Pros And Cons Of The Constitution

Summary: Some of the issues were the people that denied to agree or support the constitution. Some states did not favor the way the government limited the power for the federal government because they were scared it would overrule state laws and disliked how citizens were able to control as well. Analysis: There were issues because several of states took quite a while to ratify the constitution. The constitution needed at least 9 out of 13 colonies to ratify, however the states did not support the new system. It took 10 months for 9 colonies to ratify. Although, it took almost an year the constitution was

Almost 230 years ago in Philadelphia, 55 representatives from 12 out of the 13 colonies met up to revise the Articles of Confederation. They felt the Articles were too weak and went into this meeting with the intention of only changing a couple of things on the regarding America’s protection against a dictatorship. Instead, they ended up creating a completely new system; the Constitution. The Constitution protects Americans from tyranny through federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and protection of small states.

After the American Revolution the people of the United States came up with a way of organizing their government called the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation consisted of a weak Central Government and strong State Governments. As this plan was being tested, Shay´s rebellion occurred and the people realized that this way of governing was too weak to handle the people.In that case, people decided to attempt a Constitutional Convention to see what new types of governments they could search for and apply.In addition, while this process was going on, compromises also occurred and people took started taking sides between the consitution.

After the revolutionary war in the 1780's, the United States of America was rapidly emerging as the lone republic in an unstable world dominated by monarchies. It was distinctive in that it was born out of a conflict over ideas, principals, and ideals rather than from centuries old shared racial or ancestral bonds, as in Europe and elsewhere. America was a democratic republic brought forth by self-evident political ideals that people should govern themselves and that people should have an equal opportunity to prosper, and that governments exist to protect liberty and promote the public good. The Constitution was ratified because it promised to create a more powerful national government better capable of managing a rapidly growing new republic.

Before the U.S Constitution was ever set in motion, there was a constitution called the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation followed after America gained their independence from the British. This constitution gave limited power to a central government, and gave state governments, major authority. Whereas the new constitution intended to generate a powerful government in which various states could unite under a central authority. The administration of the new government wanted to implement new approaches to help expand to Western lands and to develop a stronger economy. However, the fact that the new government was federal and not state, angered many people. So, with countless crowds opposing the new government, why were

The Constitution had changes the United States greatly. The document, written in 1788, was a powerful representation of the government back then, and amazingly, it’s still in play today. During the 1700’s, the first political parties formed over disagreements in the government and the constitution. The two parties were the Federalists and Antifederalists. Federalists made up the people who felt that the stronger government was best for the country and supported the Constitution. The federalists had felt as if different “fiscal and monetary policies” were a weakness in the national economy. Also, the Federalists supported banking("Anti-Federalist vs Federalist"). Federalists wanted to fight for stronger governments, managing the country’s debt

Since the beginning, America has been considered synonymous with freedom and new beginnings. The first revolutionaries fought with these ideals in mind and saw them as achievable goals, no matter how far away they actually were. Now years after, America has reached its goal and declared its independence from the tyrannical Great Britain. As the United States of America grows in both prestige and population, a strong and organized government is necessary for it to be as strong as it can be. A constitution such as the one being proposed will do exactly this, in addition to providing the nation with a purpose. Granted, there are many valid arguments against the Constitution being posed. However when considering the bigger picture, the Constitution will do more good than harm. Ultimately ratifying the new Constitution is the best option for America in its current situation in order to

Imagine a country where every way you turn your head there’s horror. Different currencies, inflation, debt, just dreadful. Now imagine that same country making a document that changes it all. There's happiness, smiles, and rainbows. Everyone is just very jovial. That’s what the constitution did for the U.S. When the constitution was written in September, 1787 the government was under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was our first national government but, it was terrible. The central government had no power and, the states had all the power. Our country couldn't operate. The constitution saved us for many reasons, some of which, it provided a system of checks and balances, it gave us a national

The Constitution guarded against tyranny by giving the states individual freedom. To become a new nation the colonists needed some form of government, so they formed the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was the first plan of government for the United States beginning during the Revolutionary War, but it had many weaknesses and just wasn't working for the people. One weakness the Articles of Confederation had was that there was no court system.   Another weakness was that the central government could not force a state to pay taxes.

Following the affects of the weak Articles of Confederation set in place in 1777, a change in government was in order after the articles had proven their inability to control or tax the American people. The creation of The Constitution began a new era in American Government and set a new formation of laws and separation of power. The transition from the two very different systems of government was a turning point in American history and led to the type of Government we have to this day. After the Revolutionary War and America’s separation from England, it was now up to the American People to decide the kind of government they wanted. After winning the war, the last thing that they wanted, was to have another government that would abuse the

The Constitution was created in 1781 to solve the problems that the Articles of Confederation had created within the national government. There were two different reactions to the creation of the new government, Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Federalists were the colonists who agreed with the Constitution and believed that we needed a strong national government, while the Anti-Federalists were against the new government and instead wanted to keep the separate state governments. During this time, Anti-Federalists were mostly made up of farmers, while Federalists were wealthy merchants who had more experience with government ideas. The Anti-Federalists believed that there were certain issues in the Constitution that could not be ignored, but

We needed a new Constitution badly for our foundling of a nation. The pressure of everything falling apart weighed heavily on the founders in that day, something had to be done to save America from disassembling after our triumphant separation from England. The Articles of Confederation simply weren’t working. Originally, the purpose of the Articles was to give as much power to the states as possible while still uniting them (text 48). The biggest problem was that thought the federal government could recommend and create policies, they could not enforce them, specifically if the states refused them. (text 48) Furthermore, the government was weak, with no real leadership and additionally, could not freely gather revenue from the states and suffered from this. (text 49) What finally pushed our country over the edge was Shays’ Rebellion, a protest of farmers led by Daniel Shays when they demanded change after being heavily taxed to recompense for the wartimes cost, but the government had no response, leading to an attack on state militia. (text 49) So thus, a Constitutional Convention was convened. Plenty disagreed, and these people were called the Anti-Federalists, and believed the document gave the government too

When the founding fathers realized the articles were going to bring the US to chaos, they called a convention in Philadelphia to draft the U.S. Constitution as we know it. This Constitution brought popular sovereignty and republicanism, the ability to collect national taxes and proportional voting. Without these crucial aspects, our world today would be a much different place today, but not for the better. That is why if I had been a U.S. citizen at the time of both the Constitutional Convention and the state ratification debates, I would have supported the Constitutional

Since the creation of the constitution in 1789, people have found ways to disobey the laws written by our founding fathers. Most crimes have punishments that give fair consequences to the misconduct of the person, but some cases prove otherwise. The Bill of Rights were created to override all other law and provide a basis for moral wrongs and rights. Each amendment was written with a purpose to shape our country and give individual citizens the rights they believed were naturally theirs. One case, taken into the hands of the Supreme Court during World War I, caused an uproar of disagreement, to whether the case was decided unfairly. To this day, the case still remains arguable to whether this individual deserved the punishment that was given.

In the 18th century, nations were fighting for their independence and humans were fighting for their fundamental rights. Constitutions played a role in this process, allowing people to declare their freedom from an absolute monarchy and establishing a government that favored them. For many nations, the constitution stated why government should rule the people and be run by the people in order for things to be fair and equal. Forming a parliament, congress, or some other type of representation was an essential part of this equality. Constitutions also stated how there should be an equal separation of powers to make sure that no one power could have too much control, as a monarch had done previously. In the United States, France, and Great Britain,