Why did the Constitution create a separation of powers for the national government? A. to prevent the government from being controlled by one branch B. to eliminate overlapping government powers among the branches C. to reduce government powers among all branches D. to replace stronger branch powers with weaker powers

The Constitution was created with a system of checks and balances and separation of powers to (A) prevent the government from being controlled by one branch. The goal was to prevent dominance by any one branch of government to prevent monarchical or undemocratic control of the United States which the colonists had experienced under British Colonial rule.