Which of these statements MOST ACCURATELY describes the view of humankind held by the Founding Fathers who wrote the United States' Constitution? A) People will never be able to govern themselves and therefore voting rights should be severely restricted. B) People are not capable of governing themselves and should be ruled by the most capable who have risen in society. C) People need a government that will keep the various factions in balance while giving ultimate authority to the people. D) People are basically good and can be trusted to treat their fellow humans fairly and therefore need little government at all.

Whenever we study the history of nations that were born in the Modern Age, we tend, for didactic purposes, to highlight some central personalities. This is the case, for example, of the Spanish kings, Fernando and Isabel, who, by marrying, unified the kingdoms of the 15th century region of Spain and built the mighty Overseas Hispanic Empire. In the case of North America, especially the Thirteen Colonies of the United States, the prominent figures had no connection to aristocratic houses (or lineages of nobles and kings), but were patriotic leaders who opposed the English crown, which eventually ended. for triggering the US War of Independence.

It was in the midst of the wars of the American Revolution that the "founding fathers", the chief leaders of the colonists at that time, stood out. It was these leaders who drafted the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 and after the war in 1787 composed the so-called Bill Of Rights, that is, the Bill of Rights, the prevailing United States Constitution. until today. These leaders believed that people needed a government that would keep the various factions of a country in balance while giving the people maximum authority.