The United State has been established based on the foundation ideas of Popular Sovereignty, Rule of Law, and Tolerance. Those ideas have become the strong pillars for our Founding Fathers to build a new society (Coaty 23) which vividly accounted in the U.S. Constitution. The questions arise, what are the Popular Sovereignty, Rule of Law, and Tolerance? Why those ideas have become so vital?
The Popular Sovereignty means is a form of power that a nation state has over itself and its people. This was an idea that the government was created and sustained by the consent of its people, where the political power was mainly derived from. Rule of Law is the measure that used to shape the whole society under the certain order. Rule of Law is very important because it brings the justice to nation and keeps people away from the State of Nature which the power or political power is easily corrupted. Lastly, Tolerance is the ability to mind your own business and respect the liberty of your neighbors (Coaty 33). To put it another way, Tolerance means freedom. After the American Revolution, freedom had been the first priority that our Founding Fathers stress. In the first ten amendments, the United States was created as freedom of religious, freedom of speech, and freedom of press according to the Bill of Rights. Three of the ideas play an essential and substantial role to build the liberalism and peaceful country. The Constitution is the most crucible document that had been the backbone for the whole system in the process toward the perfect union.
Every year, we have a very special day to nationally celebrate throughout the United States, which is Independence Day. The American Revolution with the popular battle of Yorktown was engraved in the history as a significant mark. The Great Britain troops were driven out of the 13 states of colonies that forever transformed it into the powerful country with tenacious foundation. The Treaty of Paris was signed with
Cited: Works 1. Coaty, Patrick: Toward A More Perfect Union: Introduction to American Government Second Edition. Kendall Hunt, 2013. Print.