The article I read was about Paul Bartow's belief on 4 founding principles of America. I found this article to be interesting and reasonable because the arguments were supported by reasons and examples. The principles Bartow explains are Good Government Requires Understanding Human Nature, Distrusted in An Energetic Federal Government, Citizens’ Virtue Is Crucial For Survival, and The Importance Of Federalism. He believes by putting all these 4 together, we can make America the great country it was before. While I may not agree with all 4 principles that he explains, I still praise him for his rational article.
The first principle Paul Bartow explains is Good Government Requires Understanding Human Nature[1]. In this section, he argues about humans ruling the government results on "a spectrum between two extremes: despotism and democracy"[1] What he means by that is that human nature can not effectively demonstrate a true democracy, or it will result in despotism, which is what the governments are like in several parts of the world. He states that democracy requires the large participation of the society. I agree with this argument because democracy means nothing without the participation of people, but even with the participation of people, it can still be …show more content…
Federalism is important because the federal government can be divided into local governments and gives power to local government by the powers that The Federal government does not have[1]. For example, during the colonialism era, the Virginians and the people of New England would gather together to increase the people's desire to participate in the government[1]. I also believe that Federalism is a superb way of ruling the government and branching it to local governments so that everybody can involve in plannings. The central government should not have all the power. It should be branched into local
The first principle Paul Bartow explains is Good Government Requires Understanding Human Nature[1]. In this section, he argues about humans ruling the government results on "a spectrum between two extremes: despotism and democracy"[1] What he means by that is that human nature can not effectively demonstrate a true democracy, or it will result in despotism, which is what the governments are like in several parts of the world. He states that democracy requires the large participation of the society. I agree with this argument because democracy means nothing without the participation of people, but even with the participation of people, it can still be …show more content…
Federalism is important because the federal government can be divided into local governments and gives power to local government by the powers that The Federal government does not have[1]. For example, during the colonialism era, the Virginians and the people of New England would gather together to increase the people's desire to participate in the government[1]. I also believe that Federalism is a superb way of ruling the government and branching it to local governments so that everybody can involve in plannings. The central government should not have all the power. It should be branched into local