How did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the period immediately following it deal with the issue of the debate between those who supported a strong central government and those who wanted more power given to the states? The Philadelphia Convention was an assembly of the brightest minds of American politics in 1787. Emerging from it was the Constitution of the United States‚ which gave the national government more power‚ but kept them restrained through a system of checks and balances
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so‚ but the American Revolution was not like other revolutions in the sense of it being a radical or total change. It did not instantaneously overturn the entire political and social framework of America. Thus‚ America still strived for a set government and a written document to back it up. The Articles of Confederation‚ established during the American struggle for independence from British rule‚ created the first form of government for the United States. The Articles of Confederation was an agreement
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Religious tolerance in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was very rare. However‚ there were many people and movements that led to an increase in tolerance and protection for all different religions. Among the many influential people of this time‚ John Winthrop‚ Roger Williams‚ and the Puritans stand out. Another major reason for the increase of toleration is the Maryland Toleration Act. People came to the colonies in search of religious freedom and the right to express themselves freely. Eventually
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To what extent did Lenin honor his promises? When Lenin published his April theses he began using the quote ‘peace bread and land’ as a promise to the Russian people if he was their leader. This slogan was used‚ alongside many‚ to drive the Bolsheviks into power after the October revolution. However‚ they weren’t exactly what the people expected‚ nor did the Bolsheviks expect the response they got from the people. This essay aims to discuss the extent of the Bolsheviks keeping their promises.
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six-year-old boy is expelled from his school. This child is merely worried about his friends making a fool out of him‚ but a lot more is at stake than a little teasing. The boy will have this black cloud circling above him his whole life. The black mark will affect acceptance into college‚ finding a job and every part of his life and the boy may never be successful because of this one mistake he made while he was too young to truly understand what he did wrong. What is so bad about that fun little
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the tolerating of other religions and their practices‚ what is being shown is that the need for tolerance in general is not as important as the effect that the religion is not so bad that the believers should be prohibited from practicing it or that they should be murdered or harmed in any way just because others do not have the same beliefs. "People don’t simply wake up one day and commit genocide. They start by setting themselves apart from others‚ diminishing the stature of those adhering to
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colonists in North America came from similar european descent‚ by the end of the colonial period‚ each territory became distinct as a result of environmental‚ social‚ religious‚ and political factors‚ with different areas being affected by different factors more than others. The thirteen colonies can be divided into three distinct regional sections: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each section had its own distinct economic and cultural framework which emerged from the geographical elements of the
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TO WHAT EXTENT DID THE RESULTS OF WW1 INFLUENCE THE OUTBREAK OF WW2? INTRO: World War 1 ended with the Versailles Treaty in 1919. The peace-making process was extremely complex and even now it is doubtful whether any perfect solution to organising the post-war European order could have been found. After the settlement many international matters still remained unresolved and many countries were dissatisfied. To what extent did the results of WW1 determine the outbreak of another‚ big war ~20 years
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Changes that occurred during this time period are staggering‚ to say the least. Developments in both constitutional and social areas from 1860 to 1877 can be considered to have been a revolution. The Civil War was‚ obviously‚ the first revolution that occurred during this time period. With the election of Lincoln in 1860‚ South Carolina announced its secession from the Union. They seized the federal Ft. Sumpter which lay off their coast and Lincoln ordered federal troops to protect the fort. This
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the knowledge you have gained‚ how do you think the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the beginning of WW2? WW2 was the byproduct of the Treaty of Versailles since the Treaty had absolutely ruined the German’s military power‚ economy‚ and pride. What is the Treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles is the after-war clause‚ it was a forced blame on Germany for them causing the most damage during the war. The clause was made by the four commanding and most influential countries leaders‚ USA
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