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    Have you ever wondered where all the ideal ideas for American government came from.”The Age of Enlightenment” or “The Age of Reason” was the age when people gave new bright ideas towards the government.A lot of the ideas for American government came from the Enlightenment period.Philosophers from the 17th and the 18th century a lot of ideas of great ideas on the topics of religious,social,economic,and political freedoms. Adam Smith believed that people were free and they can pursue whatever…

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    formed in the American system of government. A government goal oriented response or course of action to address problems or issues in the country. In the American system of government, a response made to issue(s) or problem(s) real or perceived, then brought to the attention of government leaders, who address and act upon with laws and regulations, eventually accepted and adopted by government is called public policy Although many ideas for public policy comes from outside government or…

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    Government Interference in American Diets If the government decided to interfere with the daily life of the American citizen, what would the reaction be? Would the citizen allow their right to privacy to be invaded? When Americans were asked if the government had a right to be involved in the everyday diets that were consumed, the people were split three ways. The food industry controls the advertisement market by dropping an obscene amounts of money on just advertising. The government is…

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    American Government Chapter 1 Response Question American government exists for a number of reasons. Discuss in detail the functions of American government. What function do you believe is most important? Why? While the American government has many functions, the main ones are establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquility, providing for the common defense, promoting the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty (O’Connor & Sabato, 2017). Though each function is important, I…

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    new independent nation needed to set up a government to rule them. There were several discussions on how America would be governed. Many people had different yet some similar ideas for America. Thomas Paine, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson all wrote their ideas on how America should set up their government. Some of these ideas were still used today but not used then. Thomas Paine stated his ideas for the government in his book, Common Sense, which was…

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    declined sharply. According to historical estimates, the North American population dropped from nearly four million to only one million between the years of 1492 and 1800. [6] Some may contribute the unfortunate fate of the indigenous peoples of the U.S. to a series of government policies that went wrong. In this paper, I will exam the four phases of policy enforcement towards Native Americans, both by Great Britain and the new government of the United States. The French and Indian War in 1763…

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    This paper is an analysis of the development of government policies towards native Americans explaining why each policy was replaced by a new one. British colonial policies are dated to the new colonies that began in America with the help of Great Britain, the parent country. The colonists created a prosperous economy through hard work based on trade and agriculture eventually governing themselves. The French and Indian war, created less need for colonial British protection and drove in a set…

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    was a member of President Washington’s Cabinet and was the secretary of treasury. Hamilton always had an affinity towards the British Government because he believed that there government was well- run, and this affected the way he thought about economic engagement. Hamilton was an advocate for a federalist government, a government centered on a strong central government that made the main decisions for the country. The federalist ideals and the love for Britain shaped his political decisions,…

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    I totally agree with you on how the natives blindly trusted the US Government and that the government used that to their advantage. by making treaties to win the alliance of native peoples for various wars and then discarding them once the war was over. I also like how you pointed out that the treaties that were made were from the benefit of the United States; however, I think that if the treaties where actually up held and not broken then they could have also benefited in the tribes. I also…

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    here, and apply for a citizenship, to be able to live here freely alongside other Americans. But there’s so much more to this beautiful place many call home, so why not learn a bit about it? Come on, and I’ll teach you some, and learn along with you as well! You may have heard about the United States having a government, but what exactly is that anyways? What does it do? How does it run? Does it help us as American citizens? And most importantly, do we really need it? Why don’t we find out!…

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