Pros And Cons Of A More Perfect Union
A More Perfect Union
As inevitable as the U.S. Constitution feels today as the foundation on which the United States of America and its political system are built, it was not the first document ratified by the former British colonies to establish a union. During the years of the American Revolutionary War and the years directly following it, the newly formed United States of America were essentially a collection of thirteen more or less sovereign states loosely held together in an alliance by the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Articles of Confederation). However, as a foundation for a functioning government, the Articles of Confederation were lacking, leaving the federal government essential powerless and unable to effectively execute the few powers explicitly bestowed upon it by the Articles. Fiscal issues and rebellion threaten to tear the young nation …show more content…
By ensuring that the legislature contains both equal and proportional representation and finding a way to give both the federal government and the individual states a voice through Dual Levels of Federalism, the United States Constitution manages to reconcile the varied interest groups, small states and big states, Localists and Federalists to form a more perfect union.
When the Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4th 1776, the men signing it understood that it was not merely an empty dramatic gesture but in practice amounted to a declaration of war against Britain. The Continental Congress, needing some form of legitimacy to conduct a war, especially a war on such a global scale as the Revolutionary War was about to become, drafted the Articles on the premise that all thirteen states held common interests when it came to foreign policy and diplomacy. Congress would run matters of war and peace, negotiate treaties, settle disputes between states, operate a national post office, print
As inevitable as the U.S. Constitution feels today as the foundation on which the United States of America and its political system are built, it was not the first document ratified by the former British colonies to establish a union. During the years of the American Revolutionary War and the years directly following it, the newly formed United States of America were essentially a collection of thirteen more or less sovereign states loosely held together in an alliance by the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Articles of Confederation). However, as a foundation for a functioning government, the Articles of Confederation were lacking, leaving the federal government essential powerless and unable to effectively execute the few powers explicitly bestowed upon it by the Articles. Fiscal issues and rebellion threaten to tear the young nation …show more content…
By ensuring that the legislature contains both equal and proportional representation and finding a way to give both the federal government and the individual states a voice through Dual Levels of Federalism, the United States Constitution manages to reconcile the varied interest groups, small states and big states, Localists and Federalists to form a more perfect union.
When the Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4th 1776, the men signing it understood that it was not merely an empty dramatic gesture but in practice amounted to a declaration of war against Britain. The Continental Congress, needing some form of legitimacy to conduct a war, especially a war on such a global scale as the Revolutionary War was about to become, drafted the Articles on the premise that all thirteen states held common interests when it came to foreign policy and diplomacy. Congress would run matters of war and peace, negotiate treaties, settle disputes between states, operate a national post office, print