The beliefs and attitudes that led to the call for independence had long been an important part of colonial life. of all the political thinkers who influenced american beliefs about government, the most important is surely the most significant contributions of a seventeenth-century english philosopher, were his ideas regarding the relationship between government and natural rights, which were believed to be god-given rights to life, liberty, and property.

Supreme court. jim, who is a bit eccentric, says that he is fed up with the way a certain employer in his town treats employees and that he is going to sue that employer in an effort to improve matters. jim also says that he is going to start his case at the appellate court level, skipping over all those "lesser" judges. jim says that those justices will surely hear him out and that he will also seek a jury. although he is not a lawyer, jim believes that the offenses of the employer are so severe that the justices will appreciate his attempt to make things better for the employees involved. will jim get a jury at the appellate court level?