delegated all taxing authority to individual states, it was unlikely that the states would yield to Congress when they requested tax money because there was no law forcing them to do so. However, the centralization of the Constitution provided a solution to this; in Section 8 of the Constitution, it is stated that Congress shall have the authority to impose and collect taxes. Further, the decentralization under the Articles of Confederation brought about an issue regarding the development…
The first written constitution of the United States was the Articles of Confederation. Being the first constitution, there were likely to be some weaknesses. The Articles had more weaknesses than it did strengths. Once they put the articles in place, it was hard to get away from those and on to the Constitution. Congress decided on a final copy of the Articles but not until they had gone through six previous drafts. Benjamin Franklin was the first to write a draft of the Articles in 1775.…
Samuel Nielsen Unit: 5 Question: 2 There are multiple ways that individual rights are protected in the body of the Constitution. In Article I, Section 9, clause 3 of the constitution provides that, “ no Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed.” Also, in Article I, Section 9, clause 2, individuals are guaranteed, “ the privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended.” James Madison understood the carnage these laws could employ when he said, “Bills of attainder…
Burrus quoted the constitution stating the Constitution gives Congress limited powers over the presidential elections, but the State legislators have the power to choose electors to the Electoral College. The Constitution has no power to mandate states to give the citizens the right to vote. To fix this problem we could simply amend the Constitution so that Congress has the power to make voting laws. This argument about the violation…
Jefferson’s patriotism as mere words and not a reflection of his deeds. The author being pro Federalist defends the works of Adams and his Federalist ideals. Phocion proclaims “…’A Defense of the American Constitutions.’ a book expressly written for the purpose of vindicating those constitution from the strictures of monsieur Turgot, a French theorist who condemned the separation of the American legislature into two branches…. And that vesting the legislative power into a single body, had, and…
American Congress in 1789. They were created to protect the individuals of the United States. The Amendments are changes made to the Constitution by adding, altering, or omitting a certain part or term. The constitution has been amended twenty-seven times since 1788. The first ten amendments are called the Bills of Rights. Four amendments that I think have changed our Constitution greatly are: the First Amendment, the Thirteenth Amendment, the Eighteenth Amendment, and the Nineteenth Amendment. …
Nowhere in our Constitution does it mention the words democracy or democratic. A democracy is a system of government run by either the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. However, the word republic is mentioned, which means a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. This is important because it contradicts the assumption that America is a democracy. The main difference between a democracy…
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781. The Articles of Confederation gave all of the states sovereign power, and put extreme limitations on the federal government. The only power that the government had was in foreign affairs, and in last resort situations, the government could be used for legislation. These restrictions on the government quickly led to a variety of legislative and economic issues. One large legislative problem was with…
Congress Questions A. Although Congress has far more enumerated powers in the Constitution than those of the presidency or the Supreme Court, a direct collision between the legislative branch and the other two branches can actively be seen today in the US government-- and the outcome of said collision is causing what most see as paralysis of the closest branch of government in relation to the citizens of the US. Combined with the division created by disagreements between the Republican and…
When the United States’ Constitution was written in 1787, the country was very different than it is today. In 1787 a much smaller percentage of people were educated, there were way fewer people living in the country, and people were very concerned with the president being elected by “smart” people. Considering all of that, the electoral college was a great system for electing the president of the United States at that time. However, in modern times, a direct presidential election would be better…