... doctrines which were inspired by the thinkers in the period. For examples, many well-educated representatives who were involved in making the constitution were very aware of the modern trend of the political thinking in the Enlightenment and they were also profoundly influenced by Locke and Montesquieu. In Locke's theory, if any forms of government violate the given rights of man, the government can be replaced rationally and the founders of America have believed in similar things. They agreed that the people of the country are under the protection of the constitution and the system of government is democratic and it's also based on its people. Moreover, the power of government is limited and people have their rights to speak freely, to believe in any religions they want to and to have their own privacy. This is the first time in the western history that the political system is separated from ...

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