Continental Congress Summary

The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. They coordinated responses to England and shared their plans; by 1774 they had emerged as shadow governments, superseding the colonial legislature and royal officials. These committees served an important role in the Revolution, by propagating the colonial interpretation of British actions between the colonies and to foreign governments. The Committees of Correspondence were significant because they rallied opposition on common causes and established plans for collective action, and so the group of committees was the beginning of what later became a formal political union among the colonies.

How Did The Framed Constitution Repeal tyranny from the United states? In the Constitution, the frame is built to repeal tyranny from the powers of the new United States Constitution and enforce a democracy. In May of 1787, 55 delegates traveling to the Constitutional Convention to meet and discussed a frame of the constitution to create a democracy. The Constitution Guarded Against Tyranny by separating the power of the government, checking each branches powers, and the power of the public with popular sovereignty.

The Constitution gave sole authority to declare war, as well as raise and support an Army and Navy, to the legislative branch. Furthermore, Congress was granted the power of the purse. Modeled after the British Parliament’s control over the King through the control of money, the framers of the constitution created a separation of powers supported by the philosophy of Locke and Montesquieu, oversight through funding. The frames intent for these powers would enable Congress to balance the authority of the President, the Commander in Chief, and submit him to Congressional approval for the use of force.

There were a plethora of decisions during the Continental Convention of 1787 which helped construct the United States of America that we have today. The participant who had the greatest impact on the convention other than James Madison, is a delegate called Roger Sherman. He was a very influential person who had many accomplishments, among these were: being a well-respected politician, a lawyer who earned his degree from Yale University, a Connecticut senator, a Newton County surveyor, an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, and a member of the Continental Congress. All of these things, would help shape the man who would forever change the United States of America.

Moe and Howell point out that the Founders of the Constitution had agreed on an incomplete contract that does not explicitly state what decisions should be made under all current and future contingencies, but builds a governing structure consisting of the president, Congress, and the courts. It also shares powers among them, specifies procedures for public decision-making, and offers a framework of rules that allows leaders to make public decisions as well as handle any contingencies that may come up. The authors then explain that the three branches would fight with each other

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the subsequent ratification of the Constitution is more significant then the signing of the Declaration of Independence and subsequent war of independence.

Under the Confederation, the Continental Congress had successfully waged war, made alliances, secured loans, negotiated peace with Great Britain, and passed the Northwest Ordinance. Yet in the wake of the Revolution, the new United States faced many serious problems. Since Congress could only request funds from the States, and not levy taxes, it was unable to

As the Articles of Confederation wanted to completely rid the system of American government of an Executive Branch completely, its first focus was on the Legislative Branch, hoping to give power solely to a group of people that would vote on what is best for the betterment of the country. However, as the Continental Congress realized that a stronger central government was needed (due to factors such as The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty and Shay's Rebellion), after much debate, the Executive Branch was finally added. Furthermore, the focus of this system was still centered around the Legislative Branch; this is because the American colonies wanted to stay as far away from British tyranny as they could. To avoid leaders who could be bought out for law

The farmers of our Constitution recognized the need for separate powers as well as checks and balances among the executive, legislative and judicial branches. This in turn helps to "provide for the common defense". Separation of powers prevents one branch from becoming excessively dominant over the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America.: In order to accede to the preamble and adhere in its goals, the Constitution ensures this is by clearly stating the

Not long after the inception of the Articles of Confederation, it became clear that the several states functioning as independent units would not be able to provide a sufficient defense for the whole country. Following a constitutional convention, the present day Constitution was devised with a federal structure with three co-equal branches endowed with certain enumerated functions. During the period from the Revolution to the Civil war, America's branches of government had always been in constant conflict. However, the period of reconstruction brought this strife to the forefront.

If we consider the United States federal system, it has a multitasking allure which help to maintain a healthy balance of authorities between Federal and States government. It also has the flexibilities in power distribution between Congress and States territories. Congress is designated for a constitutional amendment and also control over the State’s regulatory power if that can affected overall Federal government system. To help Congress, the Constitution has written in such way so that it can easily interpret based on the situations.

The American revolution occurred to preserve a form of representative democracy. The two terms delegate representation, and trustee representation are two very different ways of governing a nation. Delegate representation is when representatives hears the nations voice and takes decisions according to the voters wishes, while on the other hand trustee representation is where representatives do what they feel is in the best interest of the nation regardless of the voters desires interest. These two very different political representations lead to the American Revolution, and gained its indepencdence.

The other sections of the government made sure that they didn’t have too much control over the whole central government. They gave each branch of government their own powers, and the branches wanted to protect these powers by not abusing them. (Fed 52).

American politics is often defined by a continuing power conflict between the executive and the legislative branches of the government. This struggle for political power between the two stronger branches of the three is inherent in the Constitution, itself. The concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances ensure that the branches of government will remain in conflict and provide a balance that keeps the entire government under control. As it was first established, the executive branch was much smaller and weaker than as we know it today. Consequently, the legislative branch was unquestionably dominant. Over the course of history, the executive branch grew in both size and power to the point where it occasionally overtook the

Although federal armed force were sent to cease the rebellion, but the rebellion had already challenged and undermined the authority of the individual states, proving how necessary it is for them to form a stronger government. Since the Article of Confederation allowed independence to each state, there was no main authority that binds the states together as one to solve national problems. It is then, when George Washington and Alexander Hamilton began writing the new constitution, in hopes to form a stable unified national government.