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In the summer of 1787, a plan was made to restructure the government of the United States. The plan was known as the Constitution. The United States Constitution is possibly the most important document written in the history of our country. The federalists supported the Constitution, while the anti-federalists did not. The anti-federalists felt that ratification of such a document would give too much power to a federal government while also failing to protect the individual rights of citizens.…

Why did the farmers of the united states constitution at the end finally decided to give more power to the federal government rather than the state government? I'm going to be talking about problems with the articles of confederation with the strengths and weaknesses. I will be discussing the federal government on why the framers chose to create a stronger federal government the federal government should have the power because the national government is armed with positive and complete…

which in turn created one of the most lucrative federal systems in history. He writes from the outlook of Benjamin Franklin, a seasoned and wise delegate of the time. The purpose of this essay is to evaluate and analyze H. W. Brands’ thesis in the article, Miracle at Philadelphia. To prove his thesis, Brands focuses specifically on the beliefs and opinions of Benjamin Franklin. Brands speaks very highly of Benjamin Franklin…

that they should have a strong National Bank to manage money across state borders. Which in the long run was only helping his friends in Wall Street. Now the Federalist didn't want to have the central government to have more power than it did in the Articles of Confederation. The Federalist worked hard…

Between many constitutions there are many differences and also their is some similarities. The two constitutions that have the most differences and similarities are the Iroquois and the United States Constitution. The Iroquois Constitution was written by a man named Dekanawidah; who was a Huron man known as “The Great Peacemaker.” Also it was written in the 15th to 16th century. The U.S. constitution was written by Jacob Shallus and then was brought forth during the Philadelphia Convention,…

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists The American Constitution we have today came out of a long political battle between the two opposing sides: the federalists and anti-federalist. After a long political battle, a compromise was eventually came to between the two sides creating the current United States Constitution. Both sides had well-reasoned arguments on whether the constitution should be approved or not. The United States Constitution was drafted at the Philadelphia conference. Like any other…

“We the People,” the famous words that start the preamble introducing the United States Constitution, is highly significant. The ideas behind this famous line unfolded over time. Although have different meanings in different periods of time, "We the People" is the guideline of the government and a critical component of American history. The significance of the words “We the People” is that it controls the Constitution. Our forefathers chose those words because it highlights the “people” and…

need to be reformed? In 1780 one person proposed an idea to reconstruct our government; Alexander Hamilton proposed a general convention to frame a new constitution (Beard 3). The Article of Confederation was failing and several men wanted a change to form a strong national government. Some states excelled under the Article of Confederation, while others struggled; for there was no whole as a nation only sovereignty of the states. Then in 1787 the “Framers” changed the future of the United…

Merriam Webster defines a revolution as “a sudden, extreme, or complete change in the way people live, work, etc.” Using this definition, the American Revolution was not a revolution. While the period of the revolutionary war can be definitively stated as 1775-1783, the shift in political and social ideologies began as early as 1763 with the end of the French and Indian War and stretch as far as 1815 when the Treaty of Ghent was ratified. This 52-Year time period can hardly be classified as…

the most important detail and by missing this, the constitution was contradicting itself. The bill of rights was telling the government that the people had personal freedom and a certain right that is limited and enforced. “It appears from these articles that there is no need of any intervention of the state governments, between the Congress and the people, to execute any one power vested in the general government, and that the constitution and laws of every state are nullified and declared void…