Democritus Dbq

“…thirteen powerful, independent, disunited States are in the habit off…refusing to obey our national Congress…I pray that we can act in time to prevent the bad things we fear may happen.” George Washington wrote this in a letter to John Jay (Doc 3). Even the man who is immediately thought of when talking about the start of our nation thought that without a new set of guidelines to run our country by, the young country would eventually break apart and the fighting of the higher powers would begin again. The reasons George thought this way was because of how week the Articles of Confederation actually were, also because all the different foreign problems that the country as a whole faced, and another big

People want to know why the constitution has survived more than 200 years. This might help those that don’t know anything about this explain to them why it survived more than 200 years. The first reason why the constitution has survived for more than 200 years is because the writers took their time to write the constitution. They have learned from their mistakes made under the government. They also examined several documents from various philosophers to develop a system that prevent the government from having too much power while at the same time allowing it to do the necessary thigd it would have to do. Some evidence would be took their time on the constitution, did not rush through it, made a few mistakes, the government helped them

One of J.J. Thomson's most significant contributions to science, and thus to the study of atomic theory, was his discovery of the electron. Before the discovery of the electron, the atom was already associated with having electric charges-both positive and negative-but the idea of an electron existing as its own particle was unheard of. It was in 1897 when Thomson first conducted the beginning of his now famous experiment, in which he used a cathode ray tube to aid in his findings. A cathode ray tube, is a vacuum tube in which cathode rays, negatively charged particles, are produced at the cathode and travel through the vacuum, which is created when gas is extracted from the tube. J.J. Thomson discovered that in order to determine

The general and widespread acceptance of Sir Isaac Newton’s models and laws may often be taken for granted, but this has not always been so. Throughout history, scientists and philosophers have built on each other’s theories to create improved and often revolutionary models. Although Newton was neither the first nor the last to bring major innovations to society, he was one of the most notable ones; many of his contributions are still in use today. With the formulation of his laws of motion, Sir Isaac Newton contributed to the downfall of Aristotelianism and provided a universal quantitative system for approximating and explaining a wide range of phenomena of space and the physics of motion, revolutionizing the study and understanding

The government restricts our rights to better protect American citizens. They took away our free speech and freedom of the press, legal rights, and our privacy. When they do this the law is usually undone later. They do this to protect us but the end up going too far.

From 1880s-1930s mechanization has increased in both Japan and India. More machines had started to be used than using one’s hands which produced more cotton than hand spinning would have. Female workers were overworked in the cotton factories that favored using machines instead of hand spinning to increase the production of cloth and yarn.

With the United States and France on the brink of war, the mostly Federalist congress passed four laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. With these acts the years of residency increased from five to fourteen years. The acts also gave the authority to deport and imprison aliens if the war broke out. The Sedition Act alone made it illegal to print, speak and publish any negative things about the government. Many feel these laws were used against an imposing party the Democratic- Republicans, whom many new citizens favored in office.

In September 1786, Virginia called a conference in Annapolis, Maryland to discuss ways to facilitate commerce and establish standard regulations throughout the states. Only 5 of the 13 states sent delegates, so they decided to meet again the following summer to amend the Articles of Confederation.

When the words “We the people” were written so eloquently on a piece of parchment in 1787, did it mean we the people of this convention or we the people of the United States? A group of men so revelled in school teaching and writings as the Founding Fathers of our country fighting for the equality of millions and the democratic processes to insure that this equality is protected were elitist. A statement that goes against all the schooling down by American history teachers for hundreds of years so relevant but we forget, was the Constitution created to be an elitist document? Did they create a new government for profit or for betterment? The Constitution was written from an elitist point of view but, by creating a government that guaranteed them with numerous rights and liberties, they protected all of those who were to also be governed.

Voting is a right that is given to all citizens by the 15th Amendment of the Constitution. Although the 15th amendment was ratified in 1870. It was not until The Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed that African Americans got to exercise their right to vote under the 15th amendment at the state and local level; which overcame the legal barriers that existed at those levels that was in place to prevent African Americans from voting.

What are my rights as citizen, and what form of government best protects those rights? I am going to be talking about what I believe is the best form of government that protects my rights, and what are my rights as a citizen.

On June 21, 1788 the constitution was ratified. Our first constitution, also known as the Articles of Confederation, was adopted towards the end of the Revolutionary War. Adopting the constitution helped us create a system of government where most of the powers were store in the states rather in the central government. The constitution pushed for a loose confederation of independent states with little power in the central government. Although the articles behold good intentions, it held no sustainability. War and peace could be made but tax could not. Trade could not be regulated. Laws passed by Congress did not ensure total enforcement. If states conflicted with one another there would be no national court system to dispute it. For a national

After America won their freedom from Great Britain there was much to celebrate, but first, they had to come up with a new government. Because of their recent war against a monarchy, no one thought that giving the government too much power would be a good idea. Therefore the newly founded America created a government that mostly gave complete freedom to the people. As a result of this, the government was in over its head with problems. For example; a large amount of debt and the gou’t couldn’t raise the money they need to pay back their debts because they weren't allowed to tax the people.

He stated that this was a mysterious force but never continued his research on it. Then in 460 B.C. there was a philosopher named Democritus. Democritus and his mentor Leocippus posed the question that if he broke bread into multiple pieces how many would breaks would it take until there was no more bread. He then was able to make a few theories being all matter was created of atoms and atoms are solid but not invisible. However, there was a man named Aristotle and many other philosophers who disagreed with Democritus and said matter was composed of four main elements. Earth, fire, air, and water. For example, a liquid was made of water and a stone was made of rock. Therefore, Democritus’s theory “ was rejected by Aristotle, one of the most influential philosophers of Ancient Greece; and the atomic theory was ignored for nearly 2,000 years.”(

His first great contribution to physics is his work on the ''theory of everything''. That quest (to find a theory that explains all the Universe)