Three American Values

Ever since the founding of the United States of America, Americans have valued a variety things. With that being said, there are three specific things that Americans have valued consistently since the beginning of America as we know it. According to multiple historical sources, it is clear that Americans value their freedom, a not too powerful central government, and their safety. A few of the topics that support this thesis are the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation, precedents set by George Washington, the three branches, and Hobbes and Locke. All of these topic hold key components to support the top three American values.
The first, and one of the most important of the American values is freedom. The definition
The colonists that came to America with a new vision after the war, wanted something different than a monarchy. This concept was very important to those colonists then, and it is still important in America today. This value is prominent in Article 6 of the Constitution. Article 6 elaborates on federalism. Federalism is the shared power between the central government and the state governments. The federal government has expressed powers which are directly written in the constitution, and states have reserved powers. The next piece of evidence for this value is with the checks and balances within the three branches of government. Checks and balances are the counterbalancing of the three branches in order to ensure that one branch has equal power as the other two. For example, the legislative branch checks the judicial branch by being able to impeach a judge if they are not doing their job correctly. The process of checks and balances keeps the central government equal among all the branches so that one branch doesn’t gain all of the power over everything. The final piece of historical support for this value would be in the Articles of Confederation. The American colonists feared of a central government that had too much power. Because of this, they wanted a central government that couldn’t do much. Due to this fear and their government lacking power, things didn’t get done. For example, the
The definition of safe is, protected from or not exposed to danger or risk. To the American people, being safe is a major value. One of the best ways to prove that safety is important to Americans is to look at the philosophies of Hobbes and Locke. Both of these philosophers believed that one of the government’s jobs should be to protect the citizens and make them safe. This evidence is important because, both philosophers had very different ideas on how a government system should work, but they both believed in public safety. Laws are key to safety, they provide rule and order throughout the country. This is why the three branches of government help enforce safety. The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch enforces the laws, the judicial branch reviews the laws. They do this in order to keep the citizens of America safe and protected. Finally and most controversial, would be the second Amendment. This is the right to bear arms and to a well regulated militia. With this amendment, citizens are able to protect themselves, and be protected by the militia when needed in emergency. When this right is used correctly, it keeps citizens safe, when it is not it can put them in danger. For example, in Maine question 3 is trying to take away guns, but many are fighting hard against it because they want to keep their guns for protection since they value safety. Safety is extremely