The Rise Of Libertarianism

We have all heard of this concept and we know what it means, and the Libertarian Party takes this notion for everything that it is worth. They support any policy that is tantamount to a weaker national government. You can almost think of them as the Anti-Federalists of the modern era. Government regulations, government restrictions and government taxation are deplored by Libertarians nationwide. Government involvement in the daily lives of citizens is what they desire to end, along with government control over the citizens’ income. Likewise, they also do not support Government programs or funding designed to better the lives of the people. Their ultimate goal is for the government to have as little control with as little power as possible in today’s day and age. This belief in hands off government is indirectly contrary to the views of Jill Stein. Since she is passionate in her desire to protect the planet and undo the damage done to it, she is quite obviously against this concept. The big steps she wants to take towards achieving her goals cannot be done without much government involvement. Regulations would need to be established and restrictions would need to be placed, and they must be enforced by a well-funded, strong central government for her plans to have a tangible effect. This is the key difference between Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. They have platforms that conflict with one another, which makes them different from each other as

Between the years of 1789 – 1800, there were two people given the job of being the President of these United States of America, George Washington, the first president, and John Adams, the second president. Between the years of 1789 – 1800, the United States of America was a very young country who was searching for its identity, a leader, and an economic basis on which to run the country. Before, 1789, when George Washington took office, the Constitution of the United States was a very new document. It had just been ratified 1 year earlier, which meant that the Articles of Confederation, which ruled the country between the years 1783 – 1788, was thrown

The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention, where it was held in Philadelphia. It was written by a group of people known as “Farmers,” or the “Founding Fathers,” and few of the most famous Founding Fathers were George Washington (The first president of the USA), Thomas Jefferson (The first vice president and the third president of the USA) James Madison (The fourth president of the USA), Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. The old government, the Articles of Confederation was not working as it supposed to be, it was vulnerable and cannot secure and defend the new born nation and for that reason the constitution of the united states saw the light.

On July 3rd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously declared the independence of the thirteen United States of America from Great Britain. Determined to unify the thirteen colonies, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781. Although the articles did not prevent the United States from winning independence, the innate flaws of the articles became apparent in the years following the revolution. The problems of the weak, purely legislative national government became too prevalent for agents of the revolution, such as James Madison and George Washington. Madison and Washington were strong supporters of a federal, or national, constitution, and on June 21, 1788, congress ratified the Constitution of the United States. And in doing so, violated the “Revolutionary Ideology” and the will of the American people.

In the winter of December 7th, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Constitution was ratified to establish the new country of the United States as a democracy. After their victory over the British for American Independence, the United States government created the Constitution in an effort to further establish themselves as an independent nation. With a new form of government that would not allow the injustices caused by the British monarchy to occur again, the Constitution’s fundamental principles abided by many of the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian beliefs about people and government. The Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman seeds of democracy contributed to the United States’ democratic government by protecting the rights of the individual and by giving the ability for the citizens to vote on its leaders and laws.

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, was formally adopted. The American Revolution had already been going on with the battles of Lexington and Concord over a year prior, but the first government of the United States is the Articles of Confederation, a constitution based on Republican ideas and democracy. The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation in 1777. It was adopted, written by John Dickinson, but there was a delay in ratifying it by the states. States like Virginia and Massachusetts had claimed a bunch of land stretching from the East Coast all the way to the Pacific Ocean as part of their colonial charters. States like Maryland and Pennsylvania, who did not have these land claims, did not want to ratify this new national government until the land is relinquished. It was not until in 1781 when the states officially ratified the Articles of Confederation. From 1781 to 1789, the Articles of Confederation failed and had created problems in political, economic, and foreign policies, making this new national government an ineffective government.

After the struggles of the 1780s, the U.S most urgent task in establishing the new government was to secure stability. The first President of the Unites States was George Washington. At this time, the Congress worked and quickly passed on the " Bill of Rights", which give the citizens a true freedom in 1789. However, In 1798, the Congress hammered out the Sedition Act and the Alien Acts.

Several states did not accept the Constitution, but in July 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth, and last necessary, vote to ratify the document. Other states followed, but the die had been cast. The U.S. framework of government had been born, with its famous preamble; the Constitution established a new form of government, one that became the greatest nation in the world.

finally became independent from Britain, the U.S. needed a way to structure the government, write a constitution, needed a president, and get those who didn’t agree with the Constitution to agree. In 1777, the Continental Congress created the Article of Confederation. This limited power on the government, didn’t allow a president or court, and no power to tax. Daniel Shay rebelled against the rising of taxes because many farmers were in debt, and lost their land. His rebellious act got many people to want a more powerful government. The colonists then came together to improve the Article of Confederation and wrote the Constitution. The Constitution included the Great Compromise that created the Senate and the House of Representative. It also included the Three Fifths Compromise that said only ⅗ of the slave population would be included when counting population, slaves still had no rights. The government was structured into three branches. The Legislative who created laws, the Executive which was the president, and the Judicial, federal courts. The Anti-Federalists said they would only agree to support the constitution only if the Bill of Rights was included.When everything was finally settled it was time to choose a president. George Washington was unanimously elected and served from

When the founding fathers realized that the Articles of Confederation just were not working for their country, they gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a new constitution. The Americans feared tyranny in the government like what they had seen under the rule of King George III. The Constitution was written with specific protections against tyranny as described by James Madison: tyranny is “the accumulation of all powers… in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many”. The Constitution guarded against tyranny by separating powers, allowing the branches to check the other branches, and giving states both equal representation and representation based on population.

America’s birth was the result of the original thirteen colonies declaring independence from England, due to many colonists resenting King George III and believing he led a tyranny. Many described him as a tyrant, claiming he fit James Madison’s definition, “The accumulation of all powers… in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many (is) the very definition of tyranny.” When America was fully independent, the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, was made. However, it lacked government essentials and gave the federal government too little power; hence, a new constitution was needed. In 1787, the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia with representatives from most of the states with the purpose of making the Constitution meet

The first organized government in the U.S. was under the Articles of Confederation, thirteen states created a confederation that had many weaknesses causing many problems in which caused many leaders come together for a constitutional convention which created in secret the Constitution of the United States. After the American Revolution, two political sides emerged, those arguing for greater states rights ands those arguing that federal governments should have more control. Important leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry were not present for the constitutional convention and they were considered strong proponents of the states rights. They felt that the new constitution ignored the independence of each state as well as they should

Introduction: “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” stated Thomas Jefferson. The thirteen colonies created the Article of Confederation to establish a national government during the Revolutionary War. Several years later, the delegates met at the Constitutional Convention and created a new document known as the United States Constitution in 1787. However, it resulted in two major political parties, Federalists and Anti-federalists, that debated over the nature of the government.

The Constitution was put into effect in 1789. After the adoption of the Constitution, America had three presidents from 1789-1809. These presidents were: George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. George Washington set out many precedents for the country and for future presidents. John Adams efforts helped to end the Quasi war.

A piece of paper to cause so much controversy between opposing viewpoints that only persuasion would convince the nine out of thirteen American states. A room full of rich white men sharing all of their knowledge to create a document that will change America forever. George Washington, an advocate for the Constitution as well as the ratification of it, was willingly pulled out of retirement to serve as a delegate at the Constitutional Conventions as well as a popular leader according to many. Washington's views on the independence of America as well as his Federalist mindset towards the Ratification of the Constitution was able to later name himself the first President of the United States (Hamilton, Hubbard, Janda).