Tasks of the First Congress The First Congress had the tasks of raising money, creating a bill of rights, setting up the executive departments, and organizing the federal judiciary. B. Madison and the First Congress James Madison persuaded Congress to adopt the Revenue Act of 1789. Madison also took the lead in presenting the constitutional amendments that came to be called the Bill of Rights. C. Bill of Rights The states ratified ten amendments, which became part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791. D. Executive Branch Congress organized the executive branch with three main departments¾War, State, and Treasury¾and granted the President the authority to dismiss appointed officials.
The Articles of Confederation played an important part in the American Revolutionary War. The purpose of the Article was to provide a general government for the 13 colonies that had won their freedom from British rule. However, the Confederation government was weak and the Article was a failure because the states tended to ignore and paid little attention to acts passed by Congress. In the late 1780s, more and more American leaders concluded that the Articles of Confederation needed improvements. Discussion at the Annapolis Convention of 1786 led to a convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
Madison and the other 56 delegates gathered in Philadelphia in May 1787. They planned to amend the Articles of Confederation. They ended up creating a new constitution, and Madison became the chief recorder of information. He had previously helped create Virginia’s constitution, thus he understood the process of creating a constitution more than the other delegates who didn’t have as much experience. Madison strongly encouraged a strong central government.
U. S. History: The Three Branches of Government HIS/301 01-23-2012 In 1787, The United States Founding Fathers arranged the Constitutional Convention to address the obvious issues that the Articles of the Confederation failed to manage. During the convention, the delegates discussed the importance of establishing a new form of government that would include a division of powers within, but would remain equal. Under the notion of forming a new government, some of the delegates proposed a system of government called “Federalism” which would involve three branches of separate power within. The three branches would include the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branch. Federalism, combined with the three governing branches, allowed for the states and central government to balance equal but separate power.
Declaration of Rights from the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania This paper will compare and contrast two amendments in the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Rights from the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Specifically the similarities and differences between Sections three and six from the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Amendments one and seven of the U.S. Constitution. The United States Constitution The Constitution was created after Shays's Rebellion in an attempt to create "more perfect union" between the thirteen states and was signed on September 17, 1787 by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia (O'Connor, Sabato, & Yanus, 2011). The Constitution established America’s national government and fundamental laws while still protecting the basic rights of its citizens (O'Connor, Sabato, & Yanus, 2011). The original ten amendments to The Bill of Rights were passed by the First Congress of the United States on September 25, 1789 and ratified December 15, 1791 (O'Connor, Sabato, & Yanus, 2011) Amendment I Amendment I of the U.S. Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right
Federalist Paper (10 and 51) Federalist essays number 10 and 51 were both written by James Madison to discuss how to improve fractions (special group interest) and to understand the structure of the purpose government makes liberty possible. Essay number 10 was written on November 22, 1787, and essay number 51 was written months later on February 8, 1788. There are several reasons why I think the Federalist Paper are important. . Federalist Paper number 10, James Madison main goal was to create equal rights for the people whether they were in the high class or lower class.
Twenty-seven amendments have been ratified since the original signing of the Constitution, the first ten of which are known as the Bill of Rights. The Amendments to the United States Constitution have had a major affect on American life. A major feature of the Constitution is the capability of changing the document in order for it to become accustomed to the changing times and conditions. There are a few methods in order to change the Constitution. An amendment proposed by 2/3rds vote in each house of congress could be approved by either one of two ways.
American National Government Olivia Summer Petersen Essay 1 On July 4th 1776 the colonies declared themselves independent from British rule but it took over 10 years to adopt the Constitution. Before the Constitution was drafted there were many problems facing the newly independent colonies. There were problems with coining and printing money and taxes and unpaid debt. Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to try and set up the Constitution to fix these problems. The colonies had all types of issues before the Constitution was drafted, such as state sovereignty, coining/printing money, and taxes and unpaid debt.
The Articles of Confederation was the first Constitution for the United States. It was drafted by the 2nd Continental Congress in 1777; it was then signed and accepted in 1781 by thirteen states. (Goldfield 176) The Articles gave the state governments more independent strength, while leaving the central government greatly undermined. The Articles were a stepping stone which led to the Constitution, however; the Articles contained stronger limitations than it provided strengths for the central government. Many problems came to attention immediately, due to the rules and regulations set forth by the Confederation.
In1789, the Constitution was ratified by thirteen states. The first ten Amendments of the Constitution were ratified by 1791. These changes to the Constitution were later known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was written so the people would have specific rights and freedoms. A few amendments were written to express rights that interpret the rights on a criminal trial.