Our founding father‚ Patrick Henry‚ said‚ “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people‚ it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government — lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Our founding fathers created a strong government for the people of the United States in order to protect their rights. They established a framework that our contemporary government is supposed to adhere to. Today‚ the American government has drifted away from the
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When America was established the founding fathers wrote a document that contained their view of how government should be run. It was written with the intention that the nation would enforce its contents for all ages; however‚ some men‚ known as the Progressive’s‚ believed that these old ideas were not concrete and should progress over time just as man progresses. One of the main areas where the Progressives disagreed with the framers was with their systematic approach to how governmental power
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The founding fathers not outlaw slavery outright in the Constitution The slavery is big event in American history‚ it is inhuman‚ discreditable. The slaves contributed many power in American‚ the people had to thank them. The slavery brings much labor force in American. We should like to ask people that if there is not slaver‚ now American likes rich‚ are it? This is because the issue of slavery was not fully resolved by the founding fathers at the constitutional convention. While they did address
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Alexander is an orphan who was born in a small island. Even though the odds were against him‚ that didn’t keep Hamilton from succes. Alexander Hamilton was a pioneer. Hamilton created many things‚ but he didn’t get to reach his full potential because his life ended in a duel. Therefore‚ I believe that Hamilton is an extraordinary founding father‚ and he may be one of the top three founding fathers. First‚ I will first present the background of Alexander Hamilton. I will give the reader all the information
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Reformers of the Antebellum Era Who: Father Theobald Mathew Issue that he focused on: Temperance‚ or the virtue to help society to moderate the attraction to substances like alcohol‚ and excessive use. Why was this issue so important to him?: Father Theobald Mathew was a strong believer in the theory that alcohol is the number one drug in The United States‚ and it does affect us in some way. He was one of the first to truly realize that alcohol is a depressant‚ and it affects the function of
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think of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ many think of Washington‚ Franklin‚ and Jefferson; but very few people think of James Madison. James Madison was an American politician‚ the fourth President of the United States‚ and considered to be the "Father of the Constitution"‚ he was the main author of the document; a document that has lasted over 220 years‚ through tough times including wars and economic struggles. This is why he is America’s most valuable Founding Father. The United
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about the motives on our history event by not just any event. This issue created a lot of debate on what Charles Beard believed and that is the motives of the Founding Fathers. Charles Beard published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States on whether the Constitution’s backers simply concerned for the nation or were they interested in protecting their own material interest. He also describes that questioning the motives of the Constitution’s supporters‚ it also demonstrated
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about the influential people who shaped America‚ many people instantly think about our Founding Fathers and all the other individuals who have passed and created laws in order to make our nation what it is today. However‚ what about the writers this great land has seen? With their brilliant minds and their talent to document and create stories‚ why don’t these authors get the same recognition as the Founding Fathers do when they have just as much significance? Writers have the power to transform texts
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Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country‚ the main people that come to mind are George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop‚ but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything‚ including people’s opinions of him. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury‚ Alexander
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The founding father of Philosophy was known as Socrates‚ he was born on 469 BCE and was later executed on 399 BCE while Athens was dealing with the Peloponnesian war against Sparta (Ancient). The decision to execute Socrates during the war may had been the fragile state that Athens was dealing with while in war. If there wasn’t a war the outcome of his death could had been a different. Socrates official formal accusation was in 399 BCE‚ he was brought in to the jury by Meletus a man that was
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