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How are the common good and individule and political rights secured by checks and balances?
Checks and balances protect people from the abuses of power and excess government. Also, they protect the civil populous from and distortions that any excess power can bring.
How did the adoption of the bill of rights address antifederalist criticism of the new constitution?
protecting the citizens from abuses of power by the national government
What is a government where the people have the power?
A democracy is a form of government where the people have the power to vote on how their government acts.
What idea comes from the enlightenment and is reflected into the constitution?
Political power ultimately rests with the people, not the government.
According to the Declaration of Independence where does the government get its power?
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government derives its power from the consent of the governed. In other words its power comes from its people.The government get their power from the people.The government gets its power from the people, you and me!! The American citizens.
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