Article One of the United States Constitution

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    lives. As David Mayhew, in Congress: The Electoral Connection, says, “probably the best position-taking strategy for most congressmen at most times is to be conservative-- to cling to their own positions of the past where possible and to reach for new ones with great caution where necessary” (Congress: The Electoral Connection). Because these congressmen took such stark stances on the matter, it made them stand out and they became easily desired to be replaced. This led to a take over the House by the

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    United States VS. Virginia Constitution In a quick observation, it may be easy to observe that the Constitution of Virginia is much larger in length and detail than the United States Constitution. There are many differences between these two constitutions besides the authors or contributors being that James Madison contributed to both, however, he was not the complete author of the Constitution of Virginia (Constitutions of Virginia). Both Constitutions have the same idea in which it holds three

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    Rights, was all evolved through the creation of the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution established fundamental laws. It was the framework for our nation’s government that still immensely applies to today’s society. However, the document spiraled from a debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists who were indifferent of the establishment of the United States constitution. Thus, before the creation of the constitution that occurred on September 18, 1787; there were many

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    The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1st of 1781. It was the first governing document established in the United States. There were many issues with this document, so a meeting was called to revise the Articles. Instead of just revising the document, an entirely new document was written, the Constitution. The Constitution was ratified on July 21st of 1788, and it created a stronger government, with three balanced branches of power, and had a Bill of Rights. While the Articles of Confederation

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    The Articles of Confederation Vs. the Constitution The United States of America provides its citizens with constitutional rights through its Constitution. The nation’s first draft of a written constitution was the Articles of Confederation. Eventually, the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation seven years after it took effect. These two articles are a crucial part of American history, because it provides American citizens with their basic rights as human beings. The Articles of Confederation

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    There are various differences and similarities between the United State and the People’s Republic of China, while comparing their constitution. The first and obvious difference in those two constitutions is the number of amendments or articles in each constitution. The United States has twenty-seven amendments on total, while China’s constitution is very specific and has one hundred thirty-eight articles on total. The United States is an individualism country, on the other hand China is a socialist

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    The Articles of Confederation were the earliest constitution of the United States. After the United States became fully independent from Great Britain, following the Revolutionary War, the document was created to outline the functions and management of new nation. However, the document established a very weak central government, instead giving the power to the states. To correct the mistake, a new version of such a document was created: the Constitution, which is still in effect today. (Articles of

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    The Constitution of the United States is the strong centerpiece that has held our great nation together for over 200 years. Throughout history, the median age for other nations’ constitutions is less than 10 years. (Karlan 1) What you might not know is that the Constitution of the United States was roughly based off the Articles of Confederation which failed after only 8 years. It was not until just before the colonies declared independence in 1776, that Benjamin Franklin presented “The Articles

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    by the state on March 1, 1781. The Articles of Confederation were a respectful effort by a new country and to create an ideal national government. Although to some states that form of government was not happy because the Articles of Confederation will soon become a disadvantage. The Constitution Of United States was established in 1787. The Constitution of United States was written as a set of rules for this country. Many of the “rules” have helped the country stay in order. The constitution gave more

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    Weakness of articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the Untied States of America as well as the name for the first government practicing the article. Even though the Articles of Confederation “centralized” the legislative, executive and judicial powers, it still distributed too much power to the individual states instead of the federal government, leading to a loose and ineffective union. It came into force for only nine years and was replaced by the

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