<span>These rights are not given to them by the government and cannot be taken away from them.
The rights were life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.</span>
Checks and balances is the answer to this question.
Peter the great accomplished many things. he brought western influence into Russia. He reduced the influence of Boyars, cut off beards and made them wear clothing that did not cover the legs. He converted to Christianity and the first to bring Russia out of isolation. He traded with other western countries.
The best answer would be <span>The Church maintained a firm control of the political leaders but began to lose ground as they became more corrupt. Due to the failing rulers Machiavelli, tried to give an advise to the Medici on how to maintain power in a corrupt society. Maintaining that it is better to be feared than to be loved, as this would ensure the continuity of their rule.</span>
For Montesquieu, despotism was one of the worst threats for a government. He pointed separation of powers as the best way to prevent it, in which legislative, executive and judicial power was excercised by different bodies of government, and these bodies were ruled by supreme law.
The system of checks and balances is very important for the U.S. government, since it was developed to assure that neither of the government's branches would empower too much. The writers of the U.S. Constitution developed a system that divides power between legislative, executive and judicial, and incorporates several limits and controls on the powers of every branch.
