This idea was reflected in the work of
John Locke who was an English philosopher.
John Lock who was born in 1632 is arguably one of the most
influential thinkers of the seventeenth century, he is also known as the <span>"Father
of Liberalism". He was an advocate of the free and equal rights for people
as opposed to the popular idea of the time that people are subject to a king or
monarch.</span>
Enlightened despotism, also called benevolent despotism, a form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment. Among the most prominent enlightened despots were Frederick II (the Great), Peter I (the Great), Catherine II (the Great), Maria Theresa, Joseph II, and Leopold II. They typically instituted administrative reform, religious toleration, and economic development but did not propose reforms that would undermine their sovereignty or disrupt the social order.
Popular sovereignty, or sovereignty of the peoples' rule, is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who is the source of all political power.
Yoko Ono belongs to this movement of artist, composers, and designers that really popularized the Zen philosophical practice of posing riddles, they were known as Koans, and to lead the students to the enlightenment and the movement was called Fluxus.
They gave more control to the States than the actual Federal Government.
This was intentional due to the colonists not wanting a strong central
government and cause a repeat of England's rule. This proved to be
inadequate because the federal government was unable to regulate taxes
or even gather an army to help with disputes. These flaws in the
Articles were shown with Shay's Rebellion as the Continental Army
(federal government's army) was slow to organize and confront the
problem. They did not give congress and national government enough power. It also did not give congress the power to tax, which caused the government to print more money, and lead to inflation. Another valid reason why the Articles of Confederation was inadequate, it did not give congress to the power to draft troops.
