A case for the connection of America's
colonial and revolutionary religious and political
experiences to the basic principles of the Constitution can
be readily made. One point in favor of this conclusion is the
fact that most Americans at that time had little beside their
experiences on which to base their political ideas. This is
due to the lack of advanced schooling among common
Americans at that time. Other points also concur with the
main idea and make the theory of the connection plausible.
Much evidence to support this claim can be found in the
wording of the Constitution itself. Even the Preamble has an
important idea that arose from the Revolutionary period.
The first line of the Preamble states, "We the People of the
United States..." This implies that the new government that
was being formed derived its sovereignty from the people,
which would serve to prevent it from becoming corrupt and
disinterested in the people, as the framers believed Britain's......
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