However, over the course of American history, the shape of American democracy and how it was defined has greatly evolved. ... Our early government failed to provide equality and many other major ideals that fit into the true definition of a democratic society. Many Anti-Federalists agreed that the Constitution was a class-based document. ... In the struggle for equality many new amendments were added to the Constitution which leveled the playing field for Americans. ... There have been 27 amendments since the Constitution was ratified. ...

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Or how do we tackle the task of dividing and creating an equal budget? How do we determine which areas would get more money than others. ... Both have to agree to any changes to the constitution. ... The basic principle of American Federalism is fixed in the Tenth Amendment (ratified in 1791) to the Constitution which states: America has throughout its history seen federalism defined in a variety of patterns. ... Making sure there is proper competitin depends on getting the rules of the game right. ...

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The factors that bind these units include; a constitution or written laws stipulating about how power ought to be distributed the organization. ... There were several issues raised by Brutus opposing the federal government. ... They also felt that, the amendments to the constitution were oppressive to the public liberty since they lacked a bill of rights to protect them. ... Therefore, he opted to minimize the involvement of many leaders in his theory as well as governance. ... He continues to say that if angles governed humans then there would be no need to have governments. ...

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There is no way that the founding fathers could have predicted how our government and entire nation would grow over the past 225 years. ... Despite their appreciation for its size, many of our founding fathers would be disgusted if they learned of how our government was run. ... They would have to wonder how they accomplish anything with so many conflicting views, and I often speculate myself how Congress functions at all. ... Now that I've gotten the bad things out of the way, there are many more reasons for our founding fathers to be proud of how our government has evolved. ... The ...

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