The Founding Fathers

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Treasure_3
gptkbp:advocates_for freedom of speech
individual rights
religious freedom
gptkbp:aims_to economic independence
gptkbp:allows government power
gptkbp:challenges British rule
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:controversy slavery
gptkbp:created the Electoral College
the system of checks and balances
gptkbp:economy state and federal powers
gptkbp:established the principle of popular sovereignty
the system of federalism
a federal government
gptkbp:founded gptkb:the_United_States
gptkbp:has_role the establishment of the Supreme Court
gptkbp:historical_debate the separation of powers
the presidency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Founding Fathers
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:influenced modern democracy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Montesquieu
Enlightenment ideas
the American Enlightenment
classical republicanism
the Enlightenment philosophers
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:the_Magna_Carta
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in various monuments
gptkbp:is_from gptkb:the_Thirteen_Colonies
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:the_American_Revolution
the Treaty of Paris 1783
the Constitutional Convention
the drafting of the Articles of Confederation
the ratification debates
the drafting of state constitutions
the creation of the Cabinet
the creation of the Senate
the creation of the first political parties
the drafting of the Bill of Rights
the establishment of the Bill of Rights.
the establishment of the House of Representatives
the establishment of the National Bank
the establishment of the first Congress
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:is_promoted_by the idea of civic virtue
gptkbp:is_sought_after_by the rule of law
minority rights
a stable government
a unified nation
create a system of checks and balances
gptkbp:is_studied_in American history classes
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:the_Declaration_of_Independence
gptkbp:vision a republic
gptkbp:was_affecting gptkb:political_organization
the balance of power
the rights of the individual
the welfare of future generations
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:the_Federalist_Papers