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    Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed on pretty much everything; this was easily portrayed in their movements during the early stages of development in America. They had different political philosophies‚ views on long-term economic outlooks‚ interpretations of the Constitution‚ and mindsets on federal versus state power. These discrepancies‚ however‚ would eventually help in creating a more balanced government in America. In terms of political philosophies‚ Alexander Hamilton had a completely different

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    On the heels of the revolutionary war and the failed attempt of a national government (The Articles of Confederation)‚ the leaders of the United States set to make a stronger‚ centralized government‚ with dual sovereignty between the national government and the states. The rules of this governing body would be laid out in a document called the Constitution. Although most leaders supported the constitution they did not agree on many aspects of it. Out of the disagreement two groups emerged‚ the Federalist

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    The Populist and Progressive movements have many similarities and differences. Generally speaking‚ these two movements both supported a more involved government and also‚ sought to erase the corruptions in the government. The Populists and the Progressives wanted the government to become more active and regulate changes such as the industrialization and the development of cities‚ so they both opposed laissez-faire‚ a system where the government kept their hands off. However‚ the Populists and the

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    One compromise of the constitution was The Great Compromise‚ or the Connecticut Compromise. The Great Compromise was put into place because the states could not agree upon how they should each be represented in national government. The smaller states did not want representation based on population because they would then have less representatives in government. The larger states believed that because their population was greater they should have more representation for their people. The smaller states

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    Why did the framers of the united states constitution ultimately decided to give more power to the federal government rather than the state governments. There are many problems with the articles of confederation‚ including the weaknesses and the lack of support it gave us.The topics i will be discussing are‚ focus on the federal government ‚ the focus on the state government and finally what does the constitution say about the federal and the states. So again There are many weaknesses and

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    Federalism There are many advantages to various national policies that are implemented by various departments of the federal government. The advantage here is efficiency and one department that does this well is the United States Department of Education. Through its policies upholding the 2015 Every Student Succeed Act‚ the US Department of Education is able to hold states accountable for the improvement of every student’s educational outcomes. According to Darrow (2016)‚ The ESSA narrows the role

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    Before the state convention‚ there is a great issue about liberty. One proponents of the Constitution are federalists who favor to establish a stronger national government; one opponents of the Constitution are anti-federalists who favor to establish a weaker national government. Federalists think only a stronger national government have an ability to keep the states in control. Anti-federalists think the states should have more power than the national government. Even though the conflict between

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    Effect of the american revolution what is the effect of the american revolution why these effects happened was to get rid of slavery The effects of the american revolution was a new look at the future groups excluded from immediate equality such as slaves and women would withdraw inspirations from the revolution the reason why the american revolution started was because american did not want slaves anymore while other countries and states wanted slavery to still be a thing so the revolution

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    Chapter  16  –  Process  of  Characterisation     • Sections 51 & 52 assign legislative powers to Cth Parliament. • Characterisation = process of determining whether a law falls within one of these heads of power. • The question is whether the law relates to the subject matter or purpose of the heads of power in a way that allows it to be described as a law “with respect to” that head of power. • Simplest view of ‘characterisation’& the judicial review of legislation encapsulated

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    Fredrick Douglas

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    Chapter 3: 1. What was the greatest attraction at the home plantation? The greatest attraction at the home plantation was the large and finely cultivated garden. 2. How were the slaves kept out of the garden? 3. What were Colonel Lloyd’s prized possessions? They were his horses. 4. What happened if a slave told the truth? The slave that told the truth was sold to a Georgia trader. 5. What does the expression “a still tongue makes a wise head” mean? Chapter 4 1. Who succeeded Mr. Hopkins

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