Natural law theory is one of the founding principles of the American Government. It can simply be described as a belief that the nation’s rights do not come from the government but from God. This theory is very important for understanding the American Government and is one of the main reasons why the Government has had such a long and successful history. The natural law theory refuses to believe that the human rights are man-made. In other words, government does not give or grant the rights to the people and is therefore not entitled to take the rights away from them. Instead, government is only entitled to protect the rights that were given by God. That means that the government is not superior to the people by any means. Everyone is equal