We The People...
In his Federalist Paper #51, James Madison said, “If all men were angels, no government would be necessary.” However, all men are not angels; therefore, some form of government is needed to maintain order, protect the rights of the minority, express the wishes of the majority, defend it’s citizens from outside intrusions, etc. It has been seen throughout the centuries since the Ancient Grecian city-states and Acropoli to Britain’s monarchy all the way to our very own Constitutional democracy. John Locke, in fact, discussed at length what life would be like without a central governing body. He called it a “state of nature,” where individual rights remain unprotected and vulnerable. No one person is ever truly the leader, so what’s left is a constant battle for dominance and power; chaos runs rampant and no one is safe. The Romans realized this and created a republican form of government, whereby officials are elected by the people to represent the people when making political choices. The English realized this same point and drafted the Magna Carta in order to prevent King John and all future kings from wielding too much power. Thus, when the colonists first came to America, they agreed, before even lan
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Approximate Word count = 1292
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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