POL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Natural And Legal Rights
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America as the colonies: less intervention of government, england went into war and needed money, decided to tax the colonies with giving them a choice, colonies felt they should have a say in their taxation. One of the events that caused our form and functions in government. We should have the right to govern ourselves. People are born with inalienable rights that the government should help protect " They did not have a connection with england. Ideas of shaping our country/future government: a true government is made with the consent of the governed. Idea that as a human we are born with inalienable rights that the government should help protect. To avoid any one part of government from having too much power, they split the power so it does not become a tyranny. Still didn"t have a sense of one country. Only had a legislative branch at the national level. House of reps - based on population.
