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Assignment unit 2 part 1 (13)

Assignment unit 2 part 1 (13)

Q Why did the writers of the Constitution want the President to be a Civilian even though the President is Commander in Chief of the Military? DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH THE FACT THAT IT MEANS THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT BE DRAFTED INTO SERVICE OR HAVE TO FIGHT.

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The founders of the Constitution had a fear that a military person can misuse his military power, and a strong executive can use his power and degrade into a dictatorship. They already had many examples of such abuses in history. Therefore, to protect the democracy they made it mandatory in the new Constitution that the military would be subject to civilian authority