Essay On Constitutional Republic
Constitutional Republic. What is it? How did it shape our current country? What does it have to do with history and the first thirteen colonies? Constitutional Republic for the United States today is very important for our history and ways of government. Not much is known about Constitutional Republic as common knowledge among the people of the states, so today I’m here to explain what it means for our government and the country, today. First of all, what is Constitutional Republic? Could you tell someone exactly what it is off hand if they asked? Probably not, so I’m here to tell you. “A Constitutional Republic is a state where the officials are elected as representatives of the people, and must govern according to existing constitutional
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The original thirteen colonies included, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Throughout history of forming America there were a lot of conflicts about what type of government there should be, who should rule, and much more. As you can see Constitutional Republic won, in the end. But what types of governments where there in the colonies to begin with? Many colonies like Rhode Island, became a royal colony with a charter, and others like Virginia were a General Assembly. Each colony was on its own, for the most part and some were still ruled by Britain. I personally think that none of the colonies should have been ruled by Europe, because say if I wanted to move from the United States to Australia, Donald Trump would not still be my president. If the people moved from England to new territory on their own, they shouldn’t still be ruled by their former country like they’re still living there. Luckily, Constitutional Republic won throughout all the wars and conflicts! Before Constitutional Republic, our country was a Democracy. The American Revolution called for a new type of government, for the states. The idea of separating into different branches of government was proposed by Montesquieu early on, yet no one knew that, that would later be adopted. There
The original thirteen colonies included, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Throughout history of forming America there were a lot of conflicts about what type of government there should be, who should rule, and much more. As you can see Constitutional Republic won, in the end. But what types of governments where there in the colonies to begin with? Many colonies like Rhode Island, became a royal colony with a charter, and others like Virginia were a General Assembly. Each colony was on its own, for the most part and some were still ruled by Britain. I personally think that none of the colonies should have been ruled by Europe, because say if I wanted to move from the United States to Australia, Donald Trump would not still be my president. If the people moved from England to new territory on their own, they shouldn’t still be ruled by their former country like they’re still living there. Luckily, Constitutional Republic won throughout all the wars and conflicts! Before Constitutional Republic, our country was a Democracy. The American Revolution called for a new type of government, for the states. The idea of separating into different branches of government was proposed by Montesquieu early on, yet no one knew that, that would later be adopted. There