John locke and "The Enlightenment"

The one who wrote the Constitution was called Thomas Jefferson . In the Constitution, thomas Jefferson included many rights and that all people in the U.S. should be treated equally . A long time ago , our country was ruled a monarchy which is ruled by king and queen. Most of the kings that ruled were very bad kings indeed. After a while the people couldn't take it anymore and desired a change in how things were being ruled . After the people finally revolted and overthrew the government, they created a new and greater government. The government is what we now call a democracy . A big percentage of the rights that Thomas had put in the constitution is that the government must be able to protect its citizens. They are responsible if anyone gets hurt,sick or worse. responsible for things that happened in the country like a expected or unexpected attack. Or just an epidemic. Another right would be that people who are accused of a crime, guilty or not, have to have a chance to defend themselves in a trail . If someone gets accused for a crime they did not commit or did commit, they cant be sent to jail immediately unless the verdict is guilty . all these rights put on the Constitution would be very helpful to the people of America which helps them seem equal.

Depending on what kind of government it is, depends on were it gets it power from. A government like monarchy came from the king and him only. A government like a democracy comes from different people. In America its broken up into different departments. One department was The Executive Branch of the Government has the President, Vice President, and all the cabinet members. The President is allowed to pass or veto a bill that the legislature sends him. Another one is the Legislative branch. There are 435 representatives and 100 senators all together there are 535 members of Congress.So they can be sent to the senator then to the Representatives and finally to the president. Who can veto or sign it. Then there is the Judicial Branch is in charge of the court system. There are three different kinds of courts found in the federal court system. The lowest level is the district courts. The 2nd level is the court of appeals. The top level is the Supreme Court. Then lastly is the people of America who vote on who becomes the president and alot other positions in the government