Congress of the Confederation

being endangered. Therefore, in the U.S. Constitution Article 1 Section 8, Congress is granted the power to declare war and the power to issue letters of marque and reprisal referring to hostilities short of full-scale war. The executive branch in Article 2 Clause 1, states that the president is the…

A major topic discussed was religion. Many of the men were unsure of how religion should play a part in the Article of Confederation and Declaration of Independence. George Washington wanted to encourage all religions not just one to grow and expand; although this did not apply to the Native Americans. The point of the Declaration of Independence was to declare independence;…

revolution, then joined the continental congress and in 1787. He was the New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He fought to replace the flawed Articles of Confederation with the Constitution that guaranteed a strong central…

individual form of government does, how they are able to function separately and also, what their purpose is for the people of the nation. The first branch of government, the legislative branch, was first established in Article 1 of the Articles of Confederation. The first founding fathers of the nation intended for this particular branch of government to be the sole form of government to be able to make and create the laws for the country. (Lenz & Holman, 2004). The Legislative branch houses…

Harry S. Truman once said, “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” Dave Grohl said “Ladies and gentlemen, God bless America – land of the free, home of the brave.” These two quotes have something in common - they both deal with why our country is so great. The people of America are not afraid to get their hands dirty and work for themselves, and their country. I believe this is my responsibility to…

Have you heard about Benjamin Franklin? He is the one that discovered electricity. He is one very important person. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn’t be warm in the winter and we wouldn’t be cooled in the summer. He also invented the lightning bolt, bifocal eyeglasses, and the armonica. He also invented the franklin stove to keep houses warm. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts. His father (Josiah Franklin) had 17 kids. Josiah Franklin had two wives, Abiah Folger…

George Washington George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland, Virginia. He received a small education at home and a small work education among the planters and backwoodsman he associated with. From these men he learned farming and surveying. He was a natural leader and was appointed a field marshal in the colonial militia by the time he was 21, taking part in the first battle of the French and Indian War. In the French and Indian War, he made his way up the ranks. During…

better government to represent all people and their rights. I think they did well until they limited certain groups rights. The 13th Amendment was the first mention of slavery in the Constitution. It was ratified on December 6, 1865, and passed by Congress on January 31, 1865. This amendment set the stage that slavery will never exist…

Reference course readings, lectures, and examples as appropriate. The framers of the Constitution designed the office of president to be a rather weak one. Given the original government presented in the Articles of Confederation, an example was followed while writing the Constitution. Congress was given more power and influence over the nation, and dominated the executive branch until the 1930s. The president, while being granted some powers,…

It became clear soon after the Articles of Confederation were implemented that the document had certain flaws that weakened the newly created United States. A new document, the Constitution, was drafted to replace the Articles. Many people supported the Constitution, but some disagreed with it. Both the Federalists and the anti-Federalists provided valuable insight into the creation of the Constitution. Some of the arguments presented by the anti-Federalists were that it lacked a Bill of Rights…