Article One of the United States Constitution

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    Federal Republic Power

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    In 2015, a federal republic governs the people of the United States, providing a checks and balance on power to protect their liberty. Spoken by David J. Bodenhamer, “Americans have long believed that centralized power threatens liberty, and they traditionally have feared most the use of power by a distant national government. By vesting power in two levels of government, dividing it by making each level supreme in its separate sphere, was one solution to the problem of how to grant necessary authority

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    completed, with ratification from all states finally in 1781. However, it was quickly replaced by the Constitution in 1787. Differences between the two documents have affected how each is both successful and unsuccessful, all while affecting and controlling everyday operations for the government. A major issue with the Articles of Confederation was the nature in which it came into existence. The states were still fighting a seemingly unwinnable war, so

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    were important to find. The DBQ, How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny published in 2009 by the DBQ project provides the different methods the constitution used to guard against tyranny. It is crucial to learn about how the constitution helped guard the country against tyranny because it is a big part of the history of the United States, as it also justifies the reasons behind the decisions made by the Americans. The actions the constitution took to guard against tyranny were developing

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    U.S. Constitution vs. Georgia Constitution Bill of Rights A Bill of Rights recognizes and lists the rights individuals have and protects those rights from governmental interference, unless of course there is a valid reason for government action to take place. While the Bill of Rights for the Georgia Constitution and the United States Constitution do just that, they do have some distinctive similarities and differences. For example, the major difference I see is the fact that the Georgia Bill of

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    The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution are two different types of Government. There are many differences between the two, for example, the Articles of Confederation were made for the original 13 colonies. The constitution was made for the United States of America. The Articles of Confederation were the first set of Government rules. The Articles of Confederation were written on November 15, 1777. They were written by John Dickinson, and there were many other drafts written at the time

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    The United States of America has been governed by two Constitutions in its entire history. The Articles of Confederation came into play on March 1, 1781 and was later ratified on June 21, 1788, later known as The Constitution. These important documents allowed our nation to protect itself and ensure the existence of The United States of America. The Articles of Confederation as well as The Constitution allowed for boundaries and rules to be set in place to protect the basic rights of citizens and

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    The United States Constitution partially betrayed many promises of the Declaration of Independence. The declaration says “all men are created equal” however it took 189 years for African American to vote. I’m not sure about you, but 189 years is not giving equality or liberty to the people. In the Constitution it states “ The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states”. Once again this is failure to keep the promise the Declaration

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    The U.S. Constitution and Articles of Confederation If society didn’t have standards that were enforced to help prevent harm to society by its members, how different would it be? These standards are broken into two different types, verbal and written. Although, one can distinguish between the two standards, verbal standards are those that are not written down, but yet passed down among many generations and are not easily enforce, whereas written standards, are the complete opposite. There were two

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    The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was the supreme law of the Confederate States of America, as adopted on March 11, 1861, and in effect from February 22, 1862 through the conclusion of the American Civil War.[1] The Confederacy also operated under a Provisional Constitution from February 8, 1861 to February 22, 1862.[2] The original Provisional Constitution is currently located at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia,[3] and differs slightly from the version later

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    founders of the United States intended for all citizens to experience a just government through the Constitution. The Constitution established a balanced state and federal government, taxes that created federal revenue and three branches of government. The Founding Fathers achieved a just government with the balance of the state and federal government. The state government is a more direct representation of the citizens. Though, a strong federal government was needed to control the states as a whole

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