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…showed last 75 words of 327 total…included in the constitution strictly for the reason of protecting the individual. The constitution also offsets power with power. So that no one branch of the government can become too powerful, they implemented a system of checks and balances. With these powers, framers of the constitution ensured that their government would not be the absolute say in any decision. The individual has been viewed as the important person and the government cannot take that away.