Both Catholics and Protestants considered the <em>Malleus Maleficarum</em> (also known as <em>Hammer of Witches</em>) by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as an authoritative work on witchcraft.
This 1487-book it is considered by many as the most famous work of witchcraft ever written during. The book became an important source for Protestants and Catholics during the "fight" against witchcraft during the Inquisition.
A confederate system sits at the other extreme in terms of centralization. A confederacy is a loose relationship among a number of smaller political units. The vast majority of political power rests with the local governments; the central federal government has very little power. Local governments have a great deal of freedom to act as they wish, but this freedom often leads to conflicts between states and the federal government. In some cases, a confederacy is little more than an alliance between independent states.
It was the Founding Father Thomas Jefferson who included the idea of natural rights when he wrote the Declaration of Independence, since he wanted to make it clear why exactly the colonies were breaking ties with Britain.
