EMERGENCE OF USA
POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION
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Magna Carta
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English Bill of Rights
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Declaration of Independence
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United States Constitution
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Detailed explanation-1: -They wrote a new document called the Constitution, to replace the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution made a stronger Federal Government. It gave power to both the Federal Government and the state governments. This system is called federalism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Checks and balances refer to a system of government in which power is divided between different branches, or parts, of the government. The idea is that the branches will then be able to check and balance each other so that no part of the government can become too powerful.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the view of Montesquieu: “When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or int he same body or Magistrate, there can be no liberty. Again, there is no liberty if the judicial power is not separated from the Legislative and Executive power.
Detailed explanation-4: -The legislature, judiciary, and the executive are allowed to perform their functions and also check the excess of other organs of the government. This is known as the system of checks and balances.