Answer:1. To divide power among as many institutions as would be possible without paralyzing government. On the federal level this meant there was a division among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Each of them had a large measure of independence and could check the others if they went too far.
Equally, power was divided among the federal government and independent state and local authorities.
2. To limit government, leaving the maximum amount of freedom in the hands of individuals.
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