Benedictine Confederation

government set up by the Constitution was the second attempt at an American government. The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost ten years afterwards, was the Articles of Confederation. Like many first attempts, the Articles of government had some good ideas and meant well, but it was poorly executed. When delegates gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise the Articles, they ended up creating a new constitution. The delegates from the…

Quick, who was the first president of the United States? George Washington, right? Wrong! Now on to the million dollar question: who said the famous quote: “Let them eat cake”? You said Marie Antoinette right? Wrong! In Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” we read: “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right… Time makes more converts than reason.” In other words: If you tell an untruth long enough, eventually, it becomes history. In thinking of…

The founding fathers cleverly designed the government in way that would prevent the abuse of power, as experienced under British rule. Back before the United States, the colonies had an odd mix of their own local governments, but ultimately subordinates to the British government and controlled by a king. Eventually, they resented the British policies and fought to gain their freedom, resulting in the formation of the United States of America (Peterson, n.d.). This experience made the creators…

considered more of manners than laws. When the government realized we needed regulation among the wars happening in the time period, they created what was known as the Articles of Confederation. However, the articles did not quite work out in the way they wanted, and the Constitution was born. The Articles of Confederation was a document that held the laws of the time period for America. It was ratified on March 1, 1787 and was originally helpful to America and its citizens. At first, not many…

Federalist Party In the wake of the early beginnings of America, many agendas clamored for attention as to the direction the nation should take, and the Federalist Party played a major part. One of the formidable political parties of its time, Federalist Party ideologies were largely elitist. For Federalists, the defining characteristic was their championship for a stronger central government, with the view that it would lead to a more powerful nation. As a party, Federalists generally frowned…

constitution we don’t have to worry about that ever happening. In 1787 our founding fathers met in philadelphia to discuss a big problem, which was the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of confederation was considered as America’s first constitution. After much discussion and debate they decided that the articles of confederation would no longer be utilized. That is when they decided that the constitution was greatly needed. It would be a document that would have no tyranny. In fact it…

Questions: Categories: What was so bad about the state, that they needed a government? What is the common good? Common Good How did the founders write the constitution? What were some of the laws? How does the government make sure we can protect our rights? Why did the founders believe that people need a government? How did the government improve when the constitution was created? Was the government fair? How did they govern themselves? Did the government have any flaws? Why is it important…

They opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and claimed that the state government needed more power than it had been given under the Articles of Confederation, but the Constitution had gone too far in giving the majority of the rights to the Federal government. They believed that this concentration of power in the national government would lead to tyranny within the United States. Thomas Jefferson and…

Pharaoh Akhenaten was a controversial ruler, too uninvolved with public interest to be popular among his subjects. Whether it be forcing new ideas upon the people or his complete disregard for their safety and well-being, Akhenaten’s approval rating was so low that the pharaoh was all but erased from history by his successors. Little is known about Akhenaten himself. His reign was short-lived- only lasting sixteen years. His main wife, Nefertiti, was likely seen by him as an equal. The two had…

Constitution created a just government by fixing the many problems with the Articles of Confederation. In Alexander Hamilton’s letter to James Duane he stated that “the confederation itself is defective and requires to be altered; it is neither fit for war, nor peace”. One problem with the confederation was that too much power was given to the states. Alexander Hamilton wrote a letter to James Duane stating that the “Confederation too gives the power of the purse too entirely to the state…