How did the silk road play a role in the spread of culture from one place to another?

Which of the following statements is an accurate reflection of the intentions of early american leaders? elected officials are responsible to the will of the majority while judges should base their decisions on the law. all elected and appointed officials should base their decisions on the democratic principle of the will of the majority. judges base their decisions on the majority will, while other elected officials base their decisions on the law. government officials should all base their decisions on the law before considering the will of the majority.

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The year is 1776. the family of philosopher john locke has brought a lawsuit against thomas jefferson for copying locke's ideas. locke's family claim that jefferson's "declaration of independence" plagiarizes locke's ideas from two treatises on government. you are the judge ruling on the case. you must research how jefferson's ideas compare to locke's and determine whether or not jefferson is guilty of stealing locke's ideas. your paragraph opinion (a court document explaining how you arrived at your decision on a case) should contain the following: explain at least 2 ideas of jefferson and locke that are similar explain at least 1 idea of jefferson that is different from locke's determine whether or not jefferson is guilty of plagiarism explain why or why not ~~ you don't have to do the work for me but i really would like some with this, you ! ( if you would like to do it for me that's great too : )