how did the checks and balances and the separation of powers reflect the concerns of U. S. citizens in the late 1700's?

roosevelt essentially took the opposite approach as hoover in taking on the great depression. herbert hoover thought that america and its economy could naturally recover from the depression in due course, so he adamantly restrained the federal government from intervening on behalf of the people affected. on the other hand, roosevelt dramatically increased employment by expanding the federal government and establishing agencies that would aid in relieving some of the country's worst problems.

a historian is attempting to study how the puritans affected society in new england