... . Massachussetts, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Vermont all had no land in the West; the use of the Mississippi River would be disadvantageous to them seeing as it would only make the other states more powerful. These states would never vote for anything in favor of the Western expansion of the other states. At the same time, Northern states would not vote for laws helping Southern States ... Britain was still very restricted and that American merchants still owed a lot of money to the British merchants. America was also in debt to both Spain and France in the 1780s. Th...

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The effects of the Enlightenment remain strong in Western Culture today. There are many individuals that have paved the way for future writers, scientists and philosophers. Their contributions to science, music, and philosophy have changed the world for the better. Many new ideas and discoveries came from this time period. The Enlightenment thinkers gave everyone a new way of thinking and opened doors to endless possibilities. They enabled people ... at this time were treated harshly treated unjustly. The Encyclopedia is another creation that came from the Enlightenment. Denis Diderot wrote ...

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... a democracy bowed more towards a republican-aristocracy were reputation and education more often prevailed. Around a decade earlier Thomas Jefferson essay "The Declaration of Independence" proposed a government for the people by the people, and who held the power to keep or overthrow that government. The first step toward governmental reform came in 1787 in Philadelphia, were delegates from various states attended in hopes to revise ... would be comprised. They decided best for a bicameral congress were the legislature would be made up of two separate assemblies, one being the House of R...

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... , when New York finally voted to ratify the Constitution. This paper was written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to encourage the ratification of the United States Constitution to replace the Article of Confederation. It established to persuade the States to ratify the Constitution and eventually the writers of the Federalist paper had accomplished their goal in passing the Constitution. The Federalist Paper was a collection of eighty-five ... essays that were published anonymously, under the pen name "Publius," in numerous of New York ... ...

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... a new government. This government was the Articles of Confederation, a basic constitution, which was ratified by all the states in 1781 before the Revolutionary War ended. But from their conception in 1781 to their abandonment in 1789, the Articles were totally inadequate, providing the U.S. with an ineffective government. Perhaps the greatest contribution the Articles made was to show the people that a strong central government ... on US territory controlled by the British and the end of British restrictions on US trade. Neither would come under the Confederation government (US trade wi...

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... also provides an appendix of federal data and an appendix of federal data and an appendix of notes to back up his information. Walton's book discusses the effects on civil rights progress of the institutionalization of enforcement agencies in the federal government. The book specifically delves into how the Reagan administrations new federalism played out in intergovernmental relations by ending programs and seeking control of some agencies ... movements African-Americans started and other little known facts about how we have affected political decision making. The author is in depth an...

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... in May 1787 and lasted until September of the same year. Delegates from all states met in Philadelphia to discuss and draft the United States Constitution. James Madison was one of the leading and most important architects of this most important document. A study of his detailed notes from the daily meetings of the statesmen give us great insight as to the painstaking process that took place in order ... be governed again by a tyrannical government, such as was their history, so they began their journey to draft the Constitution. On June 12, 1787, one of the main topics of discussion wa...

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... , Alabama, and Mississippi. West thought that the framers failed to see the future of Southern prejudice and dependence on slavery. Another one of his main arguments was that the constitution ushered in radical economic changes. He argues that the founders thought it was the best and most efficient system for commerce and production. He also notes that many forgot about civic duty and only ... and slaveholders of the south. His inquiry insisted that the constitution was made for the personal benefit of the members of the constitution convention. Beard's interests was to show the founding ...

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... destructive power that our nation's founding fathers could never have envisioned. The second amendment should be classified as a civil right. It provides for the private ownership of arms on condition that those arms and their owners be available for the ready use of "a militia" a citizen's army "well regulated" under the head of governmental leadership. This militia would defend us from foreign ... very different things. Our current understanding is a blatant misreading and unrealistic interpretation of the Constitution, given the differences between the state of the nation at that tim...

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... ." Whites also refused to sell their lands to Blacks (Doc E). But the government took away these laws and put in effect new laws to protect the freedmen's rights, such as the Civil Rights Bill, the Black Codes being one of it's targets. To further insure the safty of the rights of the Blacks, the government sent troops to watch the voting booths. This was supported by many people in ... the north, notably a magazine called Nation stating their support for federal troops in ... the south protecting the Black's rights (Doc H). Was the Civil War, and the period fellowing it, really a revol...

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... amount of terrorist attacks and hostile racial differences across the globe, and even hear on the home front, America has become cautious and wary to these kinds of incidents. Whether it is shutting down schools because of terroristic threats, refusing to allow Muslims to travel on an airplane, or some of the American populous harassing Syrian refugees, America has become more fearful than ... and "any number of white policemen"; Western Washington University suspended classes after a post suggested lynching a student leader; and Washington College in Maryland closed for several days a...

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... take advantage of profitable trade along the Mississippi river. Ultimately, congress did reject the treaty. Although the Articles of Confederation created an ineffective government, some states viewed them as effective. Rawlin Lowndes, a representative from South Carolina, was one of the people against reforming the Articles. In 1788, when the constitution was being ratified by all of the states, Lowndes was fighting to keep the A.o.C. (Doc 6). Lowndes was afraid that ... a strong central government would gain to much power and that the states would have little to no rights. Eventually,...

