Benedictine Confederation

Should the founding fathers have kept us as a confederacy or was it a good idea to change to a constitution republic? In 1776 the country that we now call the Untied States of America was formerly known as the confederacy until 1789 then the United States was born as a constitution republic. The reasoning for the change was to make a stronger federal government for the national government. The confederacy was to weak to defend itself from inserection from the people or from other…

Despite the U.S constitution focus in creating a strong, and organized government; the framers of the US Constitution, were not in favor of political parties because they” believed that parties were a source of corruption and an impediment to the freedom of people to judge issues on their merits”. (Encyclopedia, 2015). Despite its disapproval, political parties were still implemented, due to its strength of being able to execute important duties in the American government. Political parties…

The “American Dream” that so many people have seen become a reality for the fortunate few in the United States has become a need rather than a want. Americans no longer want equality, but need equality. They no longer want money, but need money for America’s consumerist society. Religious freedom is no longer a want, but a thing that is deeply needed for most of the American population. Safety too has become something that Americans no longer want but need. While people stand by and watch…

For the primary sources federalist No.51 and federalist No.10, there's differences and similarities. They also include information that evaluates each other. To know what it is, that is included in the the primary sources it has to be explained. To begin with, the similarities of the primary sources federalist papers No.51 and 10 is that they both were written from the same person, which was James Madison. In the federalist paper No.51 it states that, “it was published under the pen name…

Without the constitution the United States would be in total anarchy. The Articles of Confederation was the first basic constitution of the United States. The Articles of Confederation was written in Philadelphia at the Second Continental Congress in 1776(History,Articles of Confederation). The first draft of the articles was not used in the final draft, the fourth draft was used(History,Articles of Confederation). The first edition was written by Benjamin Franklin, the next was written by…

In the third and last part of Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, Franklin writes quite a bit about his involvement in politics and government. Throughout the Autobiography Franklin is involved with many important government officials, now during the later stage in his life he actually starts becoming part of the government himself. One of Franklin’s many inventions was the public library, back in the 1700’s reading books and other literature was luxury and it was usually only the elite rich…

During the 1780s a series of problems arose in the United States pointing out the flaws in the Constitution. The inability to issue taxes and rebellions of poor white farmers left the United States in a serious crisis. Although these issues posed a serious problem at the time, they provided the much needed provisions to shape the newly formed government. When the United States was first formed, the government had no power to issue taxes on the people. This lead to the country falling further…

Rasika Somasundaram History 111 09/17/2017 Most Americans of the 1780s wanted the kind of government provided by the Articles of Confederation, despite its weaknesses becuase Most of the orignal colonies were settlements for various religious groups escaping expulsion in Europe. Also people wanting a chance to become landowners which they would never have otherwise or sent as laborers to work plantations to pay of debts . Some colonies wanted certain religious observations such as…

If Benjamin Franklin didn’t invent bifocals I possibly couldn't have/get a driver's license. I would have to depend on others to get me place to place. My eyesight would continue to excel from bad to worse within. His inventions have done so much to this world to help us. Especially the bifocals, I think Benjamin is a huge part of our world. Benjamin Franklin made many inventions, throughout his lifetime. Theses inventions created are swim fins, Franklin stove, bifocals, catheter, glass…

After the states declared independence from Britain, they realized that they needed a new constitution to make the country run smooth. The states had no representation, there was no court system, and had to separate the power, so there will not be a tyrant leading the country . With that, how would the U.S. make a new constitution that would guard against tyranny? The constitution guards against tyranny by dividing power in the government. When the constitution was being made the men wanted…