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
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The three weaknesses that we had for the articles of confederation is taxes, the judicial and the excitative branch, and military. The articles of confederation was to keep everything in place, but that didn’t work because we had some weaknesses. The first weakness was taxes, due to Shays' rebellion protesters of Massachusetts, were furious because they were charged the most for taxes. Massachusetts was already had an economics problem, and threating to take their farms away for not paying, and
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The Articles of Confederation was the original Constitution of the United States that was ratified in 1781. It was later replaced with the U.S. Constitution in 1789. The Articles of Confederation was a written document that established the functions of the national government of the U.S., after it declared independence from Great Britain. It is an important document in American history because it united the individual states and established the federal government. https://www.reference.com/history/three-weaknesses-
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Delegates to the Philadelphia Convention, experiencing the issues that resulted from requiring all thirteen states to approve changes to the Articles of Confederation, decided that the “ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between states” (Article VII). They planned to present the Constitution to delegates elected by popular vote into ratifying conventions in each state. As soon as the the proposed Constitution was made public
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My parents hate taxes! Even though my parents hate taxes that doesn’t mean everybody hates taxes. Taxes can have a different aspect on many people, to some people taxes are very negative, but to other people taxes can be very positive. Many people think taxes are outrageous, unnecessary, and torturous, while others consider them to be used for personal protection and beneficial to society. First, many people think that taxes have a negative aspect. As my mom said “taxes can be negative because
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The Federalist Papers were composed in backing of the approval of the Constitution. While cutting edge perusers may consider it to be unavoidable, the Constitution was a progressive step. In Philadelphia, the representatives opposed the current Articles of Confederation and looked to the states, not the current government, for sanction and endorsement of the new government. As a result of the progressive way of the new constitution, contentions were important to defend the reaction to the new crises
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Alexander hamilton was a founding father who made many contributions to our country from establishing a national bank, writing 51 of the federalist papers, and speaking at the constitutional convention for 6 hours. These are just a few things he has done that have been recorded in history. Out of the many things he has accomplished these are three things that stood out to me. In february 1791, Alexander Hamilton established a national bank. When he first proposed his idea to do this it was not approved
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Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an interpreter of the U.S. Constitution and the founder of many important things that had a significant impact on history, including the nation’s financial system, the federalist party, the United States coast guard, and The New York Post Newspaper. He was also General George Washington's assistant and served as the nation's first secretary of the treasury. Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755 on the island of Nevis
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As you proceed with the weekend's reading and assignment, it is appropriate to take the time to consider the "rivers of blood" that flowed as American Independence was declared, fought for and secured. Armed with the knowledge you have gleaned in your research and your reading, please consider the following speech entitled "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms" and process your thoughts in an articulate manner for this week's blog! “Declaration of the causes and Necessity of
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DBQ 2: The Bill of Rights The Constitution is a living document. The Framers of the Constitution wrote it to serve as the new governing body after fighting the Revolutionary War and declaring independence from Great Britain. Although all Framers agreed on a need for a new framework for a new government, the Federalists and Antifederalists had different priorities. In the end, the two sides merged their ideas through the Great Compromise and America’s Constitution was accomplished by ratifying a Bill
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