Colonial America played a major role in the way America is run today. In this particular time period, America was just beginning to be its own country. Now that America was finally free from British rule it needed a government of its own. Democracy seemed to be the best option for the new government, but it was a little hard to switch to all things democratic immediately. Democracy was a work in progress in colonial America with democratic and undemocratic features. There were many democratic features in America. One of the many being Rule of Law(#4). This Rule states that no one is above the law in a democracy. One of the ways this can be interpreted is that “If the governor neglects or refuses to
Colonial America played a major role in the way America is run today. In this particular time period, America was just beginning to be its own country. Now that America was finally free from British rule it needed a government of its own. Democracy seemed to be the best option for the new government, but it was a little hard to switch to all things democratic immediately. Democracy was a work in progress in colonial America with democratic and undemocratic features. There were many democratic features in America. One of the many being Rule of Law(#4). This Rule states that no one is above the law in a democracy. One of the ways this can be interpreted is that “If the governor neglects or refuses to