Did the robber barons contribute more positively or negatively to contemporary America?

If you are talking about the good robber barons like Andrew Carnegie and James Hills (private railroad maker), they positively contributed to America. These people were not funded by government but via their own capital which made them put good use of their money. The real robber barons who unjustly took advantage of subsidies and money from government to make profit were not beneficial. During the time, middle class and poor considered anyone with good business to be "robber barons" even though some they justly earned that postion.

Explanation:

fearing kabuki could corrupt the nation’s morals, japanese government officials

explanation:

the national morals was so the japanese and the kabuki would stop fighting

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.