Read the passage.The regular distribution of power into distinct departments… the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election: these are… powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained.

The passage praises dividing government power among separate departments and having representatives chosen by the people. These are features of the republican government established by the Constitution, and the passage presents them as safeguards that make that system work well. Therefore, it expresses the viewpoint of those who supported the Constitution.

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