Americans wanted a weak government because they feared an oppressive and powerful central government, believed smaller republics would better represent their needs, and were suspicious of a government that might infringe upon their liberties.
Americans wanted a weak government for several reasons. Firstly, many feared that a large nation like the United States would be difficult to govern effectively as a republic, where the power lies with the people. They worried that a strong government might become oppressive.
Secondly, some believed that a smaller republic would naturally have more similarities among its members, making it easier for those in power to understand the needs of the community. Lastly, there was a deep suspicion of a powerful national government, stemming from the colonists' experience of having their liberties deprived by the King and Parliament of Great Britain.
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The Allies overtook outlying islands to make access to Japan easier.
B) Governments are needed to control weak human nature
C) Humans can perfect themselves through reason
D) All humans have natural rights
The correct answer is D) All humans have natural rights.
John Locke was an Enlightenment thinker who advocated for the idea of inalienable rights. In Locke's famous work Two Treaties of Government he discussed several important political topics including the idea the right to rule is given by the consent of the governed. Along with this, Locke discussed the idea of inalienable rights. Inalienable rights (aka natural rights) are all rights that humans have that cannot be taken away by a government.
This idea is implemented in America's founding document, as Jefferson took Locke's idea and put it into the Declaration of Independence. In our Declaration of Independence it states that all men have natural rights including "life, liberty, and the pursuity of happyness."