怎样统治一个存在着众多不同价值、宗教和政治信仰的国家,并同时实现人们在立国之初对理想社会的憧憬——树立正义,保证国内安宁,增进全民福利,谋求自由的幸福?美国宪法设计了这样的模式:在联邦,政府权力分别掌握在立法、司法与行政三个独立的机构手中,同时,联邦政府与州政府之间也存在着界限明晰的分权;但这还不足以防止政府尤其是立法部门滥用职权,于是通过 How to rule a country where there are many different values, religions and political beliefs, and at the same time, realize the vision people aspire to an ideal society at the beginning of their nation’s founding-to set up justice, guarantee domestic peace, promote universal welfare and seek freedom and happiness? In this way, in the Commonwealth, the government powers are in the hands of the three independent agencies of the legislature, the judiciary and the administration. At the same time, there is also a clear dividing line between the federal and state governments. However, this is not enough to prevent the government In particular, the legislative branch abused its power and passed