The Constitutional Convention was a mix of highly influential, and lesser so influential individuals. Less than a year after these individuals gathered in 1787 to suggest finite reforms to the Articles of Confederation a far more powerful national government would be replacing it (Paletz, Owen and Cook). The American Constitution and Bill of Rights established the foundations of American politics through initiating the first ten amendments which illustrate the civil liberties that human beings are entitled to, and as a result of the Constitutional Convention a document-the American Constitution-that advocated for a much more powerful government than the Articles of Confederation did was ratified. However, I would argue that we should treat
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Drafted in 1777, The Articles of Confederation is the first political charter of the United States; however, there were many cases in which The Articles of Confederation fell short. For instance, in the late 1780s there were many times that demonstrated “the national government had few tools to carry out its assigned task of foreign policy” (Paletz, Owen and Cook). Not only that, but the Articles of Confederation also proved to be unable take care of matters of their people, even when the Continental Congress do agree like they did on the issue of Shay’s rebellion, the armed rebellion led by debt-ridden farmers. Last but not least the Articles of Confederation were unable to provide a successful way to handle the domestic ferment caused by the state governments being unable to fund the Revolutionary War without causing the dollar to lose its value. Even with the state delegates of the Constitutional Convention voting for their own political and economic self-interests it ended with bargaining, compromise, and deal making (Paletz, Owen and Cook). Separation of powers, a system of checks and balances and bicameralism were the determined to be the fundamental principles of the new Constitution. Through the system of checks and balances each branch is provided with ways to respond, and to bar the actions of others if needed, complementing the separation of powers. The separation of powers compartmentalized the three domains of government action into three branches, the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary. Bicameralism separates the legislature into two parts, “the House of Representatives and the Senate. One chamber was supposed to provide a close link to the people, the other to add wisdom” (Paletz, Owen and Cook). These elaborate systems of distributing power have establishes the foundations of American politics that we see
Drafted in 1777, The Articles of Confederation is the first political charter of the United States; however, there were many cases in which The Articles of Confederation fell short. For instance, in the late 1780s there were many times that demonstrated “the national government had few tools to carry out its assigned task of foreign policy” (Paletz, Owen and Cook). Not only that, but the Articles of Confederation also proved to be unable take care of matters of their people, even when the Continental Congress do agree like they did on the issue of Shay’s rebellion, the armed rebellion led by debt-ridden farmers. Last but not least the Articles of Confederation were unable to provide a successful way to handle the domestic ferment caused by the state governments being unable to fund the Revolutionary War without causing the dollar to lose its value. Even with the state delegates of the Constitutional Convention voting for their own political and economic self-interests it ended with bargaining, compromise, and deal making (Paletz, Owen and Cook). Separation of powers, a system of checks and balances and bicameralism were the determined to be the fundamental principles of the new Constitution. Through the system of checks and balances each branch is provided with ways to respond, and to bar the actions of others if needed, complementing the separation of powers. The separation of powers compartmentalized the three domains of government action into three branches, the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary. Bicameralism separates the legislature into two parts, “the House of Representatives and the Senate. One chamber was supposed to provide a close link to the people, the other to add wisdom” (Paletz, Owen and Cook). These elaborate systems of distributing power have establishes the foundations of American politics that we see