They gave the power to the people because they were fearful that if they had 1 leader(king, queen, or president) then the US would become much like Britain in which they had just broken free of. Hope this helps
It started in the 1880's.
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Well I can eliminate the last one right, why would they want to lose money? I’d say it’s the 3rd one because who had more say on what happens with their company? If it’s incorrect I’ll straight up delete this unlike a lot of other people.
The desert which covers much of Botswana is called the Kalahari Desert.
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Enlightenment changed people's ideas about government. People questioned: Are people born with special rights that must be respected?
Should citizens have more say in what their govt. does?
Does the people have the right to overthrow an unjust govt?
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The Glorious Revolution ended the Dominion of New England in 1689
English Bill of Rights provided a model or representative govt.
Both ideas supported the idea that citizens have rights that the govt. must respect.
<u>Enlightenment ideas:</u>
Locke argued people are born with <u>natural rights</u>
Locke and Rousseau wrote that the govt. was based on <u>social contracts</u> with citizens.
Montesquieu supported <u>separation of powers</u> between different branches in a representative govt.
Voltaire argued for <u>religious tolerance</u> of all faiths.