It was mainly "Thomas Hobbes" who <span>supported the Enlightenment idea that people are naturally selfish, since he believed this was the key to ultimately ensuring a fair society. </span>
The House of Burgesses<span> was the first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies.</span>
A similarity between the separation of powers, the system of checks and balances, and federalism is that they all are meant to keep the federal government from becoming too powerful and tyrannical.
James J. McAlester contributed to the economic development in Indian Territory by making many lucrative coal claims and later on establishing McAlester Coal Mining Co.
