Benedictine Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was considered weak because it has no authority over interstate and foreign trade matter. States are free to conduct their own respective business and the federal government has no say to whatever states do. So, with states acting like its own sovereign nation rather than a type of government under the federal government, the relationship between the two government is chaotic. In this paper, I am going to discuss further details about…

individual rights. Although it was written in 1787, it wasn't ratified until 1788 by the necessary nine states. The Constitution was written in secret, behind doors guarded by sentries. Before the Constitution was written, America used the Articles of Confederation. This government did not work which lead to the creation of the Constitution. The Legislative Branch is made up of two…

About two hundred and fifty years ago, the American colonist were on the way to becoming its own, in revolutionizing it. Our president Thomas Jefferson, one of our founding fathers, composed a document that made America called The Declaration of Independence. This document came in response to the tyranny of English rule. It declared the goals of equality for all men, end to high taxes on colonists, an end to English rule, and why the American colonist should separate from England. The colonist…

The United States of America has greatly progressed since when its first colonies were established. It consists of fifty states, three balanced branches of government, and has had forty-four presidents altogether. However, America definitely did not become this way overnight. There have been many people, plans, documents, and ideas that have shaped the United States into what it is today, and that helped America move towards having democracy when it was first starting out. The House of…

For a long time, Florence had internal governmental conflicts and was growing into the countryside. Also, until Frederick II died in 1250, Florence had to fight Great Medieval Emperors from conquering Florence. None of this stopped Florence from prospering in all the aspects possible. During the struggles between the Guelf faction (on the side of the pope) and the Ghibelline faction (on the side of the Holy Roman Emperor), Florence remained on the Guelf Faction. Also, in 1282/83, wealthy people…

members of the other departments. I believe both of these to be crucial to the formation of the current constitution. Lastly, congress acts as a representative for the people. The Articles of the Confederation is considered the first constitution of the U.S. Although the Articles of the Confederation gave congress weak power, the states still had delegate representation. Though the level of power may be less than in the constitution, the ideas are still similar and, I believe this helped…

In this essay I will be analyzing the successes and failures of the Early Republic presidential administrations of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. In 1776, American colonies decided to declare independence from Britain. From 1776 to 1789, America had no true leader, although people had identified themselves as “presidents.” There was not an official U.S. president until George Washington in 1789. That was the beginning of a new nation. George Washington united our new nation,…

The American Flag The American flag is a symbol of the U.S.A. The flag stands for liberty, equality, and bravery. Out of the 239 years America has been a country, there have been 27 different official American flags, each flag with a different amount of stars. On June 14th, 1777, the first ever American flag was created with 13 white stars and 13 white and red stripes. The 13 stars symbolized the first 13 states in the U.S.A., also known as the 13 colonies. This flag was created by Elizabeth…

Introduction: One would have a hard time to get two people to agree on anything. This is one reason why the Founding Fathers created the Constitution to provide direct and vague guidance. Since the guidance is both direct and vague it allows the document a lane for the pursuit of perfection. Furthermore, it allows the government to decentralized and provides each individual citizen a path to legally exercise their thoughts and freedom. The below correspondence will discuss the evolution of…

The Continental Army was the first to occupy West Point in 1778; becoming the oldest garrison that still continues in US activity. Between 1778 and 1780, Polish engineers and military hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko oversaw the construction of the fort. As commander of the fortifications at West Point, Benedict Arnold committed but an act of treason in an attempt to sell the fort to the British. The cadets underwent training in artillery and engineering in the garrison since 1794. The Congress formally…