Benedictine Confederation

Before the current United States Constitution there was the Articles of Confederation. This frame of a government, and how it would organize a new nation, came about during America’s fight for independence against the British. This fast answer to a monumental problem would only come to provide temporary relief, for the New World would require structure far greater than what was provided in the Articles of Confederation. Though the founders did not know at the time, they would come to learn…

Authored in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was the formal document written to inform the British monarch, King George III, that the Thirteen Colonies no longer wished to be a part of Great Britain. Signed by representatives of each colony, this document inspired a revolution that created the United States of America. Jefferson and the signers wanted Britain to know that government should get its power from the people, not the people existing for the benefit of the…

The North Carolina Constitution was ratified in 1971. This is the third Constitution for the state of North Carolina. The first Constitution was created in 1776 after the American Declaration of Independence came into existence and was substantially modified in 1835. We created the government for the new state. In 1868, a new constitution brought the state back into the Union after the Civil War. It currently contains 14 articles, each made up of different sections that re-organize the state…

was a firm believer that their was a need to revise The Articles of Confederation and a convention was necessary. For instance, Bowen states, “For the ensuing seven years, Hamilton never stopped driving and pushing for a convention. He wrote letters private and public, made speeches, published a series of newspaper articles entitled ‘The Continentalist’-” (Bowen 8). Hamilton stated the evident faults of The Articles of Confederation such as, its non-existent branch to enforce the laws, no one to…

George Washington was the 1st president of the United States of America. Throughout his presidency, he dealt with many problems. For example, the war going on between Britain and France, and the Protest of many farmers because of the whiskey tax. Regardless of the obstacles he faced, Washington was better at protecting the rights of the people than Adams because he worked to make sure that every American citizen was safe from war or harmful protests. Washington shows the protection of people’s…

While the articles of confederation were in effect, the United States government was vulnerable to tyranny. Before the constitution, the Articles of Confederation were the first constitution that ruled the United States, and they made the federal government so weak that they couldn't even tax their citizens. To fix this, the constitutional convention was called to set up a stronger government through a new constitution. How did the Constitution, a document that details how the government is run,…

Amending the Federal Constitution is not as easy as it may seem to be. The framers of the constitution have made it the formal amending process very difficult. These individuals believed that they would be allowing a future revolution to occur if they were to make their document too rigid or even if they wrote it so that it could not be revised to suit future time. The framers wanted to create a firm basis for the exercise of governmental power. At the 1787 convention, George Mason noted that…

Essay Number 2: Examining Factions within Federalist 10 Federalist 10 is often considered one of the most highly regarded piece of political writings ever put to paper. Federalist 10 addresses the question of how to guard against factions and their propensity to cause a rift in a republic. Written by James Madison working under the pseudonym Publius, Federalist 10 was published on November 22, 1787. In response to Federalist 10 the Anti-Federalists would release two pieces of writing combating…

The writing of the Federalist Papers took place in the years 1787-1788. Hamilton politely asked Aaron Burr to assist him in writing the essays so that they could ratify the new constitution. Burr quickly rejected Hamiltons offer, as he was busy with other matters at hand, such as the presidential election. After attempting to write these essays and papers on his own, Hamilton joined forces with James Madison and John Jay when he realized the work was too much for one man to take on alone.…

The Constitution was initially subjected to the scrutiny of Anti-federalists, who believed that the document would not adequately protect the rights of those living under it (Siemers). These fears have partially been invalidated over time, as many revisions have been made in order to ensure the preservation of interests of minorities. It is imperative to recognize that these changes occurred gradually; they were not originally included in the document (Constitutional Amendment Process).…