The framers of the Constitution believed that

A) the presidency would be the branch of the national government closest to the people.
B) the president would be able to depend upon his party's support in Congress.
C) the dignity of the president's office, and the long duration of the term would provide insulation from mass passion or popular demand for economic change.
D) the president should derive his power from the other branches of government.

The framers of the Constitution designed the presidency to be somewhat insulated from direct popular pressure, believing that the dignity of the office and the length of the term would help protect the president from immediate public whims and demands, particularly those related to economic change. This was part of their broader vision of a balanced government where different branches would check each other's powers and where not all power would be directly subject to the changing passions of the electorate.