ways that tyranny is kept from happening. If there wasn’t federalism, all the branches would fight over different powers and would eventually bring the government down. Without separation of powers, one branch would have more powers than the other branches, which would make things unfair for the three branches. Checks and balances ensure that none of the branches will overrule and take over the government because if one has too strong of a power, another branch will be able to overrule it and make things unequal between them. Giving both big and small states a voice will keep the states united and happy with their votes and keep them from rebelling and going against the government. The Constitution may seem like a boring topic to some people, but it is a very interesting topic and it is very important. It explains the average American’s freedom and rights. Without the Constitution, any group of the government could take over and create tyranny over the United States and abuse their power which would form chaos throughout the United States. Things would be unfair and chaotic for all Americans and nobody would have any freedom. It’s a good thing we don’t have to worry about tyranny, though. The Founding Fathers knew what they were talking about.