...The Constitutional Convention was an important event because it is what lead us to the government we have now. The different compromises are what lead to the methods that were used and still being used nowadays The Constitutional Convention was a meeting that took place in Philadelphia in 1787. The purpose of that meeting was to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. There were fifty five men who were delegates, their purpose was to have the federal government strengthen. The delegates did not think that rewriting the Articles of Confederation would actually work out. Eventually they wrote the U.S. Constitution. George Washington was chosen to lead the convention. All of the delegates had to agree that every state would get one vote. They did not want anyone to know about what was going on during the convention meetings. The delegates made sure to keep everything a secret, anyone who was not a delegate were not allowed to attend any meetings. We have no written documents because they kept everything a secret of what had occurred during the meetings. The only details we have today is from a notebook that belonged to James Madison. However, James Madison is known as the “Father of the Constitution.” He had also helped write the federalist papers. At the Constitutional Convention James Madison had done a very good job. When the delegates had to decided to write the “Bill of Rights” he was against it. James Madison was afraid that the future people would just go by those...
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...President of the United States, James Madison. There is tyranny of a supreme ruler who takes all power to his/herself. There is also tyranny of a few, which is when several generals or religious leaders seize control. There can also be tyranny of the many, which is when the majority denies to a minority. Although tyranny was a pretty huge issue in the government, the Constitution helped guard against tyranny in many ways....
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...Historically by way of the Constitution, the basis or purpose for structure of the United States Government was to allow maintenance of security or order for society. By this act alone the government is able to protect its people from violence at the hands of foreign armies and criminals. It is the authority of every government to enforce rules and control by means of their, armed forces and the police. Without this authority the United States would not be able to keep peace so to speak. In Seventeen Eighty Seven, our founding fathers( the farmers of the land) called for the forming of a Constitutional Convention for the sole purpose of building a stronger national government. There were fifty five delegates selected to carry out this enormous...
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...How Does the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? We fought the American Revolution to get rid of tyranny of being under a king. After the Revolution, we created a new system of government outlined in our Constitution. Fifty five delegates representing twelve different states got together in Philadelphia,1781 to fix our government. How does the constitution guard against tyranny, and what is tyranny? Tyranny is when a person or group of people have too much power. The constitution guarded against tyranny by establishing a new government that included the principle of Checks and Balances. One of the principles that guards against tyranny is Checks and Balances. This means there are certain ways that branches of the government can check on...
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...“Like the federal government, the state government of Nevada consists of three branches that oversee one another through a series of checks and balances” (Bower 69). However, contrasting from the federal government, which simply implies the separation of the powers, in the Nevada State Constitution the separation is overtly listed in Article three which states the separation of departments and power. This means that no branch can exercise power over another, the separation of duties and personnel (which means no one can serve in two branches concurrently), and exceptions to the rules provided in the constitution. The very first section in article four of Nevada’s Constitution states, “The Legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a Senate and Assembly which shall be...
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...Iroquois Political Theory vs. U.S. Constitution The Iroquois people have inhabited areas of Canada and northern New York for the last 4,000 years, while the US has only been a country and had a government for around 240 years. The Iroquois confederacy was originally made comprising of Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca tribes to prevent and resolve inter tribal conflict and to make the land more peaceful. The US Constitution and the Iroquois political theory are both similar and different in its own way. The Iroquois political system was the building blocks of the US constitution and that's why we have some of the similar ideas in the US constitution. Areas such as the three branches of government, impeachment, and executive branch getting veto power are in both political systems. The US government is divided into three parts; the...
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...Historical Essay #1: Confederation and Constitution Anthony Snow DeVry University 08/01/2015 HISTORICAL ESSAY #1: CONFEDERATION AND CONSTITUTION As with anything in this world there are always strengths and weaknesses when people are comparing two different items, as no one item can be a perfect solution; there are always compromises. The same happens when we are comparing the Articles of Confederation and the New Constitution of 1787. Both of theses two solutions each have their own strengths and weaknesses. First we have the Articles of Confederation that when written gave each state a lot of individual powers, and because of this was one of the main reasons for the New Constitution, and I want to show how these two solutions are different, and how the New Constitution uses some of the same concepts that make up the Articles of Constitution. I would first like to take a look at the Articles of Confederation, and explore some of the strengths and weaknesses that came as a result of adopting it. The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777. One of the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that although it was able to produce a confederation of sovereign states, it was also responsible for weakening the central government, as the Articles of Confederation gave almost all of the power to the individual state governments. With the individual state gaining more power, the national government found it extremely difficult to...
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...The United States is a democracy. A democracy is a form of government where the people vote to make decisions. This form of government can be found in different countries around the world; however, the U.S. is one of the oldest countries with a democracy. The Constitution was written using five different principles of democracy. Three of the five principles are separation of powers, checks and balance, and federalism. Separation of powers is the fact that the federal government is divided into three different branches. We learn at a young age that the federal government is made up of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Having three different branches helps the power be spread out. Each branch as its own powers and responsibilities....
