The U.S. government system was designed as a republic based on the principles of representative democracy. Prior to the start of the American Revolution, the American revolutionaries agreed on core principles that necessitated the colonies’ independence from the British monarchy.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
List at least 4 core American Revolution principles.
Respond to the following questions:
How are these core principles reflected in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
How are these core principles apply in our modern republic?
How is a republic different from a democracy?
How does the current U.S. government compare to the republic the Founding Fathers had envisioned?
“Note: finding the answer in the assigned readings is the best approach. Trying to find it online results in an off-topic response. This has been true for many of the students in multiple sections of this course. Please use the text. Doing so will improve your grade. After all, do you really think we went to war over ‘checks and balances’ or federalism? We did not. Please look up the answer from content in the course.
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