Article One of the United States Constitution

The Judiciary Act of 1789, formally titled "An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," was set apart into law by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. Article III of the Constitution set up a Supreme Court, be that as it may, left to Congress the ability to make lower government courts as required. For the most part composed by Senator Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut, the Judiciary Act of 1789 set up the structure and ward of the administration court system and…

government, the Articles of Confederation, had many flaws. It was too weak to stop things such as Shay’s Rebellion. Because of this they organized a convention, many state representatives showed up, but some did not because they were pleased with how it was and didn’t want to change this. The people who were against changing the Articles of Confederation are called Anti-Federalists, and people that were for this are called Federalists. As a Federalist I believe the people of the United States…

Federalists strongly support a strong central government. They believed the constitution was exactly what the new country needed. The central government was to have three separate branches. In addition, they wanted to form a central bank and army. They had truly wanted to make the nation grow and be successful so the next generations will prosper. The difference between Federalists and Anti-Federalists: While both the federalists and anti-federalists wanted the best for the country, that did…

Some people believe that a strong central government is a more effective way of governance while others believe a stronger state and local government is better. This paper will further explore the advantages and disadvantages of each argument; as well as analyze the role of federal government and state government in the policy area of same sex marriage. There are several advantages of a strong central government. First of all, a strong federal government is more likely to be more efficient in…

The Constitution of the United States does not leave room for democratic rule. There are several instances that indicate that this statement is true, some are: the Electoral College in the selection of a President, the ratio of citizens to Senators, and the President’s judicial appointment of Supreme Court Justices. The rules set forth in the Constitution do not constitute a democracy because the weight of each vote varies. The Senate is one of the two sections in the Legislative Branch of our…

After to Constitution was written and signed by the framers there was a requirement of nine states necessary to ratify it as the supreme law of the land. This led to there being a divide in the newly formed country between two groups. The Federalists who supported the Constitution and the Anti-Federalists who were opposed to its ratification (O’Connor, Sabato, & Yanus, 2015). Both groups had valid arguments and concerns with regards to the ratification of the United States Constitution. There…

of the Constitution to minimize the possibility of one government body having too much power and as a representation for equality regarding a check and a balance for each state, small or large. The Constitution states, “The Legislature House was built to be the supreme democratic house of the national institutions as they are supposed to reelect every two years and the Senate was intended as an elite body that would act as a check on the House.” –The Constitution The founders feared that one…

Suspected Terrorist and Trial In the eyes of citizens in many countries around the globe, the United States is a land that is full of freedom and justices. One reason why they see the U.S. as such is due to the fact that a sense of unfairness has been a part of their lives. Fairness is the rock that our court system has established in the United States. In today’s world, suspected terrorism has become a more increasingly important topic that needs to be discussed. The issue of alleged terrorism…

Reading 9.1.1 and from Federalist No. 78 in Reading 9.1.2, if the Constitution says one thing and a law passed by Congress says another, the Constitution must give way. In the excerpt from Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803), the author argues that the powers of the legislature are “defined and limited”. Acts of Congress that conflict with the Constitution are not law, and the Courts are bound to give way to the Constitution. The Constitution, in his view, is either a superior and unchangeable…

The Untied Stated Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man are similar documents stressing freedom and equality. However, they are different in how they are composed. The United States Declaration of Independence was put together to outline how the United states was wronged by the British. The Declaration of the Rights of Man was written to outline and put into writing the natural rights that each citizen had. The Declaration of the Rights of Man is what prompted…