The nation's founders believed that containing the government's power and protecting liberty was their most important task, and declared a new purpose for government: the protection of individual rights.
Answer: A failing school not paying taxes to keep themselves running
The correct answers are:
B (kind of, not really though. Jefferson's views would be more in line with today's Republican party)
C
D
John Adams was the second President of the US.
Jane Addams' actions showed a belief in Social Gospel. Addams was an American activist and social workers who is known as the "mother of social work". Throughout her life she was a prominent leader in women's suffrage and helped America on issues such as world peace, local public health and acted as an advocate for middle class women. In 1931 she became the first American woman to win the <u>Nobel Peace Prize</u>.
Social Gospel, the religious movement Addams believed in, emerged in the late 19th century and aimed to solve problems caused mainly by industrialization and urbanization. It advocated these issues by applying Christian principles and the teachings of Jesus - particulary, his second commandment: <em>"love thy neighbor as thyself". </em>Social Gospel was all about looking our for the good of all, they firmly believed that wealth was meant to be shared.<em> </em>Followers of this movement did not believe in Social Darwinism or "the survival of the fittest".
States because the American people wanted to prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical. But the central government was too weak and could not rely on the states for support.
