A good deal of desultory speech-making ensued, but the gist of the problem was the opposition from two sources to election by the legislature. ... The Framers were busy and distinguished men, eager to get back to their families, positions, and their constituents. ... The fight was over and all that remained now was to establish the new frame of government in the spirit of its framers. ... We are intimately acquainted with the problems that their constitution should have been designed to master; in short, we have the read the mystery story backwards. ... Commerce was commerce-and if d...

• Word Count: 1396
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In order to unify this new nation the Framers of the new constitution were given the monumental task of creating a new form of government. ... According to many state representatives this was the biggest problem with The Constitution. ... The problem was a heated topic of debate between implied and explicit powers and became the major obstacle to overcome in its ratification. ... If there is a problem in government, they will pressure the necessary branch to take action in favor of the public. ... In the end, the Framers did their best at creating a republic that was somewhat in favor of th...

• Word Count: 935
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although current political culture strives for the same guarantees, the framers" motives were drastically different. ... The Framers of the Constitution were more concerned with equal representation than they were about economic equality. ... People want to know whom to blame when there is a problem in America. ... Both the Framers of the Constitution and contemporary society place a huge mistrust in the government. ... To the Framers, equality did not have anything to do with glass ceilings or civil rights, representation was the key. ...

• Word Count: 1575
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After World War II American foreign policy emphasized cooperation with the United Nations in the peaceful solution of the world problems, Marshall Plan aid to Europe and similar assistance to underdeveloped countries, a system of alliances (as NATO, SEATO, CENTO) for the containment of Communist aggression, and direct military confrontation of Communist aggressors (as in Korea, Vietnam). ... By these remarks we know that some of the Framers wanted a major role for the president and only a minor one by the senate. (Original Intent and the Framers" Constitution: pg 30-54) Anti Federalists prop...

• Word Count: 1109
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The first model was a "layer cake" that is a mostly accurate depiction of how the American government was originally set up by the framers of the Constitution. ... Since the framing of the Constitution a debate has raged on concerning the parameters of the division of powers between federal and state governments, a debate that is defined by the advantages and disadvantages of Federalism as a system of government. ... When the activities of one region impacts another, a further problem arises, that of how to define or control the negative effects of the activities; if one region will be ha...

• Word Count: 585
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It took about three years to frame the Constitution. ... Both the Constitutions were framed in different backgrounds. The problems which America faced after its revolution were few and simple and were different from which India faced. ... In 1947 India had to deal with problems like poverty, industrialization, language issue, territories and law and order. ... Our constitution had to be framed by keeping all these requirements into check. ...

• Word Count: 1582
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

They favored a less extreme approach, one that would work to improve the existing system of government framed in the Articles of Confederation. ... They sought to frame a nation in which the people declared their ultimate sovereignty and power and closely delegated this power to a selected few to administer the confederacy. ... The execution of the laws in a free government must rest on this confidence, and this must be founded on the good opinion they entertain of the framers of the laws. ... Unlike Madison ad Hamilton the Anti-federalist believed that problems with the present government ...

• Word Count: 1372
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The problem is that many of the gun shows around the country have private dealers who do not need to conduct any type of background check in order to make a sale, due to the gun-show loophole which requires that background checks are mandatory for anyone buying a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer. ... Yet the anthem of extreme individualism of the right to be armed marches on, paralleling the path forged by the Framer's of the Constitution from John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government. ... However, not all the Framer's shared this sentiment, to cite ...

• Word Count: 1284
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Marshall believed that although the framers of the Constitution did not explicitly write the power of judicial review into the constitution, it was what the framers intended. ... The close of the war brought the Industrial Revolution and new found problems to our country and government. ... In addition to these two problems, the court also found itself involved in protecting commercial interests from governmental regulation. ... In fact, the notion that the judiciary would have the power to review and overturn an act of Congress was discussed at the Constitutional Convention, but the framers f...

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. ... This prevents the problem of power in a country. ... Any one of those Americans has a say in the country and can do something about any problem they have in the country. ... Basically black Americans had a problem and did something about it In conclusion, the thing that prevents what's happening in Hong Kong in America is the U.S. ...

• Word Count: 537
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are certain well-defined and narrowly limited classes of speech, the prevention and punishment of which have never been thought to raise any Constitutional problem." ... The Texas statute is in place to deny someone in Johnson's frame of mind from this type of "symbolic speech." ...

