Its survival for more than 200plus years denotes its adaptability .It was framed in 1787 in Philadelphia. The delegates from Virginia and delegates from New Jersey prepared two separate plans‚ discussing the structure and powers of national governments. Finally a compromise between two plans were struck to form the constitution. Unlike other constitutions ‚the American constitution is brief with hardly 4000words.The architect
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Question: What were the major arguments used by each side (the supporters and the opponents) in the debates over the ratification of the U.S Constitution? In the year 1787‚ early America‚ officials and delegates came together to form a constitution that would restore the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was the attempt at creating a government for the newly independent America. But‚ it soon became clear that the document was not strong enough to
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Prior to 1787 the states were fairly new‚ power wasn’t evenly distributed between the people the state and the national government. This was the reason the delegates decided to come together‚ to review the articles confederation in order to acquire a stronger national government. The article of confederation provided the states with an abundant amount of power and not a sufficient amount to the nation government. Hence why states often ignored congress and worried only about the good of their state
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hands of one individual‚ like King George III. In James Madison’s argument for his support of the Constitution he wrote that "The accumulation of all power... in the same hands‚ whether of one‚ a few‚ or many is the very definition of tyranny." In 1787‚ the framers came together in Philadelphia to write the Constitution to help guard against tyranny. The Constitution guarded against tyranny in several ways which were federalism‚ separation of power‚ checks and balances‚ and big states versus small
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person was in power‚ the United States would end up in a dictatorship or tyrant. Therefore‚ our founding fathers set to establish a system that would protect liberty and place limits on the government. In order to have a democracy there has to be compromise.
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conflicting problems that were proved unfixable by compromise. During this time‚ the north underwent major social‚ economic‚ and industrial changes known as the Antebellum Period. While the south generally clung to king cotton and slavery and remained essentially the same. This arose a manifold of controversies with how issues such as tariffs‚ slavery‚ and how land should be handled. Both the Union and the Confederacy tried to create compromises to resolve these problems‚ yet both sides were never
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Chapter One 1. African Americans were not able to vote in any numbers until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. 2. The landmark civil rights bill that allowed widespread African-American political participation in the South was Voting Rights Act of 1965. 3. What is the central idea of a democracy? Ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so. 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? Democracy in Ancient Greece was more a set of utopian ideas than
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REPUBLICANISM. THREE TYPES OF COLONIES: ROYAL COLONIES: New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ Massachusetts‚ PROPRIETARY COLONIES: Maryland‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ CHARTERED COLONIES: Rhode Island‚ Connecticut. FIRST AND SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESSES 4. THE CONSTITUTION‚ THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION‚ SEPARATION OF POEWRS‚ CHECKS AND BALANCES‚ ELECTORAL COLLEGE‚ WINNER-TAKE-ALL‚ FEDERALISM‚ THE SHAY’S REBELLION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE‚ THE BOSTON
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History Of Slavery An evil of civilization Slavery enters human history with civilization. Hunter-gatherers and primitive farmers have no use for a slave. They collect or grow just enough food for themselves. One more pair of hands is one more mouth. There is no economic advantage in owning another human being. Once people gather in towns and cities‚ a surplus of food created in the countryside (often now on large estates) makes possible a wide range of crafts in the town. On a large farm or
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American Government Notes (Chapters 1‚ 2‚ and 3) IAG 6‚000‚000‚000 years average of how long there has been on earth. 6‚000 years (keeping track of ourselves‚ writing‚ etc.) Democratic Revolution Broad-based acceptance of democratic rule is a relatively new concept. The Origins of Society According to Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) people voluntarily chose to leave a “state of nature” to form societies of individuals. Despite the presence of absolute liberty‚ Hobbes felt the state of
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