Answer:
Concurrent powers.
Explanation:
These powers may be exercised simultaneously within the same territory and in relation to the same body of citizens.
The correct answer is: the idea of the Mandate of Heaven, that the gods would allow kings to be overthrown if they were corrupt
It would be ideals primarily from the Enlightenment Period in Europe that the United States derives much of its character, since this was a time in which people started to question the divine right of kings, and started to emphasize personal freedoms and liberty.
I believe some have started referring to America as a "salad bowl" rather than a "melting pot." The original phrase suggests that all the different ethnicity's blend into one seamlessly, while in truth they stay completely distinct and rather contribute to the whole with their diversity--rather than "melting" flawlessly into society.<span />