Confederation Framers

A constitution is a written document that sets forth the fundamental rules by which a society is governed. Throughout the course of history the United States has lived under two Constitutions since the British-American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776. First in line was the Articles of Confederation (1789-1789) followed by the Constitution of United States of America (1789-present). The Articles of Confederation was the first formal written Constitution of America that specified how the national government was to operate. Unfortunately, the Articles did not last long. Under the words of the Article’s power was limited; Congress could make decisions, but had no power to enforce them. Also the articles stated

When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution in 1787, the United States just had 13 states. The Founding Fathers believed that more states would want to join the Union in the future. They saw that it would be significant for new states to have the same form of government as the original states had. Since then there are now over 50 states that have similar characteristics which were developed centuries ago; although, resembling the creation of new ideas and inventions, current state government had many problems from being the way it is today, it also has many important features that benefit many people, as well as plays an important role in how American democracy and government works.

The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787, yet there was a struggle to ratify it that went on until 1790. This Constitution was created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation, because many people agreed that the articles were not right in keeping the United States in order. The Constitution is made of many rules that have helped the country to stay in order, but on the other hand some of these rules have

For this paper I decided to do it on www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html. I chose this one because I wanted to learn more about the constitution. I chose this website over the other ones because this one seemed the most reliable. They are a legal information institute and had access to the law since 1992. The other websites didn’t say how long they have had access t law. On this website it talks about the amendments, Articles, Preamble, Bill of Rights, the Constitution, Supreme Court, Federal Rules, etc…..

Federalism creates a layered system of the states and national government. They had the powers that were shared. They had taxes. They needed to make laws so that the people can follow the rules. They had to enforce laws. Powers were also given to the central government. They conducted to the foreign relation. They provided an army and also provided a navy. The central government made the immigration laws.The argument endorcing federalism. The benefits from having the two-tiered system of governed tyranny. The states served as checks and balances of the powers. Powers are reserved to federal and the state government incommon.

Many people will argue that the new Constitution will take away individual and state rights, however, that is not true. The Constitution promises basic rights for all citizens and for the states in the form on the Bill of Rights. It improves many of the things that made the Articles of Confederation weak and balances the power throughout the government. People shouldn’t be afraid of a more powerful government because it will benefit not only the U.S. but the people as well.

The government occasionally push their powers to the Sates and tried to lessen the expansion of the federal government. On the other hand, the states complied case in point, Presidents Franklin Roosevelt 1930, and Reagan 81-89, used the New Deal program. Programs such as Agricultural Adjustment Administration to slowly reduced the growth of federal government, these programs administered by the states (ushistory, 3b). In the 60s, Nixon on his side openly wanted the powers of the federal government given back to the states that gave him a win during his campaign (ushistory, 3b). Also, the New Federalism during Reagan’s administration to returned the power to the states, unfortunately according to the United Sates Constitution the federal government law would triumph over any other states law. The states have the right to control and make laws on citizens safety, welfare, health, education, and protection. These powers only delegated to the states. For the states to able to counter the power of the federal government, the state should have enumerated powers, inherent powers, and elastic clause.

The majority of Americans have in general an incredibly positive view of their Constitution, believing that it strikes a good balance between effective government and protection of individual liberty. However, the Constitution does have a huge number of critics that claim that it is no longer fit for its purpose. The US constitution is seen by many to be an incredibly important aspect of the US governmental system. The constitution purposefully has an incredibly large amount of vagueness for such an important document and this has allowed for a large amount of changes which have been necessary as time has progressed, an example of this is the transformation of power from different branches of the government to the executive. This has allowed the constitution to change with the times and not become extremely outdated.

Over the long term, has state power increased or decreased in relation to that of the federal government? Explain fully, and if possible, use examples. Use external sources to aid in presenting facts and opinions on the case.

The main opposition of to this would be mainly to keep our amendments intact. Many people believe that the lack of being able to express themselves freely would take away from their first amendment. As stated by Mince-Didier, Freedom of speech allows for people to be able to express themselves freely as long as it's not a threat or a crime. (Ave Mince-Didier). Many people believe if they are not allowed to say what's on their mind that their first amendment right is being taken away. Therefore people should not be punished for speaking freely towards others or their opinion. As long as it's not a violent threat it should be unpunished.

For years, the US constitution has been one of the most powerful and influential guides in any government system. At this moment, the US constitution has twenty-seven amendments. These amendments were proposed to serve public and constitutional rights and assure justice in the governing system. In this paper, we will be discussing five of the most crucial amendments in the US constitution and analyze their origins. The first amendment we will be talking about is the United States Bill of Rights.

The delegates were aware of the forces dividing the states and that is the main reason that they came to the gathering in Philadelphia. Furthermore, some of the delegates that came there already had the full intention of creating a new constitution, “James Madison had come to Philadelphia battle-ready, determined to steer the convention away from the limited task of amending and correcting the Articles of Confederation and toward designing an entirely new constitution” (page 31). To include, one of the many risks of creating a new constitution was the potential of more riots and even states going into war with each other which would cause delegates to be pulled from the convention and stop states from ratifying the new constitution, “Animated

According to Article V, there are two ways to propose amendments to the Constitution. The first of these is to have two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote to propose an amendment. The second way is if two-thirds of the legislature asks Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments. Amazingly, close to eleven thousand measures have been proposed since 1789 but only thirty-three have obtained the two-thirds vote.

This is a document designed to protect our freedom by imposing law on those who wield political power. Then also Americans would be under the under constant treat of tyranny. Then in the 1776 the continental congress began to draft our first national constitution. After several failed attempts at creating a government, a 1787 convention is called to draft a new legal system for the United States. This new constitution provides for increased federal authority while still protecting the basic rights of the citizens.

So the constitution was made to give we the people, basic rights to all citizens to create a good government. After it was made the delegates decided to make the BILL OF RIGHTS,EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES, ensuring that no single branch would have to much power. So why do we need the constitution when we get punished even after using our amendments to fall back on? For example;