ef that freedom should not be curtailed except when absolutely necessary for the greater good, for the protection of the freedom of the majority.
Balance was also embodied in the three branches of government, the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial. The Legislature would make the laws, the Executive would enforce and administer them, and the Judiciary would settle disputes. Hamilton notes that in a limited Constitution such as was being proposed, the complete independence of the courts was essential. He states that by a limited Constitution he means one in which there are certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority:
Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts o
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