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The Enlightenment. By Tri Nguyen Elias Osio. Political System. What type of government (political system) does the United States have? A federal republic set up by the Constitution of the United States. Power. Who holds all the power in this system?
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The Enlightenment By Tri Nguyen Elias Osio
Political System • What type of government (political system) does the United States have? A federal republic set up by the Constitution of the United States
Power • Who holds all the power in this system? The people hold all the power in this system.
Ideas and Ideals • What ideas from the Enlightenment period are still present in the government (political system) of the United States? • The belief that the government should be created and controlled by the people, AKA popular sovereignty. • The belief in the division of government into three branches. • The belief in checks and balances and separation of powers.
Pull Factor • How would the government of the United States be a pull factor for people living in a dictatorship or communist country? In the US they could: • Pick their job • Own their own business • Elect their representatives • Have freedom of speech • Make as much $$$ as they want • Be entitled to a fair trial • Live the “American Dream”