The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached we can say the following.
What gave George W Bush an advantage in the election of 1988 was that he showed more poise, balance, and experience than his rival, Democrat Michael Dukakis.
During his political campaingm}, Republican candidate George H. W. Bush promised not to raise taxes, something that really appeal to his Republican and conservative followers. He promised to have a George H. W. Bush had a more conciliatory approach in his relationship to Middle East foreign affairs.
However, during his administration, he had to break his promise of not raising taxes and that really disappointed the American people.
House of Burgesses:
This was the first representative government and gave ideas for a national level representative government
Roger Williams:
He founded Rhode Island for the sake of religious freedom from the Puritans. Gave the new government ideas for religious freedom
John Lock:
He had the belief that people had certain rights and that the government should protect those right. Inspired the need for a bill of rights and such
First Great Awakening:
General idea is that this helped people start to think for themselves and to not rely on the church to make all choices but the people can think on their own too.
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