Throughout American history, the idea of ​​a people governed by a single government and a set of strict rules to ensure peace and Harmony was considered necessary to maintain order. Over time, the rules have undergone many changes to improve the system. Some rules were considered controversial and were therefore changed after being found to be incapable of ensuring equality and justice. These laws include those in the case studied in this article. So how have laws and legal procedures changed since then? First, what were the laws and procedures last time? A good reference would be the Salem Witch Trials, a perfect example of religious law and legal, overt discrimination. The Salem Witch Trials were a period of mass paranoia in Salem, Massachusetts that resulted in not only deaths but also a lasting impact on the population. . Government should not be ruled or influenced by belief in religion and higher beings, but by law and justice. Furthermore, trials and cases must be conducted on a logical basis with the use of credible and concrete evidence, unlike the Salem witch trials. However, in Salem from 1629 under the reign of the Puritans, the law was created with the contribution of beliefs, mainly to the devil and to God. The idea of ​​theocracy reigned in Salem. Theocracy was the belief that God and the state worked as one, with God delivering his will through government. Thus, the people's belief was in God and the supernatural, which led the people to "blindly" follow the leaders of Salem Village. The leaders were then Puritans from England. Puritans are a group of people dedicated to "purifying" the Church, basing their way of life on the Bible. Puritanism was a religious reform movement born in the middle of paper......long due to their relationship with the accused. So, if someone were to be charged, the person would essentially be found guilty until proven innocent. In trials and cases today, more attention is given to what could be accepted as concrete evidence, in reference to the admission of spectral evidence during the Salem witch trials. This event also proved to us that hysteria and tragic events can occur if we are blindly religious, superstitious, etc. The unfairness of the trials led to an improvement in the rules, which did not allow spectral evidence to be used in a trial. Additionally, it brought the world's attention to the discrimination faced by women, although the event did not have much impact on discrimination against women. If there was any benefit to them, the Salem witch trials opened up the possibility of developing and improving the rules and procedures as people did..