As a check and balance... harder for a Tyrant to take over when he doesn't command everyone in the government.

Hello r:

They liked the checks they provide on one another.

excon

Homework?

What was the situation in the country they came from?

What was the situation in the country they came from?
The founders? Most of them were born in the American colonies. Those that weren't came from a number of countries. Which one are you asking about?

If you mean Britain, it has, and had, a parlamentary system. In such a system, the government is composed of ministers who are also members of the legislative body (the Parlament). And the highest court in the realm is also a legislative body (House of Lords). Or that's the way it was back then anyway.

Your point?

The founders? Most of them were born in the American colonies. Your point?
Wikipedia: "Virtually every one had taken part in the American Revolution; at least 29 had served in the Continental Army, most of them in positions of command."

The Church of England? Theocracy?

The Church of England? Theocracy?

Except that the Church of England is not, and never was, a temporal government.

The Papal States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_States), prior to 1929, or the Vatican City thereafter, would be a better example of what you're talking about. But any connection you may be thinking of between a theocracy and separation of powers is obscure. Perhaps you are thinking about "separation of church and state". That's an entirely different concept.