Liberty
Liberty is defined as: (1) Freedom or release from slavery, imprisonment, captivity or any other forms of arbitrary control, (2) the sum of rights and …
Rights / Laws
Wise, John
(Aug 15, 1652 – Apr 8, 1725) a Congregational minister, theologian, and pamphleteer and philosopher of Natural Law, who was noted for his political activism …
Wall of Separation
The statement about a wall of separation between church and state was made in a letter on January 1, 1802, by Thomas Jefferson to the …
Sovereignty
refers to the independent legal authority of a population in a particular territory, based on the recognized right to self-determination. Among the powers exercised by every sovereign nation is …
Unalienable vs Inalienable
Also known as Natural Law or Absolute Rights, Jefferson understood “unalienable rights” as fixed rights given to us by our Creator rather than by government. …
Constitution of the United States
The US Constitution was the first written constitution in the world. The idea of an inspired Constitution is rare in contemporary public discourse and wholly …
Declaration of Independence
The truth concerning the development of this document and the origin of the United States of America cannot be accurately told without considering the major …
Due Process
In short, it means that people must be treated fairly in the legal system. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution each have a …
Habeas Corpus
Medieval Latin meaning “[we, a Court, command] that you have the body [of the detainee brought before us]”) is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful …
Bureaucracy
a word coined in 1818 meaning “rule by office” where an administration rules by excessive red tape and mindless routine. Although the term was used before Max …