The Social Contract and Government
The fundamental basis for government and law in this system is the concept of the social contract, according to which human beings begin as individuals in a state of nature, and create a society by establishing a contract whereby they agree to live together in harmony for their mutual benefit, after which they are said to live in a state of society. This contract involves the retaining of certain natural rights, an acceptance of restrictions of certain liberties, the assumption of certain duties, and the pooling of certain powers to be exercised collectively.
A breakdown of trust within the financial systems, Vaults, Banks, etc.
The 14th Amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision. This amendment gave citizenship to more than 4 million previously enslaved African Americans. The 14th Amendment was part of the Reconstruction Amendments, which included the 13th (abolished slavery) and the 15th (gave African American men the right to vote). These amendments were passed between 1865-1870.
