Democracy dates back to have started to develop in the days of Ancient Greece in the city state of Athens.
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how did the English government most limit the representative
governments of the colonies?
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The English colonists in America brought with them three main concepts: were
The need for an ordered social system, or government. The idea of limited government, that is, that government should not be all-powerful. The concept of representative government a government that serves the will of the people.
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It helped him make enough money to start a business.