In 1782 Americans won their independence from Britain in the American Revolution. After the colonies won their independence‚ Americans created the Constitution. Its purpose was to replace the Articles of Confederation and solve its problems and more importantly to bring the states together under a single document creating a stronger union of all the states. There was one problem though: there were a few fundamental issues that the framers could not agree on. In the early nineteenth century the United
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Constitution: Checks and Balances The Constitution of the United States was created by our forefathers to ensure that not just one person could be in control or have the power to do what they see to be right. Our Constitution is broken down into three area branches that and each branch has their own powers but are checked by at least one of the other branches. Let’s take a look at why our forefathers created separation of powers‚ the three branches of our Constitution and what their duties are
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Constitution and Systems of Georgia CaSandra Edmonds POL 215 January 10‚ 2011 Rosalind McAdams Constitution and Systems of Georgia “To perpetuate the principles of free government‚ insure justice to all‚ preserve peace‚ promote the interest and happiness of the citizen and of the family” (Constitution of the state of Georgia‚ 2007‚ p. 4). These words begin the preamble of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Within the realms of reality‚ every individual needs to believe that preserving
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The League of Nations had a written constitution that served as a set of rights and agreements that all the people had to honor. The Iroquois had a written constitution so there would be no dispute between what was acceptable and what was considered against the law. In this case‚ the law was the aspects of the written constitution that‚ if followed‚ ensures safety and cooperation between citizens. Likewise‚ the United States Constitution serves as “The Law of the Land” and everyone within
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The Constitution is extremely important to us. The United States needed a constitution because it had just broken off from the British needed to create a system of laws with checks and balances. The U.S. also needed unification. Ratifying the constitution was a good idea for America because without it we don’t know where we would be today. One reason to ratify the constitution was to create a fair distribution of power in the government. The people didn’t want a king. Fair branches of government
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The U.S constitution limits and gives powers to the President‚ Congress‚ and U.S Supreme Court. This means that it keeps the three branches of government from overpowering each other. It also gives powers to the certain branches of government to make them have equal powers. The founding fathers wanted a government that was balanced. They no longer wanted a government with an all-powerful king that might take away their rights. The U.S. Constitution creates a strong government but by separating
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Constitution of the United States. The Founding Father had a fair number of obstacles to overcome to get the Constitution passed and ratified. One of their big obstacles was the fact that everyone did not want a national government that would have more power than an individual state. None of the states wanted to be controlled or taxed by anyone else. The people were afraid of having an executive branch that would resemble anything like a king. The other issued addressed was that no part of the government
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The United States Constitution avoids tyranny by separation of power‚ federalism‚ and checks and balances. The creators of the Constitution made sure to safeguard against tyranny so the citizens wouldn’t retaliate again like they did with the British. One of the important steps of making the United States was the Bill Of Rights. Many states didn’t approve of the Constitution because it didn’t list any of their rights. After that‚ the first ten amendments were added. Important leaders in creating
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Irish Constitution Please note that the following article is background information only on this topic. It in no way constitutes a sample or exemplary answer on this topic. Student work Bunreacht na hÉireann‚ the Irish Constitution‚ dates from 1937 – an era in Irish history when nationalism and the drive for total self-determination were high on the political agenda. The constitution of Éamon de Valera granted a higher level of independence to Ireland than the restrictive constitution of
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Samuel Bryan goes by the pseudonym “Centinel” argues that the checks and balance system proposed in the Constitution was too complicated‚ hid corruption and tyranny‚ and infringed on citizen’s liberties. The importance of this article was that it questioned the creation of a three government branch system that most citizens would not possibly understand and be able to hold accountable. Centinel believes a simpler form of government consisting of one branch is the best solution because it is easier
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