Further, Congress did not have the power to tax the individual states, as indicated in the letter from Virginian Joseph Jones to George Washington (Feb. 27, 1783). ... Since the government under the Articles was not given power to set up a sound currency system, or to establish a national bank, even greater disorganization prevailed. ... Although problems continued to exist over questions like whether to have a national bank, the Founding Fathers eventually agreed that a Constitution and a strong central government would be needed if the government of the U.S. was to rule effectively. ...

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The First Amendment was 100% available, laid out before murderers, rapists, child molesters, bank robbers, embezzlers, and the rest of society's evil. ... (Excerpt from a letter written to Captain Joseph Borelli of the NYPD) (New York Police File) Eventually, the Son of Sam was caught, and the psycho had a name?... A criminal's bank account would not be permitted to balloon as a victim's family grieved. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Hamilton pushed for The Bank of the United States, a large standing Army raised by the President (Congress was to raise and support armies,) a Department of Navy, funding and excise taxes, and, in foreign policy, a neutrality that was sympathetic to British interest to the detriment of France. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate