... written by fifty-five delegates, all property owners. There were many varied concerns and pressures when writing the Constitution. It had to ensure John Lockes idea of "Government by Consent", Montesqueus idea of the "Separation of Powers", other factors including taxation and slavery, however the most important to these men was to protect their individual wealth. They didn't want the people to ... could appoint the judges contradicting the main point of the power separation! They understood the importance of giving people freedom due to the reaction from the British tyranny, so individu...

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