I heard on a radio program that the basis of American rule is in the citizens of America who have God-given freedoms which are not given to them by any government. And the people just loan power so to speak to the government.
No. In 1898 the US and Spain fought the Spanish-American War, and Spain lost its overseas empire to the Americans, but the Americans never ruled Spain or tried to.
The was not a particular set of rules for the game. It wasn't until Europeans took an interest in the sport that official rules were drawn up.
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