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... , should also have guns - otherwise they would win and decent people would lose." - James Earl Jones The Second Amendment of the American Constitution states that every U.S. citizen has the right to own a gun: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed" (Constitution, 160). No matter what situations ... that right is and will always be abused it doesn't give one individual or a group of individuals the right to take away a constitutional right. Given the circumstances of all the gun viol...

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... . They also argued that there were sufficient guarantees to ensure that the national government respect the boundaries of state authority and that individuals would be secure against federal encroachments. The Federalists won, of course. The Constitution was ratified by all thirteen States, and The United States of America was born. In the end, even some of the most outspoken Antifederalists, like Melancton Smith of New York, ultimately voted ... for the Constitution. They feared that the only alternative to the Constitution was the breakup of the Union. Business Problems Periodic downtu...

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... government included only one branch, which was congress. Each of the colonies had only two delegates and they represented their own colony but only one of the delegates got to vote. In this government for a law to be passed seven states had to be present and agree on it. The president was elected for one term, which equaled two years. Congress was powerful in ... the fact that they could wage war with other nations. They could compose a treaty and also raise an army and navy. Congress can borrow money from other ... nations and also coin our own money. Congress ran the postal service f...

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... uncertainty must disgust and alarm such men, and prepare their minds for almost any change that may promise them quiet and security. " (Document G) This quote by John jay explains that without a strong central system that the nation would be based off from, the people of that weak government nation will lose their sense of confidence and safety because their national government wouldn't be ... to abandon their forts that are located in our new western territories, but Britain complained about not being able to find the official to contact to initiate diplomacy (lack of an executive figu...

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... and well-organized government there isn't any protection for the citizens of the state. This idea was proven to be true in pre constitutional America. Before the United States of America had the constitution the government ran under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles gave the federal government very little power. All the powers were delegated to the States. This made the United States very weak to internal conflicts and external affairs ... . Thus when Shays Rebellion sprang up the federal government could not draw an army and could ... ...

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... the ability of the Court to have an agenda (or an ideology) has been the basis of discussion since Marbury v. Madison. In a democratic state figures of power who have no constituant responsiblity have always been questioned on their legitimacy. Many people find it hard to understand why nine men and women can remove the ... wants and wishes, that are enacted into law, of a majority of the ... country's populace. So the question still remains, where is the Court's legitimacy ... these rights immune to majority will. Although this sounds like a very Hobbesian authoritarian view of Americ...

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... front of the word Militia. That would most likely reveal a controversy in writing this Amendment, some of the founding fathers might have foreseen the possibility of a misinterpretation of this Amendment. In the U.S. there are approximately 200 million privately owned guns, which is statistically close to a gun per person and places more than one gun per home on average (O"Donnell 771). In other words, guns are all around ... like to see guns more tightly regulated ("Fire Control"). Let's face it, a shooting is national news in most western countries but in the U.S. it is merely an ever...

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... the Flag Follow the Constitution I think before you, the American public, can come to a conclusion on the matter of "Should the Flag Follow the Constitution," you have to look at the constitution at every angle. Also you need to examine our flag and what the red, white, and stars represent. Then I think you can come to a good answer to a puzzling question. First, let's start with the constitution. In my opinion the ... Constitution is the basis of our laws and ... ...

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... consists of two houses of Congress, the House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Similarly, The California State Legislature is also made up of two houses: the Senate and the Assembly. The House of Representatives is made up of 435 representatives and the Senate of 100 members. On the other hand, there are 40 Senators and 80 Assembly Members representing the people of the State of California. Members of Congress ... are elected from the general public to serve terms in Washington D.C. and the goal is to serve the citizens of their district or ... ...

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... their minds of what the American Dream really is to them. For some, the American Dream is to live their lives within the laws of the American Constitution. For others, it is the dream that is fulfilled with chances, successes, and wealth. Therefore, the America Dream comes to be the freedoms, the opportunities, and the prosperity for all. America is the country that holds the strongest Democratic Constitution of ... laws that protects the human's rights. For many years ... his or her great potential. As a result, these opportunities lead them toward successes. Many immigrants are flocki...

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... conflicts between states, and other cases to be resolved. Another problem was Congress did not have the power to impose and collect taxes. Congress had no money to run the country and had to beg the states for money. Also, Articles could not regulate trade among the states. States then set up their own regulations, taxed each other, and provided for their ... own militia. The government's main priority was to control foreign policy and create treaties. Also, the country was facing a financial problem because they were in a large amount of debt due to the Revolutionary War. The last probl...

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... would be considered preposterous today, it must become logical that if bans on interracial marriage have been declared unconstitutional, the same bans on homosexual marriage must be overturned. Besides the interracial change, marriage has seen many slight modifications. Western law guarantees that wives are equal partners in marriages unlike the subordinate creatures they were once considered as. It has often been declared ... marriage by recognizing the claimed right as part of the constitutional right to marry, states should be compelled to recognize the fundamental right of homosexual...

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... through time and new interests keeping its essence intact. As Abraham Lincoln affirmed "Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people". This observation poses several questions: Who is the people that should govern? Who decides what the best interest of the people is? Should it be a majority? Or should minorities be protected from majority factions? ... These questions give rise to a debate around two different models of democracy: the majoritarian and the pluralist. Under a democracy, governments have to make decisions based on people's needs. These can be col...

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