Tyranny is a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power. The Constitution had guarded against tyranny in four different ways which were Federalism, Separation of powers, Checks and balances and big states vs. small states The beginning guard against tyranny was Federalism, which is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant. James Madison had stated in a “Federalist Newspaper” about Federalism and how it basically worked for the Colony. Federalism protects against tyranny because Federalism isn’t an absolute power, it’s a division of power to certain members of a covenant. The additional guard against tyranny was Separation of Powers which means the government was separated into different branches.
44) The Articles of Confederation weren’t very successful, they failed for several reasons. The main reason was that “the national government had no way of collecting any revenue from the states or from states’ citizens”. (p.44) After the Articles weren’t much success the constitutional convention came along. In 1787, 55 delegates from all the states got together in Philadelphia to propose changes to the Articles of Confederation. The constitutional convention started a very long process that involved a lot of compromises that helped set the constitution the way it is now.
How did the Constitution Guard against Tyranny? Nolen Michael Ms. McKee U.S. History Nov.27, 2012 Abstract In the summer of 1787, fifty-five delegates representing twelve of the thirteen states met in Philadelphia to fix the national government. The problem was that the existing government, under the Articles of Confederation, just wasn’t doing the job. It was too weak. The challenge was to create a strong central government without letting any one person, or group of people, get too much power.
1) What differences are there between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution in regards to the Legislative branch of government? A.O.C.-no executive with power. President of U.S. merely presided over Congress, 13/13 needed to amend Articles, 9/13 needed to approve legislation. Constitution- Executive branch headed by President who chooses Cabinet and has checks on power of judiciary and legislature, 2/3 of both houses of Congress plus 3/4 of state legislatures or national convention, 50%+1 of both houses plus signature of President. 2) What differences are there between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution in regards to the Executive branch of government?
However, looking at the statistics such as Bill Clintons presidency, in the first 2 years which was a united government, Congress exercised limited oversight, and when needed to, asked softball questions, however , when Republicans took over Congress, things got much harder as they seek to hold the President to account, and after a while, impeach. Although this shows that things are more different when it is a united or divided government, Congress still has a task to do in which they must do oversight on President, so, it being united or divided government should not affect the task Congress are suppose to do, as they are an independent
Distinguish between the three contemporary theories of American democracy and politics (pluralist, elite and class, and hyperpluralist) and identify some of their strengths and weaknesses. 6. Understand the nature of the scope of government in American
The Constitution The Constitution was created for the people of America to establish a formal written document for how the new country should be governed. It was created to bring together a new nation that was divided by states of different land sizes and population. Delegates from each of the original thirteen states were assembled for the objective of revising the Articles of Confederation. The convention was attended by fifty-five out of the seventy-four delegates that were selected. There is a need to improve the Article of Confederation because there were flaws in the national system.
Powers of government are separated into three main categories. The legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Constitution gives Congress the authority to ratify legislation and declare war. (The Legislative Branch) They are also responsible for making laws. Locke would support these obligations of legislation.
In our government, a system of separation of powers and checks and balances are used to maintain order among the three different branches of government. The purposes and responsibilities of the legislative and executive branches are laid out in Article I and II of the United States Constitution, respectively. To balance state's rights and the rights of all of the nation's citizens, the framers of the Constitution came up with the concept of an executive branch that represents the interests of the nation and a legislative branch that represents the interests of the states. The third branch of government, the judicial branch, is responsible for balancing these conflicting interests. The Judicial Branch, has power that is, arguably, unregulated; power to overturn decisions by both the Executive and Legislative Branches.
For example, the constitution explains the civil liberties such as freedom of speech, religion, and media access. Furthermore, authority of the 3 legislative branches, executive branch (President), and Supreme court (judicial branch). 2. What authority is left to the states? The states have a specific amount of authority or power, which is to set forth times, places, and how to guide elections.