historical and philosophical foundations of the american government
There are many historical and philosophical foundations of the American Government, but only a few really stand out and are talked about a lot today. The dominant philosophy here is natural law, which is the biggest issue in the American Government. Natural law has led to the writing of many documents throughout history. Throughout history the Government has taken different initiatives to better the United States like writing a series of documents that deal with land rights, fairness, and independence. In other words these documents were called the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, and the declaration of independence. These documents were very important to the United States because they created the foundations of the American government that it is today. Therefore, natural law has led to a series of documents that were declared, written and signed in order to create a better America, and is one of the few foundations of the American Government, a few being the Magna Carta in 1215, English Bill of Rights in 1689, and the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
One of the documents written to better America, and is one of the few foundations of the American Government, was the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was the barons’ way of stopping King John, or any King for that matter, from “abusing his power with the people of England [who were] suffering” (History Learning Site). King John treated the people and churches poorly unless it would benefit himself, which had them suffering under his leadership. For example, King John angered the Roman Catholic Church which as a result the church “banned all church services in England” (history Learning Site). At first King John did not care, but the people and barons did because of religion and the fear of not going to Heaven. When King John learned this he accepted the power of the Catholic Church. King John made many mistakes, but eventually was willing to discuss matters which gave England the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was
One of the documents written to better America, and is one of the few foundations of the American Government, was the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was the barons’ way of stopping King John, or any King for that matter, from “abusing his power with the people of England [who were] suffering” (History Learning Site). King John treated the people and churches poorly unless it would benefit himself, which had them suffering under his leadership. For example, King John angered the Roman Catholic Church which as a result the church “banned all church services in England” (history Learning Site). At first King John did not care, but the people and barons did because of religion and the fear of not going to Heaven. When King John learned this he accepted the power of the Catholic Church. King John made many mistakes, but eventually was willing to discuss matters which gave England the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was