In the 6th century the Etruscans<span> expanded their influence over a wide area of Italy. They founded city-states in northern Italy, and to the south, their influence expanded down into Latium and beyond. Early </span>Rome<span> was deeply influenced by </span>Etruscanculture (the word "Rome<span>" is </span>Etruscan<span>).</span>
They thought the power of the Government could limited by dividing the power between different branches and levels of government.
The Constitution is based on the separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. The founders felt that by dividing the power between three branches the power of government could be limited.
They were following the advice of Baron Montiesque that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The philosophy was that people want to do good but are easily corrupted doing what is bad. Therefore people have to be protected from the power of the government.
The bill of rights the first 10 amendments to the constitution were also designed to limit the power of the government and protect the people from the power of the government.
The second amendment allows the people to have weapons so that the people can over throw the government. The tenth amendment is suppose to limit the power of federal government. Any powers that are not specifically given to the federal government are reserved for the state governments and the individual people.
Spanish culture spread to the New World
Hitler did not know of the Pearl Harbor plan beforehand. When informed in his headquarters on the evening of Dec. 7 of the strike and the damage suffered by US forces, he was “delighted,” according to British historian Ian Kershaw.
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