<span>The policies of salutary neglect involved the British not imposing their rules and laws on the American colonies — they effectively left the Americans to self-govern for an extended period of time. This gave the result of the Americans knowing what independence was like, and the end of salutary neglect and implementation of a range of other laws were a major factor in causing the American Revolution.</span>
Simply the Age of Enlightenment inspired the American Revolution that sparked the creation of the American Government.
European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment.
Enlightenment philosophers John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all developed theories of government in which some or even all the people would govern. These thinkers had a profound effect on the American and French revolutions and the democratic governments that they produced.
The ideas of the French Enlightenment philosophes strongly influenced the American revolutionaries. French intellectuals met in salons like this one to exchange ideas and define their ideals such as liberty, equality, and justice.
The term that describes the concept of having three branches of power is : Separation of powers
This concept prevent the Government from becoming too powerful and untouchable by its own law
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In general, when anything is "merit based" it means that it relies strictly on the knowledge and ability of the person in question, instead of special privilege such as family connections. <span />
