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Q: What does it mean to have the government ruling over the people without the people being able to have a say?
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The national government cannot spend money without proper legislation why is it important?

The American government cannot spend taxpayer money without legislation because the legislation keeps the government in check and helps to keep a record of what is being spent. Without these records, Congress could spend money on whatever it wanted to, without having to answer to anyone.


How did the Social Contract influence the Declaration of Independence?

The Government shall only do the stuffs that will be good for its people and the people will choose the government and if government is not doing right, people have the right to throw the government.


How do you help freedom of the press?

Thomas Jefferson said of the Press, "The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate for a moment to prefer the latter."In order to maintain a free Press, the Press must be given liberties by the government. This is seen in the Bill of Rights, Article the Third (Amendment I):"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."


How is consolidated government a threat to the original spirit of America according to Henry?

A consolidated government is not sensitive to any liberty being taken away from the people. There is a lack of energy from the people needed to maintain a healthy repulbic. Consolidated government goes against a republic: the federal government is taking away state power. Instead of saying "we the people", we should say "we the states" because the people should be represented in large bodies.


How is a consolidated government a threat to the original spirit of America according to Henry?

A consolidated government is not sensitive to any liberty being taken away from the people. There is a lack of energy from the people needed to maintain a healthy repulbic. Consolidated government goes against a republic: the federal government is taking away state power. Instead of saying "we the people", we should say "we the states" because the people should be represented in large bodies.

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