The most profound changes in the document included downgrading the emperor's status to that of a figurehead without political control and placing more power in the parliamentary system, promoting greater rights and privileges for women, and renouncing the right to wage war
Well, we got our political system from the Romans, they had a senate that voted on what to do with a head tribune that controlled the senate. We have a senate with a president that can do similar stuff as a tribune did. Also Romans had laws to keep the citizens in check like taxing the rich more and laying down the foundation to a civilization... For greeks I'm not to sure on we got, but for mathematics I know the greeks helped us with that like pie and other theorems also with space and stars the greeks helped us with that as well... So lots of stuff is still here from the ancient world. The most important would be the Roman contribution to their politics which has helped us run our country accordingly.
They use their freedom of speech against eachother and here is a quote...
If the freedom of speech is taken away then d.u.m.b and silent we may be led, like sheep to the ones that s.l.a.u.g.h.t.e.r i think that was George Washigton...
<span>During the early nineteenth century, sectional tensions mounted. New Englanders expressed increasing anxiety over the growing prominence of the western states and the policies of the Jefferson and Madison administrations regarding the Napoleonic conflict in Europe. Slow population growth owing to westward migration and an insecure economy dependent on international trade left New England vulnerable. In a pattern evident in future decades, perceptions of declining fortunes exacerbated sectionalism. Throughout American history, sectionalism seemed most significant in those sections that felt threatened, exploited, or oppressed. Sectionalism in the United States was primarily a defensive rather than an offensive stance. It was a raw nerve in the American identity; when irritated, it was felt sharply.</span>
