US CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT Federalism- system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units Articles of confederation- he agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788 US Constitution- United States Constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified
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democratic government‚ is essentially a government by the people. It is a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people‚ but sometimes exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed during elections. Democracy differs from other types of government.For example‚ absolute monarchy‚ in which an individual holds all the power‚ or oligarchy‚ in which a few individuals hold all the power. There are two basic forms of democracy
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of the people. Despite steps to avoid this‚ two political parties did form after George Washington stated that he would not seek another term and it became unclear who would be the next president. These parties were the Federalist Party‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ and the Democratic Republican Party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson. The Federalists were conservative and as a result their beliefs centered on a strong central government. The Democratic Republicans were liberal and supported the rights of
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the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans‚ fought many ideological and political battles from 1790 to 1810. Conflicts between these two parties grew out of their opposing ideologies the Democratic-Republicans supported states rights and a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution‚ whereas the Federalists favored a strong central government and a broader interpretation of the Constitution. However there are more than 3 major topics that I could talk about involving the Federalist and Democratic-Republicans
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federal government that need to be funded each year in order to operate. If Congress can’t agree on how to fund them‚ they have to close down. And‚ right now‚ Congress can’t agree on how to fund them. To get a bit more specific: Each year‚ the House and Senate are supposed to agree on 12 appropriations bills to fund the federal agencies and set spending priorities. Congress has become really bad at passing these bills‚ so in recent years they’ve resorted to stopgap budgets to keep the government funded
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Direct Democracy vs Representative Democracy The term Democracy is derived from two Greek words‚ demos‚ meaning people‚ and kratos‚ meaning rule. These two words form the word democracy which means rule by the people. Aristotle‚ and other ancient Greek political philosophers‚ used the phrase‚ `the governors are to be the governed’‚ or as we have come to know it‚ `rule and be ruled in turn’. The two major types of democracy are Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy. Clearly
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The courtships and marriages of Theodore Sedgwick and of his seven children span the American Revolution and the early republic‚ with Theodore first marrying in 1767/68‚ his children being born between 1775 and 1791‚ and all except Catharine marrying by their thirties. In some ways‚ Kenslea’s findings are unsurprising‚ as arranged marriages gave way to individual choice: Sedgwick arranged his eldest daughters’ marriages in 1797 and 1801‚ while his sons enjoyed love matches within a decade. But Kenslea’s
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many other situations‚ there were two sides; the Federalists and the Antifederalists. Federalists agree with the Constitution while Antifederalists disagree (Davidson‚ 205). Each side had valid arguments‚ but the Federalists more so. Federalists argued to support the Constitution because it allots the federal government power over trade and tax‚ gives each branch checks and balances on one another‚ and can be changed. One argument of the Federalists was that the Constitution gives the federal
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believed that the government should be ruled by middle class men and that people should be trusted to govern themselves but only the properly educated middle class men. Aristotle analyzed all forms of government and found both good and bad examples but he preferred and favored a constitutional government. Aristotle even feared that democracy could lead to mob rule and favored the polity. His ideal form of government was more of a democracy than autocracy. Aristotle that the power of government rested with
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