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Machiavelli was an Italian political philosopher whose famous work, the Prince, is an in-depth look at what is necessary for a ruler to be effective, both in terms of ruling a people but also in doing what needs to be done.
English bill of rights to create American bill of rights
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The Magna Carta which limited the kings power, which is similar to the separation of power and the philosophy of limited government here in the U.S. today.
Roosevelt supported the rebels because Columbia threatened to attack US workers if began on a canal.This attack created a sour relationship between Columbia's reigning government and the united states government. Because of this, Roosevelt provide the rebels with monetary funds and weapons in order to help them to override and restructure current government.
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the first one, they feared a large centeral gov. because the articles made the national congress weak on purpose since they had no rights the states were givin the ability to make laws that could be conflicting and confusing
