“How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny” by: Landon Lingle In the year of 1787‚ delegates met in Philadelphia to write the Constitution. Tyranny‚ a type of government with an absolute ruler was a fear. They were currently under the ARticles of COnfederation. There was a problem with this though. In the background essay‚ it states that “there was no chief executive‚ there was no court system‚ there was not even a way for a central government to force a state to pay taxes.”. They were in much
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The first five presidents faced many major issues and events during their presidency. As a result of their even being an idea of a presidency; and this word is new to the Americans‚ it had many setbacks for the first five presidents. The word presidency was new in the Americas so nobody exactly knew how it would work‚ or what should be done to build it up‚ this is also what caused problems for the first five presidents‚ because they had to build up the term president‚ and work most things out for
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Primarily‚ politics has always been a topic of debate and expression of strong personal belief. During the ratification of the Constitution in the U.S‚ the federalists are the Antifederalists involved in a severe state argument on the advantages of the constitution. The debate happened on streets‚ printed papers and in meetings that raised many queries like‚ what rights must be upheld by the government‚ which kind of powers should the federal government and the state be given‚ and which is the best
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process. Thirty-nine signatures to approve. One document to change the history of what is now called the United States of America. This document just so happens to be the United States Constitution—conjured up to be a revised version of the Articles of Confederation—and became a base on how our country and its government ebb and flow. Even though this document was ratified in 1788‚ the amendments of the Constitution were fashioned to keep up with the struggles and troubles “we the people” have; thus
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during the Revolutionary War‚ idealists like Thomas Paine produced concepts that fruited the idea for a more republican society. These new beliefs were reflected in the Declaration of Independence‚ after the war it played a huge part in the Articles of Confederation‚ and it was later the ideas established in the American Constitution. In the years before the Revolution‚ the colonies were still growing. The New World was a melting pot for different European cultures and social status played a huge part
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The United States Constitution‚ adopted by the Constitutional Convention on September 17‚ 1787 and executed on March 4‚ 1789‚ replaced the less effective Articles of Confederation‚ and is now the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the oldest written constitution still in use‚ and plays a decisive role in US law and politics. The Constitution is often hailed as a philosophical marvel‚ and serves as a template for several other nations. Nevertheless‚ it has been challenged numerous
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At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia‚ fifty-five men attend. They are all wealthy‚ and they are all white. The newly-formed United States of America is in need of a stronger central government. This is because the Articles of Confederation are too weak to properly govern. Tyranny‚ which means cruel and oppressive government or rule‚ was one of the main focuses of the leaders of the new United States of America. In this essay‚ tyranny and guarding against it is the main focus. The United
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stretched along the eastern seaboard. New Hampshire delegates would not show up until July. Rhode Island would not show up at all. The problem facing this remarkable group of men was that the existing constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ just wasn’t working. Under the Articles there was no chief executive‚ there was no court system‚ there was not even a way for the central government to force a state to pay taxes. A new constitution‚ creating a stronger central government‚ was necessary if
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Alexander Hamilton once said “A nation without a national government is‚ in my view‚ an awful spectacle.” The federalist papers are a collections of letters‚ articles‚ and essays that set out to change people’s mind about the Constitution. The Federalist papers had contributors like Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ and James Madison who were in favor of a strong National Government. There was a wide spread outcry that the Constitution would infringe on the authority of the states. In the subsequent
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This process can be ensured without destroying the autonomy or identity of different states. I am just like you; nobody among us wants the replacement of one oppressive monarchy with another unrestrained centralized regime. However‚ our Articles of Confederation were disorganized and unstable (Conrad‚ 2016). This resulted in petty distrust and competition between separate states. We the people of America must unite but still maintain a balance of power. The Constitution provides this balance of power
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