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22 April, 06:59

The statement below was written by John Adams in April 1776. "A representation of the people in one assembly being obtained, a question arises, whether all the powers of government, legislative, executive, and judicial, shall be left in this body? I think a people cannot be long free, nor ever happy, whose government is in one assembly." Source: Thoughts on Government, Letter of John Adams Which basic principle of American government is John Adams describing in this statement? separation of powers federalism natural law individual rights

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  1. 22 April, 07:11
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    John Adams in April 1776 - "A representation of the people in one assembly being obtained, a question arises, whether all the powers of government, legislative, executive, and judicial, shall be left in this body? I think a people cannot be long free, nor ever happy, whose government is in one assembly." He was talking about separation of goevrment powers.

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    John Adams was talking about separation of goevrment powers and equal division of goverment powers between the political power branches.
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