How did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny?

You will be writing an evidence-based paragraph to answer this question using 2 pieces of evidence from the documents in Assignment #14.

Source 1

Group 1

In your response, you should: Establish context (why were the framers nervous about tyranny) Guard #1 Cite or describe your first document and explain how it guards against tyranny Guard #2 Cite or describe a second, DIFFERENT document and explain how it guards against tyranny

Source 1.1

Federalism DOC A

Source 1.2

Separation of Powers- DOC B

Source 1.3

Checks and Balances DOC

Source 1.4

Representation in Congress- DOC D

Question 1a

Essay

How did the Constitution guard against tyranny? Use two pieces of evidence from 2 of the documents provided (#14) to support your answer.

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