Explain how scientific discoveries and technological innovations created the need for rules

As science and technology progress, humans have to ask themselves questions that they might have never asked before. Society is based on repeated experiences which give rise to ways of being and thinking. However, innovations force us to reconsider what our society establishes. Because of this, when new technology is developed, we need to think of the role that this is going to play in our society. Once we have considered this, we need to create rules that regulate this technology, so that it does not negatively impact other areas of our society we are interested in preserving.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.