Fundamental Principles of American Democracy 1. The greatest principles of American democracy are proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, instituted in the U. S. Constitutional, and explained in the Federalists Papers.
2. The Declaration of Independence says that the purpose of government is to secure “unalienable rights” and asserts that legitimate government power flows “from the consent of the governed.” It states that whenever a government fails to protect individual rights “it is the Right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government.”
This excerpt is from the 2010 vLAw Day Proclamation by the U. S. President Barack Obama.
5. For over two centuries, our Nation has adhered to the rule of law as the foundation for a safe, free and just society…
6, Today, we can travel, communicate, and conduct business around the world faster than ever before… The prosperity we enjoy as a Nation of laws increasingly…
Q: How do the essay and the excerpt from President Obama’s proclamation differ?
a. Only the proclamation refers to the history of American Principles of democratic government.
b. Only the proclamation refers to the concept of representative democracy.
c. Only the essay discusses the rightful source of government power.
d. Only the essay discusses the Foreign application of American constitutional principles.