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...Moroccan Vs American Political system The Kingdom of Morocco, is located on the Northwestern coast Africa and it’s the first country to recognize the sovereignty of the United States in 1777. Morocco, has a unitary form of government in which there are no states. As well as a constitutional democracy form of government wherein the country is ruled by king Mohammed6 and has absolute control of the country. Nonetheless, the king follows the constitution and uses the help of the prime minister. The voting age in Morocco is 18, though the citizens can't vote for their king since Morocco has a constitutional monarchy. However, the citizens are allowed to vote for the other people in the government that assist in running the country. The Kingdom of Morocco established a constitutional monarchy based on Islamic law, French and Spanish civil law systems soon after getting independence. Unlike the United States, monarchy is an advantage in Morocco since only limited people are in charge and makes it easier to make decisions because of less opinions. Furthermore, the Moroccan Political System is made up of three branches, the executive branch, The Legislative Branch and the judicial branch which are equal and benefit the country to run correctly. The executive branch carries out and proposes new laws and ideas to improve the country. Moreover, the king is the chief of the country and is the main person in the executive branch. In addition, he selects the prime...
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...waiting for the doors to open to the Constitutional Convention . He was holding his notes and his hat. This man is James Madison, also known as “The Father of The Constitution”. In the months ahead, he would play a central role in developing a formal government. Madison lived during the American Revolutionary War and was involved in forming our nation. Madison took part in drafting the U.S. Constitution and giving people freedom and prosperity. He was born on March 16, 1751 in Virginia and grew up there. Madison helped draft the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, which helped us because it gave the U.S. a better government that has lasted until the present day. He also made laws that ensured the rights of the people. James Madison was also known for being the fourth President of our country....
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...May of 1787 fifty-five men ranging from age twenty-six to age eighty-one converged onto Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The delegates were tasked with a mission: modify the Articles of Confederation. After vigorous debate, the delegates realized the Articles were too weak to support economic prosperity nor provide for public safety. Thus, the delegates underwent a new task: the creation of a brand-new Constitution. A brand new Constitution presented the delegates with a new point of contention. The fifty-five men would have to create a new Constitutions strong enough the support a nation’s economic prosperity, public safety, and so forth without allocating the new government power that did not squint towards a monarchy. Realizing this challenge divided the convention into a plethora of different opinions. These competing opinions could largely be grouped into two factions; the federalist and the anti-federalist. An Overview: Federalist v. Anti-Federalist...
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...History Government Common Essay To understand if the government of the United States is a good government, we must comprehend what defines a “good government”. A good government is one that has fair and equal principles, and that uses those principles to solve its social problems. I believe that the government of the United States is a good government because it enforces its public policies in a just way, it is a democratic system, and it was influenced by history. The government of the United States is a democratic government. This means that “the people” runs the government. One of the five values of democracy is worth of the individual. This means that the government values each and every one of the individuals live in this country. The second of the five basic principles of democracy is the equality of all persons, which means that all people in this country will receive a fair an equal judicial process. The third of these principles is majority rule/minority rights. This basic principle is evident in our legislature and in voting. The forth principal is necessity to compromise, which is evident in the compromises in the constitution. The last, and most important of the principles is individual freedom. The United States is known for its freedom and this principle is proof of it. A good government should be representative because if it is ruled “by the people”, it is the people that should elect their officials. The United States is divided into three branches: Legislative...
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...1. Separation of power is a fundamental principle that underlies the three branches of government establish by the Philippine constitution. a) Be able to explain the meaning and purpose of the principle of separation of powers. Separation of power describes the distribution of the executive, judicial, and legislative responsibilities of a government among separate and distinct branches. b) Be able to explain the status and the nature of the relationship of the three branches. The three branches of the government operates independently of the others. This is known as “the separation power” c) What is the principle of blending of power? Blending of power is actually sharing of power of the different department of the government whereby one department helps and coordinates with the other in the exercise of a particular power, function, or responsibility. 2. Be able to: a) Explain the principle of check and balance. "Checks and balances" is a concept set up in the whereby the various powers of any government are divided into 3 separate branches with no one branch having all of such powers. b) What are the purposes of the principle of the check and balance? The purpose of the principle of the check and balance is it guarantees that no part of the government becomes too powerful. For example, the legislative branch is in charge of making laws. The executive branch can veto the law, thus making it harder for the legislative branch to pass the law....
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...The congress has two houses called the House of Representatives and the Senates. Article two of the constitution defines the duties of the executive branch and the powers that it holds. The executive branch has the duties to carry out the laws made by congress. The third article of the constitution states the judicial branch powers. Article four, is titled in the book as the relations between the states because the states have the power and the rights to carry each states own laws out. Article five, discusses the amendments, the constitution has the power to be changed and new amendments can be added. Article six, is the law of the land and the federal power. The constitution and the federal laws are more extreme than state and local laws. However, all laws must comply to the United States Constitution. Lastly, Article seven, is titled ratification which states that the Constitution would of into effect after nine states ratified. However, the United States was already operating under the Articles of...
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...It was the year of 1777 that the Americans finally got their freedom from the British during the Revolutionary War. Since they were an independent country, they had to create their own government to control the country. The solution to this was to create the Articles of Confederation, but with it came many problems for the still developing country. Ten years later in the May of 1787 in the city of Philadelphia, fifty-five delegates from all states, excluding Rhode Island, met together to discuss the problems created the Articles of Confederation. Alexander Hamilton, one of the framers of the Constitution, had to make the Constitution tyranny-proof, which was a major issue confronted during some of the conventions. Tyranny is when one or more individuals obtain absolute power over others and possibly become a dictator. In the end, the framers came up with four different ways that the Consitution guarded against tyranny using federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and the Great Compromise. The first way that the Constitution guarded against tyranny was federalism. Federalism means that power is shared...
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