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A Constitutional Convention was called in Philadelphia Pennsylvania earlier this month to address problems in the 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…

Article 5 of the Constitution demonstrates that in order for a convention consisting of structural modifications to the Constitution, two-thirds of the states dictate to call a convention, whereas amendment to the Constitution requires the approval of thirty-eight states. According to New York Times Correspondent Michael Wine’s in his news article Inside the Conservative Push for States to Amend the Constitution, Republicans are striving to meet the requirements of Article 5. The overall…

The Articles of Confederation was the active form of government in America by 1777, despite not being universally ratified until 1781. During the early years following the Revolutionary War, Hamilton recognized the budding defects in current governmental structure, most notably the fact that the federal government could not wrangle the various State Legislatures to move in unison on a path to preserve the Union and protect America’s newfound liberty. Hamilton could see the writing on the wall,…

March 3, 1849: Minnesota classifies as a territory. September 3, 1849: First state Territorial Legislature meeting takes place. February 26, 1857: Congress makes an organized announcement authorizing a state government for Minnesota. October 13, 1857: Minnesota voters approve the state constitution. December 3, 1857: First Minnesota Legislature Meeting is held. May 11, 1858: Congress approves Minnesota's constitution and admits Minnesota as the 32nd state in the union. May…

the document that formed our country, the Constitution, trying to piece together a giant mystery, a puzzle that needs to be completed. This piece of paper was signed by a group of men filled with a want to forget the mistake of the Articles of Confederation, a gargantuan governmental mistake, wanting to start anew. Signed on September 17th, 1787 this document is the shortest of constitutions, there are still many questions that need to be answered. This goes to show that maybe our forefathers…

The US constitution is an example of natural law. The Constitution invokes the laws of nature and nature’s God giving people unalienable rights accorded by God. There is no doubt that the delegates who adopted the Constitution believed that it was based on natural law (Golove, 2010). That is, God created the universe and incorporated a body of law into human nature to which all people are subject. As a natural law, the US Constitution focuses on protecting the unalienable rights given to people.…

The Articles of Confederation were drafted in June 1776 and was completely ratified in March 1781. Written by the members of the Continental Congress, it was an agreement between the thirteen independent states formed mainly for the purpose of defending the states against Great Britain. The Articles of Confederation, however, contained many flaws that resulted in its failure and generated the need for a new Constitution to be written. It lacked a more effective distribution of power between the…

July 4th, 1776, marks the birth of the United States of America as the continental congress based in Philadelphia declared the 13 British colonies as independent, sovereign states seceding from the crowns control. That fateful day compounded the lessons from the age of enlightenment into what American Founding Father, George Washington, would call the “last great experiment for promoting human happiness” after the hard fought war for independence from the monarchy of England (“The Great…

Dakota Lewis Final Essay Constitutional Issues Over the span of United States history, issues confronting the constitution have emerged numerous circumstances when security has turned into a worry. Issues, for example, voting rights, adjust of energy between the state and Federal governments, and the part of the Supreme Court in Congress have been raised doubt about by the general population of the United States. These contentions, and the results of said clashes, have affected cutting edge…

The Articles of Confederation was the country’s first constitution. However, it caused many problems in domestic and foreign policies. It was ratified in 1781; in 1787 a convention was called to revise the Articles. The convention decided to developed an entirely new form of government, the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution was written to amend the problem of the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution attempted to create a strong government by deciding the powers between governments. The…