HIST 1700 Compare and Contrast The Documents That Shaped America The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution although, undoubtedly different in philosophies, they shared an imperative similarity of freedom and independence. The Articles of Confederation were adopted by congress in 1777 and served as our nations first form of government. By 1781 all thirteen original states had ratified and created a union of sovereign states. A few years later, congress and all thirteen states were bankrupt. In aspirations of revising the Articles, a group of nationalists met in Philadelphia and formed the constitutional convention.
Abstract My paper in summary describes the differences between the United State’s Constitution and the State of Ohio’s Constitution. Many of the differences were found in the Bill of Rights within each document. Along with the comparisons and contrasts of the Bill of Rights within the two, many differences were found within the governmental structure between the two forms of government, the federal and state constitutions. During my research I was able to find out which had the bigger amount of rights, whether it was the federal side or the state side. In conclusion, my paper helped me learn more about the United State’s Constitution as well as the original Ohio Constitution.
How does federalism today differ from that created by the Founding Fathers and why? Federalism, a form of government which divides sovereignty, law and decision making between levels of government, will ultimately lead to tension (Lowry, 2000, p73). This tension arises from competing levels of government, i.e. the regional and the central, trying to serve their own interests. It is because of this competition that a federal system can not be static but ever changing and evolving.
Federalists justified the absence of a declaration of rights by arguing that the Constitution established a federal system with specific powers delegated to the national government and other powers reserved to the states. Massachusetts approved the Constitution in February, 1788, with a call for “certain amendments and alterations” to lessen “the fears and quiet the apprehension of many of the good people of the commonwealth.” Ratification debates in New York and Virginia showed the degree of opposition and ultimately lead to a promise of the inclusion of a Bill of Rights. James Madison introduced a series of amendments to the Constitution in the House of Representatives on June 8, 1789. Federalists opposed on the same grounds as they argued in the ratification debates and further argued that it was inappropriate to amend the Constitution at this time. Some members of Congress argued that a listing of rights of the people was a silly exercise, in that all the listed rights inherently belonged to citizens, and nothing in the Constitution gave the Congress the power to take them away.
Roshini Dialani Assignment for Week 1 BUSN 420 1.) What is common law? Common law, which originated from England, is a body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English & U.S. courts. This means that laws are made from previous decisions with similar cases. It believes that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.
Summer 1787 12 states sent delegates to the meeting in Philadelphia. Rhode Island refused to participate. Shays’s Rebellion showed Americans that the national government needed strengthening. May 29, 1787 Randolph offers the Virginia Plan. It proposed a government with three branches: legislature, executive, and judiciary.
Anti-Federalist #2 by Michael S. Rozeff by Michael S. Rozeff DIGG THIS Toward the end of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the 13 colonies joined together under the Articles of Confederation (1781–1788), which was succeeded by the U.S. Constitution in 1788. The Constitution created the Federal government and the United States of America. Several of the Founding Fathers (John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton) in 1787–1788 launched a campaign to get the new Constitution adopted by the 13 states. Their essays, collected in the Federalist Papers, contain powerful and persuasive arguments by writers who were skilled users of rhetoric. The Federalist Papers helped launch the ship of American state on its voyage.
Gov.2301.100 Assignment #1 Assigned Reading: Antifederalist paper=Brutus I October 18, 1787 Purpose of Assignment: There are two main goals for this assignment. 1.Familirize yourself with the anti-‐federalist arguments. 2. Be able to clearly comprehend and analyze both the federalist and anti-‐federalist perspective on the new Constitution. Undertaking the assignment: Your task is to first, read the anti-‐federalist paper written by ‘Brutus’.
As a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses he urged a moderate policy, served on various committees, drafted correspondence, and wrote a famous address to the people of Great Britain. Returning to the provincial congress of New York, he guided the drafting of the first New York state constitution. Jay was appointed in 1777 chief justice of New York but left that post to become president of the Continental
However, it should be made clear that with the passing of their constitution, which “was approved and formally adopted by the Congress of the United States in 1952,” Puerto Rico has already been on the proverbial road to statehood. Puerto Rico’s “Constitution was based on the United States Constitution…and adopted a republican form of government, with three sets and distinct branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branch” (Suarez, 2008). Ultimately the question is how will Puerto Rico change and adapt to future as well as current courtroom cases as it evolves into statehood as seen in most states throughout the country. Before getting into certain aspects of how the new system will be set up it is important to note some of the distinct traits of Puerto Rico. Being an island, Puerto Rico is smaller than the size of Connecticut however much larger than Delaware or Rhode Island individually or, even if combined as one single state.