2007-12-16 13:53:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes, in part it was. Mostly it is based on British common law and loosely the Magna Carta both of which are based on the church law of the middle ages and the Church law is definitely based on the 10 commandments.
Edit 1 What? Essentially you are correct. What a lot of people do not understand that all of the societies that helped define Western Civilization had some input into the American Constitution even though it may have been only in the negative such as we will defiantly leave that out IE cruel and unusual punishment.
Edit 2 Think 1st Did you expect you to teach my whole course on the birth of American Politics. Sorry you will need to enroll in ENMU first and pay the tab.
2007-12-16 14:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by Coasty 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If SR is right then we would have to say that is based on Egyptian law, the book of the dead has scriptures just like the ten commandment way before the ten commandment came to light.
2007-12-16 14:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it was based on the Roman rules of law and government, with more modern influences from Europe, such as The Magna Carta.
2007-12-16 14:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by Think 1st 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no.
2007-12-16 14:01:34 · answer #4 · answered by nostradamus02012 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