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    Tyranny is one word people would use to describe life before America was independent and free from England. In 1787‚ the Constitutional Congress met to fix the problems that the Articles of Confederation caused. 55 people gathered in Philadelphia to create a new constitution‚ or a written document about how you will rule your country. Some other vocab words you might want to know are frame‚ or to make/create‚ and the Articles of Confederation‚ which was the 1st constitution that was made. The Constitution

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    protect against tyranny (cruel or unjust powers). Before the Constitution‚ under the Articles of Confederation‚ there was no chief executive or leader‚ no court system‚ and there wasn’t even a way for the central government to force a state to pay taxes. So‚ how did the Constitution guard against tyranny? Federalism‚ separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and big states v. small states are all ways that protect the people of the United States and the Constitution against tyranny. Federalism

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    psychological processes underlying majority and minority influence. Change is inevitable. Whether that means change in appearance‚ opinions or circumstance. One way in which a person can change is through social influence. Social influence is when a person changes because of other people. In particular‚ groups of people sharing the same mindset or ideas‚ will social influence a person(s). There are multiple types of social influence. The first being‚ majority influence. Majority influence occurs when a smaller

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    Describe the Factors Affecting Majority Influence A study was carried out by Solomon Asch which showed the factors which affected majority influence. In his study he wanted to see how group pressure affects group tasks with an obvious answer. The method he used to carry out this study was by using eight male students were arranged around a table but only one of them however was a real participant who turns up late and the others were confederates of the researchers. The task was to identify out

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    wanted to create a fair and non tyrannical government that could hold a nation together. Now the question is how did the Constitution prevent tyranny‚ I will answer this question by analyzing three documents and gather information to show how the Constitution guarded against tyranny. Federalism is one of the ways the constitution protects against tyranny and it is defined as the division of power into the national level and the state level. Federalism uses the 10th amendment to give the states any

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    was very weak and limited. The members agreed to create a new constitution‚ to make the central government stronger‚ but try not to create a tyranny‚ like the harsh power of King George III. But the question remains‚ “How did the Constitution prevent too much power from getting into the hands of one person or group?” The Constitution was defended from tyranny through a variety of different ways while being made at the Constitutional Convention by using federalism‚ having a separation of powers in

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    How can the government stop tyranny ? The Articles of Confederation seemed to fail trying to do the job. The challenge was to create powerful rules that everyone would be able to live by. They weren’t just any powerful rules it was the Constitution‚ and it made sure that no one had more power or was much more powerful than any other. “In the compound republic of America‚ the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments.”James Madison came up with a compound government

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    why people conform in groups and whether some people more likely to conform than others. One will address these two questions in the text below‚ while also looking to explain what “minority influence” is‚ and how it differs to what is considered majority influence. To commence‚ one will look at the question of why people conform in groups. There appear to be two fundamental influences; informational influence‚ which involves people’s desire to be right (Cialdini & Goldstein‚ 2004) and normative

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    guard against tyranny? Tyranny is means ‘as harsh absolute power in the hands of one individual’; it has happened everywhere. Whatever the size or shape‚ tyranny is a problem because it means too much power in the hands of one person or group. In 1787‚ Representatives from almost all the states in the U.S‚ met in Philadelphia to fix the issue of tyranny. The House presents us to “The Articles of Confederation” to help guard against tyranny. The Constitution guarded against tyranny in ways such

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    How does the Constitution guard from tyranny? Imagine being in world where you are forced to wear certain things. Forced to practice the only religion allowed. Imagine not being able to know what you want‚ when you wanted! The Constitution was made on September 17‚ 1787 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. It was made to provide the framework for the U.S. government. It creates things like presidency‚ the Congress‚ and the Supreme Court. From May to September of 1787‚ men known as framers were thinking

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