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Government
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... The colonists felt that a government could be legitimate only under the following very specific conditions. ... Government by royal prerogative was rejected, instead legitimate government would require the consent of the governed. ... Human liberty existed before government was organized, and therefore government must respect that liberty. ... The power of government was to be shared by three separate and distinct branches of government (separation powers, as well as being further broken down into state governments (federalism). ... This would result in corruption and dishonesty in the government. With Federalism the dividing of power between the state and national government could enable each to have a check on the other. This idea is also similar with separation of powers for each branch of government could control the other. ... Lastly and most importantly the framers thought that they were creating a government with specific limited powers, and nowhere in the Constitution did it give the government the power to do anything they wished.
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Title: Government
Words: 660
Rating: None
Pages: 2.6
submitted by: RunninIrish800m
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