America In Crisis During The Critical Period

The Constitution had changes the United States greatly. The document, written in 1788, was a powerful representation of the government back then, and amazingly, it’s still in play today. During the 1700’s, the first political parties formed over disagreements in the government and the constitution. The two parties were the Federalists and Antifederalists. Federalists made up the people who felt that the stronger government was best for the country and supported the Constitution. The federalists had felt as if different “fiscal and monetary policies” were a weakness in the national economy. Also, the Federalists supported banking("Anti-Federalist vs Federalist"). Federalists wanted to fight for stronger governments, managing the country’s debt

Following the affects of the weak Articles of Confederation set in place in 1777, a change in government was in order after the articles had proven their inability to control or tax the American people. The creation of The Constitution began a new era in American Government and set a new formation of laws and separation of power. The transition from the two very different systems of government was a turning point in American history and led to the type of Government we have to this day. After the Revolutionary War and America’s separation from England, it was now up to the American People to decide the kind of government they wanted. After winning the war, the last thing that they wanted, was to have another government that would abuse the

It all started with the Declaration of Independence. Under British rule, the 13 American colonies were incredibly displeased with the governing of the king and his tyranny. Consequently, Thomas Jefferson and a group of four other men (Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston and John Adams) gathered to compose a document declaring the colonies’ independence from Britain. The Declaration states that everyone is born with a set of natural rights, or rights that a person is born with and cannot be taken away by the government, and if any government infringes upon these rights, the people have the right to “alter or abolish it”. These words became the basis of Republican Ideals, or standards the people

A key concern the federalist’s held since the start of the war with parting from England is that citizens of America could ultimately divided against each other if their voice is not heard with the new form of government that

After the defeat of Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, America was faced with many challenges. Some of these challenges brought upon the Americans grew from the weakness of new national government. This government was founded upon the Articles of Confederation, America’s first constitution. The Articles of Confederation resulted in a weak national government and strong state governments, making it seem as though each individual state were its own country. With the Articles of Confederation failing to serve America properly, the debate arose about whether or not to make a new constitution for America. The Federalists and Anti-Federalists were the two groups that debated the ratification of

The early years of the Constitution of the United States were full of political strife. The two prominent political ideals were complete opposites. The Jeffersonian Republicans were focused on giving power to the people and maintaining a pastoral economy, while the Federalists supported the control of the government by the elite class, and maintaining “positive” democracy. Both parties feared the influence and effect the other party would have on the public. In Linda K. Kerber's article, “The Fears of the Federalists”, the major concerns Federalists held in the early 19th century are described. Ever since the war with and separation from England, the citizens of America were seen to be continually drive to “patriotic rebellion” as a way to

The Federalist were aware of the people’s fears, but they were just hungry for a strong central government. The danger of a strong central government is a threat to the state governments, and is a threat against citizens own rights. During the 1780’s to 1790’s the U.S. was still in a trial and error period. These were the building years of the U.S. government.

People had their own views on the ways America would have to do to survive, federalists had stronger foots in the government and began to

The election of 1800 was a major event in the history of the United States of America. This elections marks the end of the Federalists as the leaders of this great newly independent small power. The Federalists had always wanted a strongly unified government and opposed having two political parties whereas the Republicans opposed giving too much power to the national government. Having for leader the great and venerated George Washington, the Federalists had a lot of influence; after all he is the first President of the United States and also became the commander of the U.S. Army under John Adams' presidency. The issue started when a cold war was happening with the French, the Federalists wanted a war against the French while the Republicans were against it.

They believed that the Articles of Confederation had already failed because America was still in debt to foreign nations and even individual citizens, commerce was not doing well, and the national government had no actual power to perform foreign relations (3). Additionally, they argued that the federal government under the Articles of Confederation had no actual authority, it could only make recommendations and states could choose whether or not to abide by those recommendations (3). Federalists believed that the national government needed to be able to raise revenue by taxing the people, and that by giving the national government the right to tax along with so many other powers would not be infringing on states rights by doing so because the people regulate the government and because states’ still maintain their power to tax their citizens (6)(7)(12)(15)(18). No. 15 of the Federalist Papers stated that “We have neither troops, nor treasury, nor government” (3). Also, the Articles of Confederation did not have the power to provide national defense, one of the most important duties of government (1)(4). Federalists believed that "the Union ought to be invested with full power to levy troops; to build and equip fleets, and to raise the revenues which will be required for the formation and support of an arm and navy, in the customary and ordinary modes practiced in other governments" in order to provide safety for their citizens (4). Federalists also defended the Supremacy and Necessary and Proper Clauses by stating that they were necessary for the national government to be able to enforce the powers it had (7)(10). If a government has a responsibility and authority to exercise a certain action, it needs to have the power to do so (13). They also believed that the

The first issue was Congresses inability to raise or levy taxes. The states were the only ones responsible for tax control. This led to Congress having no money of their own, and relying on the aid of states for funds. This was such a problem, due to the remaining debt from the American Revolutionary War. A new country cannot survive without a strong national government,

The Federalists main argument was a large republic would be vulnerable to aggression from foreign powers, internal unrest to the point of civil war absent a Federal Government. Federalists also believed they had an obligation to create a republican government versus a democratic government to protect the Federal government against such situation, because a republican governments elect representatives to make government decisions, republican governments are better equipped to make decision based on national interest, not state or local interest; while a democratic government would be more inclined to base decision on local interests because all citizens in a democratic government have a direct role in government decision making process.

Subsequently, the Federalist wanted to accomplish the opposite of Anti-federalist. Their mission was to ratify the constitution, but also establish a strong central government with separation of powers to help properly manage the debt and tensions resulting from the American Revolution. The Federalist proposed that the constitution was sufficient enough to protect the people rights. The Federalists supposed that a strong central government was essential to governor uncooperative states. They believed that a strong central government was compulsory if the states were going to group together to establish a nation. A strong central government could characterize the nation to other countries. It could also regulate individual states that would not collaborate with the rest.

Federalism was an inevitable and paramount mechanism to creation the of the Union. Therefore, it is acceptable that its governing principles would define and refine a majority of the nation’s history. Shaping the government, laws, and politics of the current and future generations during the creation of the Constitution, federalism permanently altered the life of every American. Federalism and the Constitution were derived from a similar ideal: endurance of free society had to be preserved by a sense of unity that acted as a safeguard against prevalent dangers, advanced the common good while still maintaining responsiveness to the diversity of the nation (Wechsler, 1954). The Constitution established a central government that possessed the capacity to interpret its

The category that I've chosen to focus on is "Postwar America", because the country is changing, houses build alike, and America produces more and cheaper goods. Postwar means relating to or the characteristic of a period following a war. The Postwar America began in 1946, Harry S. Truman was the president in 1945 after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Meeting economic challenges were hard, because their lives had been in uproar throughout the war, and aspiration for stability made the country more conservative. Harry S. Truman had to handle two major challenges: dealing with the rising threat of communism and restoring the American economy to a strong footing after the war's end. 4.5 million discontented workers, including steelworkers, railroad workers, and col miners went on strike in 1946, because of higher prices and lower wages. President Harry S. Truman threatened to draft the striking workers and to order them as soldiers to stay on the job.