Question:
What was the primary aim of the Framers of the Constitution in creating that document? Are the powers of government still adequately separated? Have the separation of powers and system of checks and balances properly restrained the government? What sorts of factors influence the balance of power between the branches as intended and in practice by the Framers? How has the balance of power between the branches evolved? Please discuss the many compromises made at the Convention (who were the opposing stakeholders and what were the conditions?). How did these compromises become formalized in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?