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Jiang defines the Constitution as the mechanism that puts the American game above power through checks and balances, the Supreme Court, rule of law, and property-rights courts.
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Checks AND Balances
Jiang defines the Constitution as the mechanism that puts the American game above power through checks and balances, the Supreme Court, rule of law, and property-rights courts.
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The Constitution is treated as America’s attempt at the most perfect government: a clean-slate synthesis of republican, democratic, monarchical, and aristocratic precedents through Montesquieu’s separation of powers.
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"...they did that is creating a system of government that checks and balances each other so you have the president you have the you..."
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"different branches so the congress can create laws and control spending okay what's called the purse the president has war powers basically or the..."
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"Right? So, free labor just allows for more economic activity, and therefore, more wealth generation in society. All right? So, these are two competing..."
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"...government will balance each other out. They're meant to be checks and balances."
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"Each is meant to inhibit the overextension of the other. That is the American system of government that is basically stolen from Montesquieu. All..."
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang's lecture on America as the world game: Britain invents the imperial board but cannot scale it, the dollar turns wealth into an idea, the Constitution keeps the game above...
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America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
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