Who is the god of the living and dead?

The people who came to the american colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government mainly to the phrase in the declaration of independence stating "that governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of

Who issued the ruling for the supreme court? dred scott roger b. taney abraham lincoln john c. calhoun

What does the term “escalation” refer to?