Pros And Cons Of Classical Republicanism

According to classical republicanism, the major purpose of government is to promote the common good, to create civically virtuous citizens, and to create a well-balanced government. The idea of Promoting the common good can be found in The Affordable Care Act, an attempt by the Obama Administration to provide every United States citizen with quality access to healthcare. Providing each U.S. citizen with healthcare is in the benefit of the entire country subsequently promoting the common good. The Patriot Act another piece of legislation in response to the September 11th attacks, the main purpose is to deter, and punish terrorist acts in America or around the World. Responding to these horrific events demonstrates that the Government is actively

Now happening in America, and other developed countries 1% of the population holds large amounts of wealth, and power. A natural rights form of government will certainly have Income inequality. Because the distribution of income among the members of a community will necessarily be unequal, people choose to pursue their own interest. The dispute between Federal, and State government over federally public lands is complicated but the main issue at hand is federal land is protected to preserve the environment, but state governments want control over this land. This dispute deals with classical republicanism favoriting small communities or individual states. In the viewpoint of classical republicanism, the federally protected land should be turned over to the state governments to decide what to do with the land. In the 14th amendment, the due process clause is designed to protect the legal rights of an individual. This is a perfect example of natural rights philosophy within our government. The natural rights philosophy values individual rights the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as stated in the United States Declaration of Independence. Amendment 14 protects Americans individual rights all with serving as an excellent example of natural rights philosophy in our government. We have a complex and intricate government system that incorporates both the natural rights philosophy and classical republicanism to create over 200 years of