The purpose of the Constitution according to the Preamble The Preamble of the Constitution states the fundamental purposes‚ principles‚ and goals of the government established by the Constitution. The Preamble also outlines the Constitution and how it operates. It is basically a summary of the Constitution that states the purposes and intentions of the United States Government. The Constitution‚ According to the
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“How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny” by: Landon Lingle In the year of 1787‚ delegates met in Philadelphia to write the Constitution. Tyranny‚ a type of government with an absolute ruler was a fear. They were currently under the ARticles of COnfederation. There was a problem with this though. In the background essay‚ it states that “there was no chief executive‚ there was no court system‚ there was not even a way for a central government to force a state to pay taxes.”. They were in much
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The first five presidents faced many major issues and events during their presidency. As a result of their even being an idea of a presidency; and this word is new to the Americans‚ it had many setbacks for the first five presidents. The word presidency was new in the Americas so nobody exactly knew how it would work‚ or what should be done to build it up‚ this is also what caused problems for the first five presidents‚ because they had to build up the term president‚ and work most things out for
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Constitution. There is always a purpose for papers such as these‚ and the purpose here was to allay the fears of the people; the fear that this new Constitution wouldn’t work‚ the fear that there was no solution to the political instability the Articles of Confederation had‚ and the fear that the government would be too strong or controlling. The political instability at the time scared people because factions‚ (groups with common political interests that forced their opinions on others while disregarding
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Congress had to devise a system of government that would be just and effective. First‚ the articles of confederation were drawn up‚ but they failed massively. The major reason for failure was the excessive amount of power the states had over the federal government‚ creating a weak central government‚ and obviously‚ the states couldn’t function as a stable group. Unlike our current government‚ the articles relied on solely the congress with the executive and judicial offices nonexistent. With no executive
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Constitution is the source of all government powers and provides limitations on the government that protect the natural rights of U.S. citizens. Prior to its creation‚ the 13 original states comprising the U.S.‚ were united under the Articles of Confederation. These articles entrusted a Confederate Congress with the authority to wage war‚ mediate disputes between states as well as set weights and measures. However‚ the Confederate Congress was completely funded by individual states‚ did not have the authority
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has been fought against a tyrannical ruler and forged a new country. This new nation was the United States of America. The United States was formed after breaking from the cruel yoke of King George III. After a quick stint with a failing Articles of Confederation‚ fifty wealthy Caucasian men gathered to frame a new path for the young‚ disunited country. Not all the delegates were there. New Hampshire’s delegates weren’t present until July‚ while Rhode Island’s delegates were in absentia for the entire
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clauses‚ and Supremacy clause. The Tenth Amendment –The Tenth Amendment is important because it allows states to hold elections. It also ensures that each state retains its power‚ sovereignty‚ independence and freedom. It is similar to the Articles of the Confederation. The Tenth Amendment was written to reassure the states that they would remain largely in charge within their own borders. Until the mid-19th century‚ the Tenth Amendment was often cited by state governments to prevent Federal regulation of
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In the eighteenth century‚ settlers resorted to violent protest to express their disagreements. Before the occurrence of the violent protests‚ the country was still recovering from the aftermath of the French and Indian War. The country was subject to the payment of debt from Britain who declared that the colonies were in protection of Britain during the war‚ also known as parliamentary sovereignty. Along with the debt‚ there were tensions with the natives in the land due to the decreasing space
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The Constitution guards against the tyranny‚ in many different ways. It begins in 1787 when our founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to discuss a problem‚ that problem was that The Articles of Confederation was not working. They then had a long debate and decided to make a new piece of document‚ that document is now called The Constitution. It helped a new term of Federalism‚ Separation of powers‚ Checks and Balances‚ and helping to balance power between the small and larger states. The first
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