Therefore, the government should be responsible for enforcing natural rights with limitations to certain behaviors. Some people might argue that the government cannot really devise a set of laws and rights that can serve towards human equality since everyone's different. ... Indeed, government's enforcement of a systematic set of laws and rights can be accomplished. ... The government should limit our right to freedom of speech and expand our right to privacy so that they enjoy an equal status of protection. ... The government should devise ways to protect, enforce and limit our ...

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By the end of 1776, British colonial governments collapsed. Revolutionary councils took the place of the crumbling governments and struggled to supply the lack of legitimacy left behind by the former government. ... States were struggling to establish legitimate governments. ... "Common Sense" set forth the governmental plan that Paine deemed satisfactory. ... Merely replacing one set of problems for another would anger Americans who would question whether the revolution was appropriate and necessary. ...

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The New Constitution ratified by the people of the United States was written by great demigods who were set out to create a fair and balanced government. The new constitution established new and better laws for the central government and for the people. New state constitutions were the first steps to a new government in America. People who drafted written constitutions to limit government power, particularly that of the governor. ... The Structure of the government under the Articles of Confederation was in a compromise. ...

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The government set up was made up of only one branch of Congress. The Articles of Confederation didn't have a true national government, and gave the states more power. ... States then set up their own regulations, taxed each other, and provided for their own militia. The government's main priority was to control foreign policy and create treaties. ... The last problem of the Articles of Confederation was representation in government. ...

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During the Revolutionary Era in America, there were several attempts to form a government system in the colonies. ... John Jay's speech to congress tried to impact the treaties set up by Congress. ... This document shows the weakness of the Articles of Confederation government because of the inability of the national government to be able to properly conduct foreign affairs. ... Due to all of these weaknesses, it seems as if the Articles of Confederation was not an effective government. ... (Document H) He felt that it would serve the government better to create a government based on an ...

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The government during communism was quite different from the present system. ... The establishment of a democratic political and social structure, the rule of law, the set-up of new political parties, and a pluralist parliamentary system are but a few of the exacting tasks that have been met. ... The British government did not offer a great help to the first American colonies. ... The English leaders set in motion plans to give London more control over the government of the colonies and these plans were eventually a big part of the colonial resentment towards British imperial policies that led...

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The government during communism was quite different from the present system. ... The establishment of a democratic political and social structure, the rule of law, the set-up of new political parties, and a pluralist parliamentary system are but a few of the exacting tasks that have been met. ... The British government did not offer a great help to the first American colonies. ... The English leaders set in motion plans to give London more control over the government of the colonies and these plans were eventually a big part of the colonial resentment towards British imperial policies that led...

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The thirteen colonies were justified to separate from Britain because the British government did not meet the needs of these people. It was evident that there was a long line of abuse and corruption, where the laws necessary for common good were unable to be set out, because governors were forbidden to do so. People were unable to voice their opinion, for example, one was not able to question the government openly, when taxes increased. Citizens were not part of the decision process and anyone who questioned the government was revoked from power. ... To be interconnected through an ideal gover...

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Instead of a single man or a single government being the sovereigns, it was the government that is meant to serve the sovereign people. ... The king's unjust rule in the colonies had to be abolished and replaced with their own just government. ... When a government breaches simple "laws of nature" and also doesn't allow the further pursuit of property, it is right for the people to rebel against the unjust government within that society. ... According to him, most people are set in their own ways. ... The result was eventually a government where the people became the soverei...

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In 1774 the Sons of Liberty and individual colonials met to persuade the British Government to recognize the colonialists rights. ... In October 1780 a crowd of frontiersmen defeated a British force at Kings Mt and this set the stage for the Yorktown Campaign. ... The government was not getting any respect and when it became apparent that the government was, in the words of George Washington, "little more than the shadow without the substance", the call came for a stronger federal government. ... The Constitution formed the basis of the federal government that was formed in 1789. ... What ...

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The American Revolution was the most successful revolution of all, because it helped Americans establish their government. After the revolution, the Enlightenment helped established some building blocks for the foundation of the American government. The Enlightenment provoked ideas such as the branches of government, and human rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and democracy in general. ... However, America has a growing economy and a flourished governmental system. The rest of the revolutions may have tried to establish a rule of independence, order, and a new set of ...

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Usually, revolutions come a bout from a radical sect of people would disagree with the status quo and rebel, sometimes very violently, against their government. ... These taxes were set at a very moderate rate but two aspects of these taxes upset the colonists. ... Another example the conservative political nature of this revolution is the absence of physical violence against government officials. ... Some of the tax burden to raise the funds for the government and soldiers was put on the colonies. ... The British government infringing on the rights and philosophies of their North American ...

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The only function of government according to this doctrine is to protect life, liberty, and property." ... Turgot's successors, following a mercantilist policy of government intervention, only made the French economy worse. ... We need a government like England's, he said. ... Such confiscation only sets a precedent for further violation of property rights, which in turn violates individual rights, the very rights of man and the citizen the new government was so loudly proclaiming. ... Curriculum was controlled totally by the central government. ...

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If I had the choice to sign the Declaration of Independence, I would have willingly signed it because the King and Parliament had set up an unjust government for the colonists to live by, they had taken control of trade, and had heavily taxed and added duties to the colonists" main imports in orde! ... The Declaration of Independence set down the basis for out government, which would be a democracy. ... They did everything they could to keep the colonial governments oppressed. ... This new government that they would adopt was based on the people. ... This was also just another way for the B...

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When Jefferson puts forth this Delcaration, which would in fact set the precedent for all later generations, he establishes a governmental responsibility in increasing the amount of happiness available to man now that G-d has given life. ... Jefferson, in setting up his model government, presents this responsibility of government, which sets the standard for the United States, and all other countries as well. ... Government is set up to maintain "safety and happiness" as well. This usage implies that while government must not stifle its citizens, it must set up responsible laws and polic...

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John Locke was the first to propose the idea that individuals are borne with natural rights prior to the existence of government and it is the government that ought to safeguard those rights. ... Jefferson clearly declared on paper that all men hold certain rights, which the government is obliged to secure and if it fails it is the right of the people to "alter or abolish" (14:1) that government. ... There these individuals set out to establish an alternative to the two fixed parties, called the Libertarian party--champion of freedom and personal liberty. ... Well it means more and mor...

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These four very important men had different views on the government and how the people should be controlled by the government. ... The most important government response was the beginning of the Palmer Raids. Prisoners were questioned without access to attorneys and their bail was often set so high none could afford it. ... He addressed the closings of banks, and established new government regulations. ... Thomas Paine wants a government that can enjoy their freedom. ...

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Eventually it became apparent that the Articles created an ineffective and unfair government. ... It set up three federal branches of government to help separate the power. The people feared a corrupted, too powerful government that would oppress this people. ... The Judicial branch set up the national court system, specifically the Supreme Court that would question the constitutionality of laws passed by congress. ... They unified the colonies, set up effective peace negotiations after the war, thorough the Land Ordinance of 1785 set up a policy for the use of western lands, through the North...

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The authority to create and void governments and new offices, remains with the people. ... The Compact set the standard for all government that was self-governed, as it was used in writing the Declaration of Independence. Mayflower Compact set the standard for all documents pertaining to rights and freedoms of people. It also gave an outline of rules and regulations that should be set. ... People think that the Compact fell victim to either looting or fires set during the Revolutionary War. ...

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The first stepping stone towards their new government became the Articles of Confederation. The problem with these new set of laws was that the alliance was too loose. ... D) The constitution itself was too shaky it only had one branch of government and was set to protect the commonwealth of the colonies, which was not easy with the rule of two thirds majority and only one vote per state. ... For numerous years the people of the states lived unhappily with the constitution set upon them but they knew it was in urgent need of improvement. ... This rebellion made it clear that there was a need ...

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Bastille set the example in political protest from France and other countries to follow. ... The big change was that governments should serve the people and not the other way around. This set the example and had profound impact on other countries. ... This set an example for other countries to follow, with serfdom and slavery gradually abolished elsewhere. ... Following the revolution, the French gained religious tolerance and set up state run schools. ...

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Now these had a big deal during the French revolution in how they form the new style of government. ... Which John Locke's ideas of natural laws helped because he believed that if a government fails to provide the citizens with these laws that the citizens have the right to overthrow the government. In keys that's basically what caused the French Revolution is that people wanting to have basically a new form of government where there are more in control. Liberty now because of how the Kings lived how they would set laws and break them themselves they felt like they could move above ...

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The Revolution's leaders believed in a set of principles and achieving specific goals. ... Madison believed government needed to control itself. ... Government. ... Thomas Jefferson supported a very limited federal government, while Alexander Hamilton supported a stronger federal government. ... He believed in implied governmental authority rather than specific governmental authority. ...

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With the ratification of the United States Constitution The American government was set up as a modified version of the English Government. ... Eventually the example of central government set by the English, though initially renounced by many states and political figures (notably Jefferson) because it was the perceived incompetency and tyranny of the British central government that had driven the colonies to revolt in the first place, was accepted by the States, and the relatively stable government of the 1800's ensued. ... The system of government that was set up in the new United ...

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At the end of the Revolutionary War, there was a need for an effective form of government. ... Congress had the power to set up a postal department, to estimate the costs of the government and request donations from the states, and to raise armed forces. ... They complained that the government was so weak that it had to have nine state majority votes just to pass a law. ... There was not a set constitution for the United States, but rather a different constitution for each state. ... For the large territory lying between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River, congress passed an ordinance that s...

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