Founding Fathers of the United States

vote for who we want to represent us and we do not vote for who we do not want to represent us. The American government has lasted so long because unlike other governments the government actually gives the citizens a choice. The founding fathers wanted the United States, to be a country that the citizens had a voice in the government and the government has a series of check and balances. Democracy is established on checks and balances. It is a structure of government with the motive that not one…

Unlike the other founding fathers, Hamilton saved America's economy with his economic plans and ideas (Montgomery). Hamilton was the first Treasury Secretary of the United States, chosen by George Washington, and without him there would be no money or banks. In conclusion, Alexander Hamilton, the creator of our economic system, should not be replaced…

nation. The Founding Fathers wrote, “…the purposes of government are to promote justice, to maintain peace at home, to defend the nation from foreign foes…. and, above all, to secure the ‘Blessings of Liberty’ for Americans,” (Ginsbery, 2015, pg. 29). The government created by our Founding Fathers was founded in order to protect the rights of citizens and not to fear the government. Our second amendment clearly states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,…

“American Exceptionalism” is thought to be the core belief in this country. “Ronald Reagan’s said, that serves as the democratic beacon and a model for other countries.”(Garcia, Lecture 1) To a certain point this is correct. The United States of America is an example for countries around the world, especially third world countries. But how can “American Exceptionalism” be true if the ideas and philosophies in the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and the federalist papers were…

The Electoral Process needs to be Reformed The election process in the United States is flawed and has caused serious controversy in past elections on whether or not the process is fair. First, the states all have equal representation to their House and Senate members. Secondly, the election process was set up for the lesser populated states versus the largely populated states. This amendment should be ratified because the Electoral College takes the power away from the people, does not…

S. Senate and 435 from the House of Representatives. The qualification for each are different but they are very from are kind of similar. To be in the U.S. Senate you must be “30 years of age, a citizen of the United States for 9 years, and at the time of election, be a resident of the state” (Tim…

The Civil War defined the American Century during the 1800s, resulting in a momentous change that the country had seen only once before during its founding nearly a hundred years earlier. Immediately, after the guns fell silent at Yorktown in 1781 tensions began to rise in the young nation about the direction that it was heading. The arguing between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists on how the country’s future almost tore the infant nation apart. With these issues facing the nation among…

“Federalism allows the national and state governments to retain control over their respective spheres of influence. States retain the right to exist and administer their respective governments” (Ivers, 2013, p. 1.2). Federalism interacts with the other three pillars by ensuring “that laws that unduly burden the states will not be promulgated” (Hero, 1989, p. 93). The states have obligations to the federal government and the federal government has obligations to the state. It takes the entire…

stand for. Imperialists relied on a social and economic argument, claiming that expansion gave new opportunity for all involved parties, while opponents warned of the political ramifications that may accompany straying from the the ideals of the founding fathers. Advocates for international expansion saw the supposed domestic and international benefits that it would bring. As an educated African…

solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” mean to you as an American citizen? Historically speaking, they were the some of the most powerful words uttered in American history. On April 30, 1789, and then again on March 4, 1797, the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, told the nation that “The Constitution is the…