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1. During the Revolutionary War there was a lot of debt that the nation acquired from Americans and foreign investors through the sale of bonds. Those debts transferred over from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution. The nation was still required to repay those who it had borrowed from. 2. The Supreme Law of the Land is comprised by the Constitution, the laws of the United States, and all treaties that have been made or will be made by the United States. 3. Religious tests cannot

After initially rejecting the new government and then holding out, Rhode Island becomes the thirteenth and final state to ratify the Constitution, by a vote of 34-32, with recommended amendments. I think that this is the most important event leading up to the constitution because it was the final deal maker. It was important that all 13 states ratify the Constitution so that they could establish and preserve national unity. It was also important for all the states to ratify the constitution so that

The United States Constitution is the greatest statement of consent by the governed in history. Before the end of the revolution against Great Britain, the states basically operated as separate countries under the Articles of Confederation. A stronger federal government with checks and balances was needed. The Constitutional Convention wrote this important document and after confirmation by a super majority of the states; it became the foundation of our government in 1789. Soon thereafter, 12 amendments

What use is a government without absolute sovereignty? In The Federalist No. 15 Alexander Hamilton argues that the Articles of Confederation has left the federal government powerless, ineffective, and on a certain path towards anarchy and destruction. The root cause of these problems, as well as the future prospects for the nation, arise from a federal government which is devoid of any true sovereignty. Hamilton invokes a Hobbesian framework to advocate for an absolute sovereign due to the dangers

There were many weaknesses under the articles of confederation. For starters, each state had a single vote in Congress. This was argued to be unfair, because it didn't take into account the size of the state. It seamed that a larger state should have more votes because of a larger population. Second, congress did not hold certain powers necessary to operate appropriately. For example, each state could make their own money, but that money might not have been accepted or used in other states. In addition

Article VI of the U.S Constitution contains the supremacy clause and is essentially declaring that it is “the supreme law of the land and superior to all laws adopted by any state or subdivision”(pg.71). In addition another main difference is the necessary and proper clause which is found in Article I, Section 8. This clause provides Congress to make all laws “necessary and proper to carry out its

Tom... In an off-handed way, you've fittingly pointed out what this country idealistically stands for as to our underlying egalitarian political theory of periodically changing provisional caretakers of our government through peaceful public elections. Over the last two centuries, our remarkable constitution - with its time-tested democratic ideals and republic principles - has survived only because of its practicality, effective functionality, and most of all, by the sustained support of American

Consensus Building For a Purpose “Every group makes decisions. A group of friends may decide what movie to watch, a car sharing group decides how long someone can use a shared vehicle, a credit union decides what interest rate to offer its depositors. The larger and more formal the organization, the more formal their decision-making procedure is likely to be.” (Bressen) The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are two of the most well-known historical documents in America. Despite their

Economic issues affected the founding of the United States and revealed basic problems that led to the failure of the Articles of Confederation, were chief complaints in the Declaration of Independence, and affected the structure of the new government in the Constitution. A weak central government led to the failure of the Articles of Confederation. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had little money and had to request money from the states because it had no power to tax. States printed

The United States of America is known for many things and accomplishments, one of these accomplishments would be the longest standing constitution still in use. This is quite impressive but, how did the constitution set up such a successful government? In the discussion there will be an evaluation of how the government was original set up and what key changes have been made over time; then go into great detail about the function, power, and make up of each of the three main branches of the government: