Pros And Cons Of The American Constitution

Although the U. S. S. Constitution was originally built as a defense against pirates during the Barbary War, it is most famous for the three major battles that it won during the War of 1812. The first of these battles, which was fought against the British H. M. S. Guerriere, was where the Constitution earned the nickname “Old Ironsides.” The second battle was against the H. M. S. Java, a merchant ship bound for India. In the third battle, the Constitution contended with both the H. M. S. Cyane and the H. M. S Levant. All of these victories are owed, at least in part, to the ingenious manner in which Old Ironsides was built. The building style of the U. S. S. Constitution gave it significant advantages over the English frigates during the War of 1812 that enabled it to emerge victorious from decisive naval battles against such ships as the H. M. S. Guerriere and H. M. S. Java.

Summary: Some of the issues were the people that denied to agree or support the constitution. Some states did not favor the way the government limited the power for the federal government because they were scared it would overrule state laws and disliked how citizens were able to control as well. Analysis: There were issues because several of states took quite a while to ratify the constitution. The constitution needed at least 9 out of 13 colonies to ratify, however the states did not support the new system. It took 10 months for 9 colonies to ratify. Although, it took almost an year the constitution was

After the Revolutionary War, it was determined that the current lack of government was a problem.  Therefore, in 1777 the Articles of Confederation was established. A government system was needed to establish the authority of the Continental Congress. Once the document was created it was displayed to the individual states. It was mandatory that all states agreed to the Articles of Confederation before the rules could be placed into action. The idea of the article was that the states would own and control the majority of their own government regulations. Most people feared the control of a single power government system, therefore, the federal government held little power. The federal government quietly served as a common ground for representatives

The Articles of Confederation was written to create a new government after the British were chased away. The Articles gave more power to the state governments and made the central government weaker. The founding fathers were still not willing to give power to one person thus letting state governments have more power. The government also provided each state with one vote in the Congress and nine out of thirteen states had to agree for a law to be passed. The main purpose of the Articles was to “form a perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” (Sabato 63). The Constitution is similar to the Articles

The Articles of Confederation, written in 1777 and ratified in 1781 formed the basis for the new American government. Written during the revolutionary war, many delegates were cautious of the new government, especially because they were very careful not to put the new nation under the rule of a government too similar to the one the colonies had just seceded from. Although the Articles of Confederation were meant to limit the government and provide for more freedom, its shortcomings would prove that if the new nation were the succeed, the Articles of Confederation had severe shortcomings that would lead to major complications.

The Constitutional Convention was the gathering point of the fifty-six delegates from the twelve states where the latest Constitution was written. This historical event took place at the Annapolis Convention in Philadelphia. The Constitutional Convention met between May and September of 1787. They argued on almost everything, some delegates argued over the powers that the president should have, and other argued about the number of representatives each state should have. To settle these problems, compromises were proposed. The most important compromises that led to the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States were: The Great Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise, The Slave Trade Compromise, and The Massachusetts Compromise.

On November, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which was the first constitution of the United States. The Articles of Confederation provided for a national government much like the one already in place before independence. Its powers expanded to give it authority to conduct wars and foreign relations and to appropriate, borrow and issue money (McGraw-Hill 2015). However, the Articles of Confederation had several weaknesses. It did not have the power to regulate trade or levy taxes directly on the people.

At the constitutional convention in Philadelphia in 1787, building of a stronger national government to strengthen the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation was the focus of some leaders. The solution to this issue brought about the framing of the constitution. The framers of the new plan crafted a startling new approach through a ratifying procedure that went directly to the people. By this method, the Constitution would become law if nine of the thirteen states approved it after holding special conventions to consider the issue (Ratifying the Constitution, 2016). This marks the beginning of what many known as the Great Debate.

The 55 delegates sitting down in the hot, steamy and sticky room debating about what to add extra rules or change the Articles of Confederation. For about 4 months, the people debated about how the government should take care of the problems, not giving the states more power than needed, talking about compromises and many more. On September 17, 1787, the constitution was sent to Congress for review. Then it was sent to the states for ratification. It took about two years for the Constitution for ratification. There were obstacles to be avoided too. The Federalist had to face Anti-Federalist, people who opposed the ratification of the Constitution. They believed that because they felt as though it gave too much power to the national government.

Even preceding his fame from presidency, Andrew Jackson was known for his opposition to American Indians. And although this connotation is assigned to Jackson’s attitude towards the Natives during the decades before he became President, his dominant goal was to maintain the security of the United States. As a military man, he was depicted as a zealous supporter of the removal of the Indians. Once he was in Office, the story goes, he utilized his newly acquired power to extract the Natives from their ancestral homes. One the contrary, during his terms, Jackson proved that upheld the rights of the Natives. However, what is considered to be the most controversial action of his presidency, the removal of the “Five Civilized Tribes” resulted in an abundance of criticism toward Jackson. Although alternatives to this removal were present, some being executed before, the American mindset was simply Natives could nither be assimilated to the “white” society nor requisite protection was possible. The removal, as Jackson concluded, seemed the only possible answer.

The Constitution for the US has 7 Articles, and they are all very detailed. They help lead our country toward success and let us strive to be the best country that we can possibly be. It is crazy how they wrote it in the 1700’s, and we are now in the 2000’s and still obey it. The writers of it must have been genius’!

“The most popular proposal affecting presidential qualifications, first offered in the 1860s, would allow foreign-born citizens to be eligible after being American citizens and residents for a specific number of years” (Constitutional Daily). This proposal seeks to allow foreign-born citizens to become president of the United States of America. This idea is simply one of many. Another popular proposal is abortion laws. “Over the years hundreds of proposals have been introduced in Congress to restrict abortion, and at least 19 states have called for a constitutional convention to address this issue” (Constitutional Daily). There have been countless proposals to make abortion laws, but none have been accepted. ”Since at least the 1970s, Congress has considered numerous proposals to require a balanced federal budget and prohibit deficit spending” (Constitutional Daily). The proposition suggests that there be a federal budget. It has yet to be approved. Fortunately, getting the Constitution amended is very difficult. Even with the slim chance of getting it changed, the future could be very

The constitution first started to provide protection over tyranny in the summer of 1787 where fifty-five delegates met in Philadelphia to help readjust the national government for the better. The task of each representative was to come together to create ideas without letting one person or any one group be in hold of too much power in order for the central government to grow stronger. The constitution had help led by the Articles of Confederation with their influence on not having a court system to make the state force a pay on taxes. The main challenge was to generate a Constitution that would be strong enough to retain possession of power for each state to a minimum so not a single person was the only one to have power or control. The guard on tyranny was supported in 4 ways federalism,separation of powers, checks and balances and small/large state compromises.

Become a citizen of one of the best nations in the world is a privilege that not many people have. I’m talking about the United States of America. If you are an U.S natural born citizen you have rights and responsibilities that protect you based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S Constitution. People who are in the position to become U.S. citizens gain the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities of citizenship as natural born American with the only restriction that they can’t be eligible for President of the United States.

Every single person on Earth has their own distinct personality backed up by their behavior. But, how much is our personality is affected by the environment surrounding us? This debate has existed since 1869, when the phrase "Nature Versus Nurture" was created the English polymath, Francis Galton. On one side, there are those who argued that our personalities and traits are determined by our genetic model and DNA. On the opposite spectrum are the people agreeing with the nurture side of the debate, which argues that people are born with a mind as a “blank state”, where through learning and interactions with the surrounding environment, we gain an understanding of life. (Nature vs Nurture)