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The 16th amendment is an important amendment that allows the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT to collect income tax from all americans. this allows for the government to keep an army, build road and bridges, enforce laws and carry out important rules and regulations. the 16th amendment was passed because many people believe an income tax would provide a more stable source of income than by a chief way in which government had been financed throughout history to that point but such a tax could not be imposed

The American Constitutions set the four basic principles, which are separation of powers, Federalism, doctrine of supremacy of constitution, equality for all citizens to prevent tyranny. 1. Separation of Powers The state power is separated into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. Each branch remains independent. The three branches are completely equal levels, and have their own rights. In order to balance the three branches, each branch has the ability to check other branches. Each

Why The Constitution Is A Living Document The Constitution as we know it could change a lot later in life. The Constitution has helped many people with their freedom and has made the world a better place in general. The Constitution IS a living breathing document for many reasons. One of them I already stated which was how it helped many people with their freedom and rights in general. not to mention that the Constitution was made 225 years ago and has changed from then and is still changing now

During the first 8 years of the nation’s existence, George Washington brought a unifying presence to the people of the United States. The men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787 all agreed that there was a need to improve the governance of democracy at a state level and create a stronger central government. Once the Washington administration began to address its domestic and foreign policies, ideological differences resurfaced among Congress and the President’s advisers. Upon his retirement

the Articles of Confederation. They had met in Philadelphia to adopt this first official constitution in September of 1777, however, it was not ratified until March of 1781. There were two main purposes of the Articles of Confederation. The first one had been to create unity amongst the colonies, while the second purpose was to prove to the French, along with other foreign countries, that America had a structured government. They needed to win over allies and set their borders. The Articles of Confederation

From the genesis of our country’s founding, we’ve constantly discovered different ways of governing the nation, the states, and the people. The Kentucky Resolution of 1798, was a response to the mind numbing decision of the federal government to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts. With this set of acts in place, Jefferson felt that it disregarded the Constitution and gave too much power to the federal government. And to that regard, I must say that I fully agree with the Resolutions as they have the

When the Constitution was written in 1789 it specifically stated that the national government would be granted the power to delegate. Federalism is defined as, “...the allocation of powers and responsibilities among national, state, and local governments and the intergovernmental relations between them. (Paletz, 85)” The founding fathers wanted a federalist governmental system to allow for greater participation in politics and to limit the power of the national government. Under federalism, states

When the constitution was being drafted there was a divide between federalists, and anti-federalists. Federalists focused on the insufficiencies within the Articles of Confederation. In their opinion, the national government required the power to tax the states and individual citizens, the Congressional authority to regulate commerce between states, and the Congressional ability to raise funds to for a strong national defense system. Meanwhile, anti-federalists feared that the proposed Constitution

During the years of 1781 to 1789, the United States was run under the Articles of Confederation which was good for some reasons such as the states having freedom and independence to make important decisions. However, after several years of being run under the Articles of Confederation, the Founding Fathers realized that this was a deficient and ineffective way to run the government especially since there was no Executive and Judicial Branch of government, the government was very ineffective in regard

One of the great debates in American history was over the approval of the Constitution in 1787. Those who supported the Constitution were known as Federalist, a person who advocates and supports a system of government in which several states unite under a Central authority. Those who opposed the approval of the Constitution in favor of small localized government were known as Anti Federalists. Both the Federalists and the Anti Federalists were concerned with the protection of liberty. However, they