1. The Founding Fathers Intent
Under what Locke termed "social contract theory", the consent of the people is the only true basis of any sovereign's right to rule. ... The government which the Framers created is described as, "A government endowed with certain positive powers, but so constructed as to break the force of majority rule and prevent invasions of the property rights of minorities," (Beard 22). ...
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