In 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, stating their specific grievances with the British monarchy and why they were going to create a separate government. After the colonies separated from the British monarchy and formed the United States of America, they had to answer some crucial questions: 1) If not a monarchy, what type of government was the United States going to have? 2) What kind of government was going to protect the people without violating their individual liberties?

IntroductionIn 1776, the Second Continental Congress issuedtheDeclaration of Independence, stating their specificgrievances with the British monarchy and why they weregoing to create a separate government. After the coloniesseparated from the British monarchy and formed the UnitedStates of America, they had to answer some crucialquestions: 1) If not a monarchy, what type of governmentwas the United States going to have? 2) What kind ofgovernment was going to protect the people without violatingtheir individual liberties?The Framersdecided to create a limited government based on ideas ofnatural rights, popular sovereignty, republicanism, and thesocial contract. We can see some of these ideas pop up in the

foundational documents of the United States, including theDeclaration of Independence and the Constitution. But whatare these democratic ideas and why has the United Statescontinued to hold onto them for more than 250 years?This article describes each of these democratic ideas andexplains why the Framers used them as a basis forgovernment.What is a limited government?After the colonies decided to separate from the Britishmonarchy, the Framers had to develop a system ofgovernment that would gain the support of all of the Patriots.They agreed on a system of limited government.

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