Benedictine Confederation

The preamble of the Constitution discusses the promotion of general welfare and the security of the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity. In America we live by this philosophy, but how different would America be if the Constitution had not been written in this context. There are those who want to argue that the Constitution was written to protect the white affluent businessmen at the time. In questioning the morals the United States Constitution was founded upon and whether…

Political Parties The rise of political parties in America was due to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton’s different views and the influence of newspapers. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had rivaling opinions on many topics. Hamilton appreciated a strong federal government while Jefferson favored state government power. Public opinions were split between their value of state governments and a united country under a sturdy federal government. Hamilton and Jefferson also held…

The United States Constitution overcame the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and provided for the organization of the new government. In the 1780s, the United States created their first form of government after the colonists won the Revolutionary War against the British. The Articles of Confederation was a very weak form of government that had multiple flaws. At the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise, the Electoral College, and the Three-Fifths Compromise were made to…

The Federalist Papers were written during the time period of 1787-1788 with the hopes of ratifying the constitution. The Federalist Papers consist of 85 essays composed from writers such as James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. These papers were published as essays anonymously in New York newspapers. The Federalist Papers were originally under the name of The Federalist until the 20th century. James Madison wrote both Federalist Paper No. 10 and No. 51. These papers both discuss the…

After the constitution was added in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, many claimed that the constitution did not efficiently defend the basic natural rights of the citizens. The anti-federalist and federalist had an argument whether or not the Bill of Rights should be added. The anti-federalist believed that without the Bill of Rights, the government would overpower and abuse the people. In the end, the anti-federalist won, and thus the Ninth Amendment was born. In essence,…

Patrick Henry once stated, “ Give me liberty or give me death.” This known statement was extremely popular within rural America(anti-federalist). The Philadelphia convention was dominated by commercial interest, thus the further the state was from the coast the higher the chances the people in that region would be anti-federalist. Anti-Federalist pseudonyms were Brutus, Cato, and Federal Farmers, as this demonstrated the lack of freedom. The most concerning issue within that party was the fear…

The Articles of Confederation were adopted on November 15, 1777, but were not ratified by the 13 states until March 1, 1781. To a great extent, the Articles were very weak and did not provide an effective form of government. Nevertheless, they were not completely futile, the Articles were able to provide a few effective forms of government. For example, they created the Northwest ordinance of 1787 and the Land ordinance of 1785, two positive products of the Articles. On the other hand, there…

Provide a fully developed essay of at least 500 words, and cite sources used. Marbury versus Madison is considered the most important cases in the history of the Supreme Court. The case took place around from 1789 and lasted until 1803. The constitution called for three branches of the government: legislative, executive, and judiciary. Articles I and II covered legislative and executive. Article III covered judiciary. With everything else almost finished in the Constitution, the meaning for…

II. The Department of Justice did not have substantially the same degree of interest in developing Abernethy’s testimony in the grand jury because of the procedural and substantive differences between the two proceedings. In an effort to protect evidentiary integrity, the judicial system is hesitant to allow hearsay into the courtroom during trial. Congress has enacted a general ban that widely prohibits the admission of hearsay. United States v. Salerno, 505 U.S. 317, 322 (1992). However,…

The Federalist papers were written in attempt to get citizens to ratify the United States Constitution in 1787, and more specifically the citizens of New York. Eighty-five essays made up the Federalist papers. When citizens were reviewing the United States Constitution the Federalists papers basically guided them through it and helped people to understand how the Constitution should be interpreted as well as where the ideas came from. In the first paper we were assigned, Federalist number 10,…