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Robert Morris- - was American Revolutionary politician and financier who handled America’s money during war. He signed Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and U.S Constitution. Thomas Jefferson- He was brilliant writer that drafted Declaration of Independence while he was 32. In it, he argued persuasively
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On May 29, 1787, Virginia delegate Edmund Randolph proposed what became known as "The Virginia Plan." Written primarily by fellow Virginian James Madison, the plan traced the broad outlines of what would become the U.S. Constitution: a national government consisting of three branches with checks and balances to prevent the abuse of power. In its amended form, this page of Madison's plan shows his ideas for a legislature. It describes 2 houses: one with members elected by the people for 3-year terms
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The debate between federalists and anti-federalists was very intense during the time the constitution was ratified. The reason why I consider myself a member of the Anti-federalist party is due to the fact that I agree with their main purpose, which was States ’ Right. I believe the rights and powers should be held by individual rather than by the Federal government. How would our country be like without these rights in the first place? Chaotic Right?! Federalists believed in a stronger centralized
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The controversial argument among the federalists and anti-federalists was crucial for the constitution proper ratification. The anti-federalist’s goals were to prevent excess power in the central government and instead allow states to ultimately govern. Federalists promoted a larger national government for protection of the people, law enforcement and unification. The anti-federalists had the more sensible argument and plan highly supported freedom. A crucial issue the federalists had was that their
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The Confederate States of America commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865. It was originally formed by seven slave states of the United States. Each state had declared its secession from the United States following the November 1860 election of Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. presidency on a platform which opposed the expansion of slavery. A new Confederate government was proclaimed in February
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In 1787, the Confederation Congress issued the Northwest Ordinance allowing Americans to settle in Native American soil. Jackson issued the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which authorized Jackson to trade land west of the Mississippi for Indian land and also became known as
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Collective rights are an important part of the Constitution of Canada. Six groups in Canada have collective rights, which includes, Aboriginal peoples, First Nations, Métis, Inuit peoples and Francophones and Anglophones. Francophone and Anglophones have benefited the most from the collective rights in Canada. How do we know that Francophones and Anglophones have benefited the most from collective rights? We can compare how Francophones and Anglophones got their rights, what rights they have and
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The Constitution Cafe focuses what are defined and codified as rights, what implications both rights and responsibilities hold when speaking of the constitution and how the constitution framework surrounding these two topics has evolved since the Revolution. “As dysfunctional as people of most political persuasions believe our government is, they are just convinced that the constitution still works. But does it?”(Phillips, pg. 3) .Thomas Jefferson believed that every generation of Americans should
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1789, he swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” He mentioned doubting his competence and proficiency, after all, he was inheriting leadership to a Nation that had been under Britain for 6 years and had just gained her freedom. He was worried about meeting his people's expectations and additionally, there were several pieces missing that didn't allow the country to run smoothly. The Articles of Confederation of 1781 rendered each state government independent
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