After the Constitution was written‚ the new born nation was immediately split into two political sides‚ the federalists and the anti-federalists‚ over the ratification. Federalists‚ southern planters or people that tended to hold interest in trade‚ advocated a strong executive. On the other hand‚ anti-federalists‚ back country people or people involved in business but not in the mercantile economy‚ opposed the ratification of the constitution. The two sides‚ after much debate‚ were able to come
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During the late 18th century the Antifederalists argued against the constitution on the grounds that it did not contain a bill of rights. They believed that without a list of personal freedoms‚ the new national government might abuse its powers and that the states would be immersed by an all to dominant and influential national government. The Antifederalists worried that the limits on direct voting and the long terms of the president and senators‚ supplied by the constitution‚ would create a population
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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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Throughout the early years of the United States many events would occur which would help shape and form the country we have today. Back then they were just figuring out how it works to run a country after becoming independent from the British Empire. One of these major events was the presidential election of 1800. This election was won by Thomas Jefferson who is one of the most iconic men in the history of the United States of America. The election and the process of him becoming president wasn’t
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The doctrine of covering the field is a doctrine in constitutional theory that applies in federal constitutions where legislative powers are shared between the federal government and the federating states in Enumerated Lists. It applies only to legislative acts (statutes) made by the federal and state legislatures under the Concurrent Legislative List. In the US‚ the expression‚ covering the same ground‚ was used in Houston v Moore 18 US 1 (1820). The doctrine simply means that where there is a
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Reaghan A. Bennett AP US History Mid-Term Overall‚ what I learned was that throughout history‚ whether it is American or history within other countries‚ the game never changes. We repeat incidents in history and though we might expect the outcome to differ‚ it rarely does. “The names of the players change but the game does not.” There are trends in history and almost every incident we face can be referred to similar happenings of the past. But the most predominant and reoccurring theme throughout
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The Ratification Debate Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists People had many different opinions on the ratification of the Constitution. There were Federalists and Anti-Federalists that debated on many topics of the Constitution. The main reasons were: what type of government the United States of America should have‚ the people controlling our government‚ and some of the powers they should have. The Federalists were the ones who wanted change. They wanted to make changes to the government that was
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Federalist #10 1. Explain what Madison means by faction. (2). A faction is a group of people united by a common interest that goes against the common interest of the community (ex. political parties) 2. Explain how Madison suggests we can cure the mischiefs of factions. (3) There are two ways that Madison suggests: 1) removing its cause‚ 2) controlling its effects. 3. Explain why we can’t remove the causes of factions according to Madison. (4-6) We can’t remove
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Political parties play an important role in the development of our government. The Framers of the Constitution did not include any information relating to political groups‚ with fear that political groups would encourage controversy and disagreement. Various issues soon arose and political parties began to emerge. The development of these political parties in the new nation of the United States became inevitable as many different philosophies of important leaders surfaced. On one side
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In 1781‚ the Articles of Confederation were written in order to secure the states’ rights. This document lacked many qualities necessary for a successful government‚ and therefore caused a great deal of debate concerning the ratification of a new system. Federalists advocated the passing of a new Constitution‚ welcoming the tie it would establish between states and the creation of a strong central government. Opposing the constitution were the anti-federalists‚ threatened by its ability to eliminate
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