• Word Count: 591
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In order to remedy the problems that existed in the Articles of confederation, the Virginia Plan was proposed and modified. ... As stated in the United States" Constitution, the framers of our government sought to "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity". ... The framers designed this in order to limit the national government by creating another layer of government to share the power. ...

• Word Count: 1242
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The framers of the constitution were determined to avoid the tyranny of the British monarchy of George 3rd. ... It is clear from the source that the protection of the rights of the individual was something of a ˜high priority' of the framers of the US constitution. ... However the formal amendment process has caused problems with rights of individuals. ...

• Word Count: 1427
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He took it for granted that the original intent of the framers was relevant in determining the meaning of the Constitution. ... In discussing the problem of habeas corpus suspension, as we have seen, Lincoln referred to the "letter & spirit" of the constitutional clause authorizing irregular arrests under certain conditions. Even though it would be difficult to establish an agreed upon meaning for the "spirit of the Constitution, Lincoln was probably correct in using the term to refer generally to the purposes and intentions of the framers as expressed in the Constitution itself (Burgess,99). ...

• Word Count: 1438
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This document linked together thirteen states for joint action dealing with common problems, to include foreign affairs. ... The Constitution of the United States of America was established to reflect the desires that the framers had to create a more perfect government that would be just, protect its citizens from internal strife and outside attacks. ...

• Word Count: 790
• Approx Pages: 3

If there wasn't separation of powers if Congress revisited the issue, then we would have a big problem because there would be one person ruling the country. ... The nation subscribes to the original premise of the framers of the Constitution that the way to safeguard against tyranny is to separate the powers of government among three branches so that each branch checks the other two. ...

• Word Count: 889
• Approx Pages: 4

The entire Constitution is displayed only one day a year, September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document." ... The reason I say that is because who knows if with the technology and world problems and conflicts that we are facing now our founding fathers would have of made the same decisions concerning the Constitution. ... The entire Constitution is displayed only one day a year, September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document." ... The reason I say that is because who knows if with the technology and world problems and conflicts that we ar...

• Word Count: 1917
• Approx Pages: 8

The entire Constitution is displayed only one day a year, September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document." ... The reason I say that is because who knows if with the technology and world problems and conflicts that we are facing now our founding fathers would have of made the same decisions concerning the Constitution. ... The entire Constitution is displayed only one day a year, September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document." ... The reason I say that is because who knows if with the technology and world problems and conflicts that we ar...

• Word Count: 1917
• Approx Pages: 8

The entire Constitution is displayed only one day a year, September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document." ... The reason I say that is because who knows if with the technology and world problems and conflicts that we are facing now our founding fathers would have of made the same decisions concerning the Constitution. ... The entire Constitution is displayed only one day a year, September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document." ... The reason I say that is because who knows if with the technology and world problems and conflicts that we ar...

• Word Count: 1917
• Approx Pages: 8

John Jay, a former Federalist, opposed this idea while framing the Constitution, saying a country "Should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties." ... Though such an act placed restrictions on licensed, regulated sales of guns, there still remains a problem: the government has yet to enact a law that places restrictions on private, unregulated sales. ... A solution to my problem has nothing to do with modifying the second amendment. ...

• Word Count: 1122
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(American Government , Page number 51) Historically there were two views about federalism in the United States by the framers of the constitution. ... Stated in general terms, mandates seem reasonable enough, however, some mandates create administrative and financial problems. ... Thus, free federal money was not free after all since the federal government started passing laws to meet national concerns, leaving the cities and states to pay the bills and manage the problems. ...

• Word Count: 1375
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Framers envisioned Congress as the most important and most powerful branch of government, although today much of the significant legislation is initiated by the President and the executive department (Holder 20). ... First, specific external trends and events such as violence and economic difficulties cause complex growth because of the programs that are necessary to halt such problems. ...

• Word Count: 2367
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In 1786 delegates tried to hold a meeting to discuss problems with the Articles in Annapolis, Maryland. ... One of the first congressmen who recognized that the national legislature must add personal rights to the Constitution was James Madison, the framer of the Bill of Rights. ...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The debates over ratification of the United States Constitution stimulated the number of pamphlets by proponents and opponents of the new frame of government. ... But the identity of Federal Farmer did not, it seemed, present a problem. ...

• Word Count: 1016
• Approx Pages: 4

Historical Incidents That Triggered the Gilded Age Immediately after the civil war, forces on both sides of the battlefield breathed a sigh of relief as the worst conflict man had ever conceived mercilessly concluded. Many failed to realize that more uncertainty and change was on the verge of...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate