The Founding Fathers Of The American Revolution

The founding fathers of the United States of America fought hard to achieve an independent nation. An independent nation containing freedoms and rights for citizens that only the constitution can guarantee. One of the crucial rights guaranteed to U.S citizens today is the right to privacy, or the right to be left alone according to Brandeis and Warren. The right to privacy is not specifically mentioned in the constitution, it is however mentioned in the bill of rights. The bill of rights is the first ten amendments of the constitution, which protects many civil rights and liberties of all U.S citizens. The debate today is whether the constitution protects the privacy of citizens from being regulated and invaded by federalism.

Did you ever wonder how the United States’ founders envisioned America to be in the years to come? America’s founding fathers were tasked with the difficult challenge of finding a balance between preserving individual rights and forming a strong, long-lasting union. There are many examples of how the founding fathers found a balance. Some examples of this are showcased in the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and A New American Nation.

The idea of the respect for privacy antedates American law. Over one thousand years ago a Roman statesman by the name of Cicero says that there is nothing that should be less dishonored than the home of man and it is immoral to violate his place of safety. Although this may true, government has always had a thirst for information. One major example of this is between the English kingdom and the thirteen colonies. Until 1768 there was something known as the salutary neglect were Britain wasn’t enforcing many of their laws. Due to the major debt from the French and Indian war, laws involving taxes and controlling American smugglers, needed to be put in place. One key aspect that helped enforce these

In American history,Reconstruction was a very brief event that occurred right after the Civil War. During this time, there would be tremendous amounts of issues spreading throughout the nation, such as when the Confederacy would be allowed into the Union or what would freedmen's do since they were once called property. Reconstruction created many accomplishments that still impacts us today. These are some of the topics that went against or fulfilled the ideas of our Founding Fathers.

The Founding Fathers put their blood, sweat and tears into the making of the Constitution and created a government out of practically nothing, all while having a vision for the future. This future consisted of a government that focused on liberty over security; a government of minimal intervention. To say that the modern version of the United States government is exactly what the Founding Fathers envisioned is a very debatable topic. There are many instances where todays government has followed the Constitution for the most part, but then there are a lot of other areas where the Founders visions have been twisted to the point that they are unrecognizable anymore. To start off, the basic concept of the United States government is one of checks and balances. This was put in place to ensure that the government never became too powerful. One very good example of checks and balances is the media. Even the founding fathers knew the extreme power of the media and its ability to keep the government in check. Two men by the names of William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were even able to create the Spanish American War by the process of yellow journalism, or the crude exaggeration of events. The first amendment states that “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” The government today reflects this belief that the media is a watchdog or “fourth estate” as it is so often referred to. Political parties and everything that comes with it, including

While there is no “right to privacy” explicitly mentioned in the United States Constitution, the Supreme Court believes that several of the Amendments embody this right; specifically the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments [6]. The First Amendment protects the privacy of one’s beliefs [6]. The Third Amendment protects the privacy of the home against it being forcibly used to house soldiers [6]. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches [6]. The Fifth Amendment protects the privacy of personal information [6]. The Fourteenth Amendment provides for a right to liberty in the areas of family, marriage, motherhood, procreation, and child rearing [6]. And lastly the Ninth Amendment is a “catch-all,” declaring that just because a

Alan Taylor writes, “The Founding Fathers-the politicians who led colonial assemblies and congresses-did not distinguish themselves with self-discipline. [During the boycott of English goods to protest colonial restriction], Thomas Jefferson imported British glass windows for his mansion at Monticello.”(Taylor 53) This is one example of the contradicting era of cultural development in 18th century America: the continuation of closeness to England, and the steady distancing of the American colonists from the British. For the majority of the 18th century, colonial America sprouted shocking ideas of the power of the individual through events like the Great Awakening and Enlightenment, and the emergence of parties such as the Whigs. Meanwhile, they continued to hold close ties to their mother country through imitative actions caused by the mercantilist policies controlling trade and taxes. Although mercantilism imposed by the British brought the colonies and England closer, the ideas of individual liberty and choice that arose in pre-Revolutionary America including the Great Awakening, Enlightenment, and Whig ideologies divided them. These conflicting movements led to an era of dynamic cultural growth in which the colonies both grew closer and further apart from Britain.

The American colonists saw them self’s just as common folks in King George III eyes. They figured by trading with Britain they can all just be in peace. (So they thought) In this time period, they did not have banks and they had little money so Colonists used credit to get the things they needed from the other colonies. When they came to America, Britain wanted to control expansion into the western territories after the French and Indian War. To do so, King George issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Pushing everyone who hand already settled down on that side to move back over to were the rest of the colonist were.

The united states managed to free itself from Great Britain and gained its independence. The thirteen colonies were not seen the same they gained a new name. The united states of america, which was founded by seven people. The seven people were known as the “founding fathers of america”. As well , when the united states established its liberty, documents were established. The most important documents are : the declaration of indepence , the bill of rights , and the constitution. The documents were signed by the founding fathers and they excluded people of color. Anyone who wasn’t a U.S citizen was seen as an alien ,racism occurred at the time and is rising.

Me: Being able to have a discussion with one of the founding fathers of the United States is aa very interest event in my life and time Sir.

The social sciences are a relatively new branch of science and with this youth comes complexities and growing pains. The evolution from looking strictly at history, to applying natural science research methods to the stratified version of research methods now utilized in the social sciences has progressed organically over time. This is a very interesting phenomenon since the founding fathers oscillated between history, the present-day’s ethnographic research as well as the views of their contemporaries. This leads one to ask if the time period in which sociology came about lead to its birth? Or were these founding fathers generally interested in the social ties that bind us together? I believe it is a combination of both that

In 1787, the constitution was born. The constitution has been America’s guideline to the American way of life. Our US constitution has many points in it to protect America and it’s people from an overpowered government, our economy, and ourselves. The only thing the constitution doesn’t directly give us, is our right to privacy, and our right to privacy has been a big concern lately courtesy of the National Security Agency (NSA).(#7) Although our constitution doesn’t necessarily cover the privacy topic, it does suggest that privacy is a given right. Some people say that the right to privacy was so obvious, that our founding fathers didn’t even feel the need to make a point about it.(#9) It also didn’t help

The first form of government the United States of America had was known as the Articles of Confederation. These articles were beneficial to some, but others believed they weren 't. In place of the articles then took the Constitution, which worked to cure the problem of controversy over the government. When the Constitution was written in 1787, it too had some disagreements that needed to be sought out. By 1791, a solution was proposed and added to the document that still remains today. This addition was known as the Bill of Rights, and its purpose was to give individual freedoms. This addition was made up of amendments, with the 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments being most important and controversial when having to do with Government Surveillance. The first amendment is known as the “Freedom of Religion, Speech and the Press; Rights of Assembly and Petition,” taken directly from the constitution. This amendment gives individuals the right to express themselves as Americans without any government interference. This also gives the ability for Americans to petition the government to seek change. The fourth amendment states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” This is giving the right of the people to have their own privacy, and be protected in their own house. It also states that this right shall not be violated and

People in America are having their rights that regard privacy taken away. This nation's security is related to the Writs of Assistance.The Writs of Assistance was passed in 1761. This law was forced on the colonists by British rule. It was an order issued by the court that commanded law enforcement officials to search any home for smuggled goods. This law was an invasion of privacy towards the colonists. Officials could come into their homes without a search warrant. The Writs of Assistance and the United State’s security are both spying on the people’s personal information. Having privacy dominates over having security because privacy is more important for the citizens of the United States, the company Apple was right to not unlock the phones

As stated above, privacy rights are considered an essential part of one’s everyday life because everyone has their own definition of privacy, in other words, everyone has to have their own form of privacy; Google defined privacy as “the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people” but to some people privacy is what one does by themselves or what they do with another person(s). According to the Patriot Act, the Government has the right to implement all types of instruments that will further "protect" the country from terrorism by imposing extreme actions that target certain rights, such as privacy. In today’s society, teenagers and all people around the world is constantly on their phone either updating a status on Facebook or posting a new picture on Instagram, this could be very detrimental in protecting one’s own private life; photos and status updates may uncontrollably reveal one’s personal life, such as a school’s location or even a house address. Essentially giving the criminal a “treasure map.” Furthermore the government should enact a law that gives some type of privacy right while the right of privacy is a debatable subject, citizens should not fear their government from taking away their right or abuse it for the "good-will of the people."