Article One of the United States Constitution

Lauri Krause November 12, 2016 HIS 131 01 The Articles of Confederation After the United States declared independence from Britain, members of the Continental Congress wanted to create a permanent national government with a written constitution. John Dickinson was given the task to draft the Articles of Confederation. This draft made it clear that Dickinson supported a strong central government, and thus the states debated and revised the Articles of Confederation for over a year creating a…

Essay Topic: Why is the Constitution still relevant today? The Constitution, being the Supreme Law of the Land, plays an essential role in society today. It is a replacement for the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was created by the Founding Fathers & contains 3 parts which include, the Preamble, Articles (7), and Amendments (27). The Preamble describes its purpose. The Articles forms the structure of the government & tells how it could be changed. The Amendments classifies changes…

The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 by the most sophisticated men of times. It was meant to last only some generations, yet it has been proven that the Constitution is one of the most important documents of the United States. The Constitution was created in order to establish “a more perfect union, justice, domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity” (145). The…

by the national government and the states’ governments. National government is the one that is in charge of mailing and sending troops to wars,while states governments are the ones handing the licensing of occupations or licenses like driver licenses. With all this being said, federalism varies depending on which time era you are in. Back in 1788 to 1937, the United States lived under the concept of dual federalism. In a dual federalism, also…

The New Constitution By the year 1786 our nation became aware that the current constitution, the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed or our country was going to fail. The Articles gave Congress virtually no power to regulate domestic affairs--no power to tax, no power to regulate commerce. Congress had to depend on financial contributions from the states, and they often time turned down requests. In 1786, the United States was bankrupt (The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in…

among the 3 organs of the state which are executive, legislature and judiciary. This doctrine can be traced back to Aristotle which classified the functions and the power of the states into 3 categories named continuous executive power, discontinuous legislative power and federal power. The clearest explanation of doctrine of separation of power can be found in the French philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu, in his book L. Esprit des Lois (The Spirit of Law).Montesquieu is one of the earliest…

governing of the United States of America, and to revise the Articles of Confederation. Debates included arguments over representation in Congress, slavery, and the new executive branch. The purpose of this convention was to create a better government, and word has it that they have concluded the convention with the agreement of establishing a United States Constitution. The people who attended the convention were the educated and wealthy elite. 55 delegates from various states, who were either…

It became clear soon after the Articles of Confederation were implemented that the document had certain flaws that weakened the newly created United States. A new document, the Constitution, was drafted to replace the Articles. Many people supported the Constitution, but some disagreed with it. Both the Federalists and the anti-Federalists provided valuable insight into the creation of the Constitution. Some of the arguments presented by the anti-Federalists were that it lacked a Bill of Rights…

Presidency of the United States of America. WHAT YOU ASK??? When I say unconstitutional, I do not mean in violation of the spirit of the constitution, I mean against the technical reading of the constitution, but first some background. We know that the women were only granted the right to vote after the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The amendment…

created the Constitution with one goal: to limit both the federal government’s power and the President’s power. The Federalists fought vigorously for more Presidential power, while the Anti-Federalists adamantly fought against it. Despite the bitter, long, neverending debate, both parties untimely compromised and created what is known as the modern day United States Constitution. Within the Constitution, the Presidential powers are outlined. In Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution, the…