“All men are created equal” – passage of the suffrage amendments and Civil Rights acts; restated by Martin Luther King Jr in his “I Have a Dream” speech
Framework for balanced and limited government – examples should be noted at times when the power of one of the branches was significant (passing laws, vetoing laws, declaring war, Executive Orders, etc.)
Individual rights protected in the Bill of Rights
The first amendment guarantees freedom of the press. Even during controversial times, such as the Vietnam War, the press has the right to publish classified documents under the first amendment.