HW 11

Inan Chowdhury
29 July 2023

Introduction (Main idea of Common Sense/Legal rights)

- Thomas Paine published Common Sense in 1776
- Common Sense admits many colonists would be anxious establishing a nation without
monarch rule
- Community, status, religion, and race were more important than legal systems
- In 18th century, colonists relied on laws to settle disputes
- Legal rights were used to avoid chaos and preserve liberties
- Declaration Of Independence was highly legalistic(strict in following rules)
❖ Comprises of King George III’s offenses like…
- Used salary to manipulate Judges
- Refused to establish courts

Development of the Constitution as a Legal Icon

- Legal icon in an early republic was the traditional religion
- Constitution was based on laws rather than religion
- Judges had to be fair
- Americans believes that law rules men instead of men rules law
- American respected the law because of humans liberties/princpals mentioned in
Constitution

Courtroom Trial as American Ritual

- Trials influence American government
- Courtroom trials became more common in America’s
- Courtrrom trials are important for civic affairs

Legalism and the Rule of Law

- Legalism is a belief of usefulness, fairness, legitimacy of laws, and legal institutions
- Americans believed laws should be made in pubic
- Lawmakers were supposed to make laws clear, general, and in noncontradictory form
- Laws were supposed to be accessible to the public

American Legal Faith Today

- American courts still retain its power as a ritual of legal faith
- Most Americans obtain their views from the courtroom trial
- Print, broadcast, and cable show trials to the public