Following are the three basic principles upon which the new system of government was created:
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1. Popular Sovereignty - This principle states that the source of governmental power lies with the people. This belief stems from the idea that government should be for the benefit of its citizens. If the government is not protecting the people, it should be dissolved.
2. Limited Government - Since the people give government its power, government itself is limited to the power given to it by them. In other words, the US government does not derive its power from itself. It must follow its own laws and it can only act using powers given to it by the people.
3. Separation of Powers - As stated previously, the US Government is divided into three branches so that no one branch has all the power. Each branch has its own purpose: to make the laws, execute the laws, and interpret the laws. </span>
As a victim of the Indian attacks, Mary Rowlandson wrote a vivid description (her short book, "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson") of the eleven weeks and five days she spent living with the Native Americans.
The vast improvements made in the field of medicine have served to lengthen our life expectancy and to reduce the rate of infant mortality.
The discovery of mechanization, better seeds, better techniques of irrigation and pest control, has worked to increase productivity levels on farms.
In transportation, railway, modern ocean liner, jet plane, and motor vehicle have made our lives more comfortable and provided great possibilities for modern commercial development and industrialization.
The invention of the computer has assisted the process of calculation in laboratories
Technology has made communication much simpler in recent times.
Science has brought about groundbreaking solutions to numerous deadly diseases.
Man is able to explore the space extensively because of the wide-scale development in technology.
Our life has become healthier and longer.
Modern hygiene, sanitation, medicine and surgery are conquering more and more physical and mental ills day by day. We now know and experience the joys of good health and longevity.
Disadvantages of Science and Technology
Machines have led to unemployment.
They have polluted water and atmosphere. They have caused noise pollution.
Factories have led to slums where human beings live in squalor.
Our moral and spiritual progress has failed to keep pace with our scientific progress.
We have allowed science to master us instead of using it as our servant.
Machines make us mechanical, deaden our sensibilities, stifle our creative talents, force mechanical regularity, uniformity and boredom upon us, increase our wants and desires, and tend to make us selfish, greedy and cr
The Earp brothers (Vergil, Wyatt, Morgan, James, and Warren) were a family of Western lawmen. Three of the brothers, Vergil, Wyatt, and Morgan, became well-known due to their involvement during the Gunfight at the OK Corral, which was considered the most famous shootout during the Wild West
Participate in their civic responsibilities
