Origins Of Ideas That Form The Basis Of The American Governmental Tradition

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Guards for their future security”.
This supports the idea of John Lockes theory of Power comes from the
people. That if the law is bad or disobeyed the people have the right to
change it. He also supported the idea of Right to Revolution, where the
government is changed if its not doing the job. This can also be found
and supported in the Declaration of Independence. In the Declaration it
says that “ It is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers from the consent of the governed”. That states that
it is clear that the idea of Right to Revolution is adapted into the U.S.
political structure. As you can see John Locke has contributed and
influenced greatly to the U.S. with his ideas on Natural Rights, the Social
Contract, and with the Right to Revolution.
Voltaire has his own ideas that help with the U.S. He is from
France, and he believes and supports Religious ...

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