The Articles of Confederation were created as a new central government form after the American Revolution. The Articles still consisted of problems, specifically financial ones. Hamilton proposed a plan that would put U.S. finances on a stable foundation. He planned to lower national debt and strengthen the national credit because he believed that "a national debt was a national blessing". However, some people, such as Jefferson and small farmers opposed his ideas, because they believed in states' rights and a strict interpretation of the constitution, which led to the split of two different political parties.
The weaknesses were greater than the strength, the National government couldn’t force the state to obey its law which means that the states was pretty much running wild. They didn’t have the power to tax, they couldn’t enforce the laws, congress was lacked of leadership, we had no national army or navy, we didn’t have a national courts, and Each state could issue its own paper money also they were putting tariffs on trade between the states. Many citizens were concerned that the government was too weak. “The Articles gave Congress the power to pass laws, but no power to enforce those laws” (Article of Confederation). There were no courts to settle conflicts between the States.
Prelude to Civil War DBQ By the 1850's the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it has created. It is known that the union did not last that’s why the Civil War happened. If everyone could agree on what the constitution implied, then there probably would not have been a civil war. From many of the documents, there are arguments about what the constitution states. "To the Argument, that the word 'slaves' and 'slavery' are not to be found in The Constitution, and therefore it was never intended to give any protection or countenance to the slave system, it is sufficient to reply, that no such words are continued in the instrument, other words were used, intelligently and specifically, to meet the necessities of slavery."
While there was no absolute even ground in the fairness of taxation in the rebellious states, Northerners realized their faults in tax legislation, thus developing a more lenient system capable of allowing the southern economy to strengthen and flourish. Until the Civil War in 1861, the United States federal government was financed by tariffs. There were continuing complaints from the rural states that the tariffs were helping protect the industries of the Northeast. Tariffs were reduced in 1846 and again in 1857, but raised once more in 1860. The solution to tariffs was obviously unconstitutional federal taxation of personal incomes, corporate income and inheritances; in addition to excises on manufactures, alcohol and tobacco, and creation of the Internal Revenue Service to commence collections in 1863 .
They are a series of eighty-five essays written so that the state of New York would approve and take sides with the Constitution. The authors were; James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, while “Hamilton wrote about fifty of the essays; Jay, restricted by illness, wrote only five; and Madison contributed the balance. Madison wrote the three most influential essays: Papers 10,14, and 51” (Montgomery). Not only did these papers serve a purpose to ratify the constitution, it also lets us know important political issues dealing with a proper self-government. In an article written by Kerby Anderson she quotes Clinton Rossiter the author of the book The Federalist Papers, that "The Federalist is the most important work in political science that has ever been written, or is likely ever to be written, in the United States.
The Democratic Republicans on the other hand believed that no special tariff should be put on the manufacturers, and didn't believe in commercial trade they believed in agriculture. The Federalist also believed that the constitution
Madison was also one of the top contributors at the Constitutional Convention and he drafted the Constitution. James Madison wrote exactly twenty-nine out of the eighty-five Federalist papers. The Federalist Papers were some of the most influential papers of American history. He wrote the most famous of the Federalist Papers, Federalist Paper 10. This specific paper is about factions and how he was opposed to them because he thought they would tear apart the unity that held the states together.
Elective dictatorship is a big issue when discussing uncodified constitutions. As there are no laws discussing the separation of the executive, legislature and judiciary powers in UK, an example of this was the Lord of Chancellors who sat within all three of the powers. America’s written constitution states there needs to be a separation of powers, meaning Obama the President has control over the sword however no control over the purse. This stops elitism and kleptocracy, whereas the UK doesn’t have any laws against this. However on the other hand a separation of powers undermines the idea of political sovereignty, because even though they have gain legitimate power, they are not able to run the country as they wish in terms of financial and economic policies.
How successful was Mao in solving the problems China faced during his rule? During Mao Zedong’s rule over China, the implementation of the Long Mach, his Five Year Plan, the Great Leap Forward and Culture Revolution has proved to have affected the whole china socially, politically and economically. Yet there are many arguments about whether Mao had done well in terms of meeting the needs of people and solving the problems. For me, I don’t think Mao is very good at solving the problems though he did make great contribution to the establishment of People’s Republic of China (PRC). Mao was facing severe problems after the establishing of PRC in 1949.
The UK constitution is quite unusual for a westernised democracy. The constitution remains uncodified and is not entrenched as parliament has political sovereignty. So you will not be able to find the constitution in