United States Constitution

With the fight for independence over, members of the newly formed United States sat down to write a set of laws for the nation. However, they were met with growing apprehension from Anti-Federalists, who favored strong state governments as opposed to a powerful central government. This group of commoners was afraid that this new form of government would resort to the monarchist principles of the former British regime, so they called for a protection of individual rights. On the other hand,…

Making of the Constitution Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. However, as it has been well documented, the Articles had many inherent problems associated with it. The Articles of Confederation would require all of the states to give their approval to pass. The Articles were also very limited in the actual power the new government would have. Under the articles of confederation all states remained…

Before the United States Constitution, there was the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was the United States inaugural attempt at a formalized government. The Articles of Confederation was so erroneous, there had to be something done about it. The Articles of Confederation was created to put the colonists in a position where they would have the freedom to govern themselves. Each state was sovereign. That later became a problem. Some of the other flaws found in the…

thirteen states had ratified them, the Articles of Confederation became effective on March 1st, 1781. The governmental structures instituted by the Articles of Confederation included…

in inducing states to ratify the new Constitution instead of sticking to the weak Articles of Confederation. The authors of the Federalist Paper’s utilized sensible arguments to clarify the importance of such a change. These authors confronted the arguments colonists were making against the ratification of the new Constitution. After the letters were published in the newspapers, colonists against the change, sent letters back commending the new ideas in the constitution the United States has…

Our constitution was written to ensure the freedom and liberty of the United States, while also monitoring the actions of power and the people. Throughout this historical document, there are five major principles embedded; popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism. These five concepts are what indirectly encompass the foundation of the United States and its government. They also show us, in current…

This memo responds to your request for information about the United States and State of Wyoming’s Constitution. In this report we will discuss the U.S. Constitutional Convention, Wyoming Constitutional Convention, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the other 17 Amendments, and the Wyoming Constitution. Constitutional Conventions The U.S. Constitutional Convention was the meeting in which delegates from the existing states formed to try and better the U.S by creating laws. The US…

Act to thank. The United States Patriot Act is an Act set by Congress, signed by former President George W. Bush, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as the 2001 anthrax attacks. The Patriot Act is actually an acronym, standing for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.” Essentially, it aims to defeat any possible acts of terrorism that may be done against the United States of America,…

GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT CITATION: 372 U.S. 335 (1963) FACTS: In the state court of Florida, Gideon was accused of breaking and entering. Gideon is so poor that he has no money to hire a lawyer. So he asked the justice to appoint a lawyer for him. But the justice refused him, because according to the laws of the state of Florida, the court only in case the defendant was charged with the death penalty to appoint a lawyer to defend him. Gideon acted as his own lawyer, defending himself…

it entails. If my liberty is broken by the action of another, the laws of the state come to help me recognize my liberty. It means a modification of the relations of the person through the laws of that state. The readjustment of people’s association to his men was one of the main purposes…