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Essay Archive - Origins of Ideas That Form the Basis of the American Governmental Tradition
Origins of Ideas That Form the Basis of the American Governmental Tradition
The ideas that form the basis of the American governmental
tradition have come from a number of different sources including Voltaire,
John Locke, was from England. He believed in the Natural Rights of
Life, Liberty and Property for the people. Locke’s idea’s of Natural
Rights was adapted into the U.S. Political Structure through the Bill of
Rights ( a formal list of citizens rights and freedoms ). It says in the
First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, “ Congress shall make no law
respecting a....
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