delegates met to fix the government that was under the very weak Articles of Confederation which was causing a lot of problems. They decided to create the Constitution and tried to make sure that tyranny would not be possible. The constitution guarded against tyranny by practicing federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and representative democracy. Federalism in the constitution helps guard against tyranny by giving neither the state or central government enough power to…
heard about the United States having a government, but what exactly is that anyways? What does it do? How does it run? Does it help us as American citizens? And most importantly, do we really need it? Why don’t we find out!…
enlightenment began in the mid 1600’s about 100 years before America annexed themselves from Great Britain. Throughout that time period, thinkers such as John Locke, Montesquieu, and Voltaire would question the way the government worked and describe the way they thought the government should work. Many of these Enlightenment thinkers believed that people should have certain undeniable rights, and that an absolute monarchy obstructs those rights because the people being governed have no say in…
Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay spoke volumes to the colonial citizens. Divided into factions, the Federalists and Anti-federalists had their own views on how the government should be run. Avid supporters of the Constitution, the Federalists made a name for themselves, disguising the fact they were committed to a nationalist government. On the other hand, the Anti-federalists focused more on the true principles of the Revolution. In articles seventy-eight and seventy-nine published under…
charged with creation of this novel new system of government drew inspiration from a number of well-known English political philosophers. One of the most overt influences, not merely on the Constitution but even the Declaration of Independence, was John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government. His depiction of both the State of Nature and its transition into civil society heavily mirror the American notion and understanding of the purposes of government. Another less discussed but no less…
holds the basic set-up for the United States’ government and the laws by which citizens should abide. One of the main elements of the Constitution are its focus on the powers to limit the three branches’ powers. Specifically, the legislative branch’s limits are expanded upon greater than the judicial or executive branch. Another element that has grown from the Constitution is the expansion of presidential power due to special circumstances. The other branches have also had to accommodate for the…
are three branches of government, the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. The first one, the Executive branch has lots of powers. The powers for this branch are; Carry out and enforce laws made by congress, make treaties with foreign nations, appoint certain important government officials, act as commander in chief of the armed forces, veto laws made by congress, conduct war and carry it out, and pardon people convicted by crime. The second one, the Executive…
The legislative process is very complex and made up of many different components. As nursing professionals, we have a very important role in this area of governance. Our knowledge of the process is key in being the best advocate we can in terms of healthcare policies. The purpose of this paper is to clearly define what the legislative process is and the elements from which it is comprised. This will include information on the three branches of our government and their part in the process of…
Constitution and the Federalist Papers; our government found its balance, in other words their happy medium. With the balance being fixed in the government there were four main topics that brought my eye to their attention. These topics are; checks and…
Flag The blue and white colors to represent the colors of the United Provinces of Central America. -This is a Union of Central America after they had gotten their independence from Spain El Salvador’s flag includes all equal bands These bands go from the color dark blue,then white inbetween and then another dark blue band The coat of arms is placed in the center of the flag The coat of arm includes a triangle with five volcanoes, these volcanoes represent former member of the Central American…