Why did the writers of the constitution created a federal system of government? also, what's the relationship between the principles of checks and balances and the separation of powers as detailed in the constitution? why did the writers of the constitution created a federal system of government? also, what's the relationship between the principles of checks and balances and the separation of powers as detailed in the constitution? follow 4 answers 4 report abuse are you sure you want to delete this answer? yes no

Because they saw how hard it was to wage a war, much less run a country, with different parts of the country doing whatever they wanted. That was the flaw of the Articles of Confederation. The objective was to create a loose yet sturdy bond between the states by capitalizing on normalizing and regulating common practices in and between the states. Separation of powers is simply the fact that each branch has particular responsibilities. Checks and balances were put into place to make sure that branches didn't "branch out" from their responsibilities.

Upon the fall of rome, europe ceased being influenced by the cultures of the mediterranean coast and was more influenced by germanic tribal confederations that had already taken over vast swathes of roman territory, although the influence of rome on the former empire was very strong in legal