Those who drafted the Constitution wanted to be sure that those who worked in government did not become too powerful. They knew that people with power tend to want more power and that they tend to use their power to harm others. This is taught in the Doctrine and Covenants: “We have learned by sad […]
The drafters of the Constitution feared the national government they were creating would become too powerful. They knew that when it became too powerful it would become oppressive. They feared they might end up with a government as bad as what they had under the King of England. The Founders knew the best way to […]
As we learned in the answer to a previous question, the Constitution of the United States creates a government with three branches. Those branches are the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. The legislative branch is the Congress. The executive branch is the President and those who work under him. The judicial branch is the […]
The drafters of the Constitution wanted to make sure that only the wisest and best of men would be selected as president. To accomplish this they created a special system for selecting the president. The system is called the Electoral College. The drafters of the Constitution wanted to select the president in a very careful […]
To prevent the federal government from becoming too powerful the Founders made sure its powers were limited and well defined. The powers given to the federal government are listed in the constitution. It has the powers listed there and nothing more. In general, the federal government’s powers are limited to areas that are of interest […]
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The federal government has only those powers that are specifically granted to it by the Constitution. To learn what those […]
“Our Creator endowed each one of us with certain rights at birth, among which are the rights to life, liberty, speech, and conscience, to name a few. These are not just human rights; they are divine rights.” Those are the words of Ezra Taft Benson. Thomas Jefferson said “The God who gave us life, gave […]
What is freedom of religion? Freedom of religion is made up of two things. The first is separation of church and state. The second is the free exercise of religion. Separation of church and state simply means that the government cannot operate churches and churches cannot operate the government. The government cannot be involved in […]
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