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Founding Fathers of Philosophy

Running head : POLITICS AND PHILOSOPHY

American Political System and Philosophy

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AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM AND PHILOSOPHY

The United States of America would have been completely different had the Founding Fathers been influenced by a different philosophical stream . Had democracy not been the cornerstone of the nation , Americans would not be enjoying the rights they have today . Democracy , in its literal meaning , suggests that the power of the state rests on its constituents and that , therefore , the fate of the country solely depends on its people

. Without a democratic system , there will be no elections and no representations in the political arena . Since elections provide the means for the people to constantly shape the course of the nation 's institutions through elected officials , the lack thereof deprives Americans of their right to steer their country towards the direction which they see best fits their needs . For the most part , the Founding Founders perfectly embodied the noble principle of democracy in three simple words - We the People

If the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes became the foundation of America , Americans will be forced to surrender their rights to a single authority . In effect , Americans will be left powerless as the Leviathan ' would have now held and wielded the aggregate of all their rights . The limitation of the political philosophy of Hobbes is clear - it does not recognize a large number of the rights of the people , more so their inalienable rights . Without recognizing the rights of the people...

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