From Independence in 1776 to 1781, United States existed without any formal constitution. The Second Continental Congress continued to serve as an extralegal body from the Revolution. In 1781, however, the needs for a new government took a form of a plan called the Articles of Confederation, drafted...
In 1776 a group of colonies was being transformed into a separate and independent nation by the reluctant hands of colonists who were tired of being ruled unfairly by a king thousands of miles away in a country almost one third of their size. ... By excluding parliament all the blame falls squarely on the king and hopefully influences the British people to closely inspect his rule over the colonies and even over themselves. ...
The Louisiana Purchase and national health care legislation were two historic events in the history of the United States. Both were huge steps forward for the county in different ways and both raised questions and controversy about the authority of the President of the United States or Congress. For...
