Why did the Constitution divide and distribute power within the government so intricately? The new country was afraid of someone or a group of people having sovereignty alike the country they had just won a war against. Britain had a tyrannical ruler with power to do whatever he wanted without the people’s consent. The Convention in 1787 created the Constitution to protect and distribute power to the government. The Constitution divided and distributed power between the branches‚ the states‚ and
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the infrastructure of the nation before it had even had a chance to develop. Secondly‚ having just escaped the monarchy of the British in which the King held all the power‚ leaving the colonists all the way overseas completely devoid of any real representation‚ the people of the colonies were extremely wary of granting too much power to a new government‚ rather wanting to maintain dominion over their respective colonies. Third‚ there was the issue of slavery‚ which
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Causes | Effects | 1. World War 1 caused countries to gain and lose power. | New European countries were created. | 2. The Unites wanted to defend democracy. | President Wilson assured that the American people that entering the war was not only just; it was noble. Defending democracy allowed them to have certain freedoms‚ such as freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion. | 3. During World War 1‚ several world leaders began supporting the need for an international organization to preserve peace
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major competitors for the title of all ruling leader‚ however even he could not stop this man of steel‚ a name that Stalin quite fittingly gave to himself as he joined the party. One of the main reasons as to why Stalin came to power and not Trotsky‚ was that Trotsky did not attend Lenin’s funeral. This was due to the fact that Trotsky himself was sick and so he took a rest holiday in Sukhumi in the south of Russia. Stalin told Trotsky the wrong date for the funeral‚ so he thought he would not be
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Why did the U.S. become an imperial power? Americans had always sought to expand the size of their nation‚ and throughout the 19th century they extended their control toward the Pacific Ocean. However‚ by the 1880’s‚ many American leaders had become convinced that the United States should join the imperialist powers of Europe and establish colonies overseas. Imperialism‚ the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic‚ political‚ and cultural control over weaker territories‚ was already
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China is a massive and powerful civilization. Chinese history has been viewed in today’s society as a very impressive rise to become one of the top world powers. With such a powerful pull towards China other neighboring civilizations had no choice but to accept that there is no equal. Nonetheless‚ even other civilizations farther than the neighboring civilizations had no choice but to look towards China to understand its great economics and extreme technological advantages. Also‚ China had a very
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present is the idea of power. Although most think of power as a mighty word or a word containing a strong‚ authoritative connotation‚ the book of Job goes to show that having power does not always mean having the upper hand; power can also be humble.
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Professor Bob Chambers Linda Brown Student ID S105259 Written Assignment #5 Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. Introduction: We will discuss how Carthage almost became an equal power to Rome and we will show the strength of both countries and how this led to Rome becoming a naval power. It is noted‚ that Carthage is an African country and was located in the country where the
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This research paper is about Vladimir Lenin’s early life‚ how it led him to communism‚ and his life as a communist. Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx‚ advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Vladimir is known for his various efforts and contributions to the communist and socialist parties. One of his famous quotes is‚ “The goal of socialism is communism.” He
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Why did Mao rise to power in China? “Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy. “Mao Zedong clearly referring to the Kuomintang. After a bitter civil war (1946-1949)‚ which faced the major Chinese parties Kuomintang and CCP‚ Kuomintang’s defeat‚ evidenced with Chiang’s and 200.000 people´s fled to Formosa‚ Mao Zedong (1893-1976)‚ born in Shoshan‚ Hunan‚ proclaimed the new People´s Republic of China with himself as both Chairman of the CCP and President of the republic
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