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    Different parties have very different views. Especially the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Federalists believed in a strong national government run by wealthy, educated men. Democratic-Republicans believed in strong state governments run by the people. Their opposite views came into conflict many times. The Federalists wanted a strong national government that was run by wealthy, educated men. They believed that these people would make good decisions. They also wanted to…

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    regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among several States, and with the Indian Tribes”. Commerce clause can be defined in the constitution as any business or commercial exchanges in any forms between citizens of different states which includes social communication between citizens of different states by telephone or radio, and person from one state to another for either business or pleasure. It was created to eliminate the rivalry among the states that had intense commercial advantage due…

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    imperialism was Anna Manning Comfort who is the author of Home Burdens of Uncle Sam, in which she talks about how the United States shouldn’t interfere with other countries as there are already many things going on within its own territory. However on the opposite side Rudyard Kipling, who is the author of White Man’s Burden, argues in favor of imperialism as he encourages the United States to take up the “burden”. Lastly, Jules Ferry was the French Minister who wrote Speech…

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    1780’s, two political groups arose in the United States of America. These two groups became known as the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The two groups argued over whether or not to ratify the new Constitution. The Federalists wanted to approve the new Constitution, while the Anti-Federalists were opposed to ratifying it. Anti-Federalists feared the new Constitution would make the federal government far too powerful, and take away too much power from the state governments. The Federalists…

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    in global imperialism in the late 1800’s was an investment of uncertainty, their bold moves in acquiring new land have historically been justified by a combination of humanitarian, economic and political theories. During this time period, the United States had begun to achieve great strides as many major cities developed, thus contributing to the shaping of American history and identity. Despite the immense amount of progress that was made, there were several components that the U.S had been…

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    Jefferson’s re-founding different? • The Jeffersonian re-founding was an effort to protect citizens liberty from an overreaching federal bureaucracy. It also led to the merges of political parties. The Jacksonian re-founding led to a big democracy for white males and the full making of a two-party system. Jackson also moved up the powers of the presidency and the federal bureaucracy. The re-founding of the Civil War had deaths mounted. It was no longer just about saving the union, but it was…

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    and Thomas Jefferson were great visionaries concerning what the future held for the new country. James Madison had this to say about special interest groups, "A number of citizens, whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." The reason why the lobbying is not opposed is because the Constitution…

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    separation of powers in the United States government is very important to the power distribution of the government. If we were to have a government that is structured on just one person in power, it could be another repeat of Hitlers ruling. With multiple people being in power, it makes sure that no one single person can create an oppressive ruling with unfair laws and punishments. With the separation of power, there are three branches in charge of running the united states; the legislative…

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    age is 25 years old. This person must also be an US citizen and a resident of the state he or she would represent. House members serve two-year terms and there no term limits, however, there is reelection every 2 years. The number of house members is based on the population to the state. Therefore, states such as California or New York would have more than one representative due to its population. Whereas small states such as Iowa could have only one representative. The house legislative process…

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    This aspect of policy making is termed as administrative discretion. Discretion, used by Congress and granted to the bureaucracy, is the way in which most policy comes to fruition. "Authority given by Congress to the federal bureaucracy to use reasonable judgment in implementing the laws" (Magleby, 2015). This discretion can take many forms, as this power is granted to nearly every major agency within the bureaucracy, and as such the power granted may vary. It is this…

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