The government set up was made up of only one branch of Congress. The Articles of Confederation didn't have a true national government, and gave the states more power. ... States then set up their own regulations, taxed each other, and provided for their own militia. The government's main priority was to control foreign policy and create treaties. ... The last problem of the Articles of Confederation was representation in government. ...

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The authority to create and void governments and new offices, remains with the people. ... The Compact set the standard for all government that was self-governed, as it was used in writing the Declaration of Independence. Mayflower Compact set the standard for all documents pertaining to rights and freedoms of people. It also gave an outline of rules and regulations that should be set. ... People think that the Compact fell victim to either looting or fires set during the Revolutionary War. ...

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The first stepping stone towards their new government became the Articles of Confederation. The problem with these new set of laws was that the alliance was too loose. ... D) The constitution itself was too shaky it only had one branch of government and was set to protect the commonwealth of the colonies, which was not easy with the rule of two thirds majority and only one vote per state. ... For numerous years the people of the states lived unhappily with the constitution set upon them but they knew it was in urgent need of improvement. ... This rebellion made it clear that there was a need ...

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In the British government in the 1700's there were three main classes. ... --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.... A government is formed for its people. ... If a government is formed for its people, to give them certain rights, but does not lawfully rule all citizens the same- should this government stand? ... The law set against the colonists were unjust, and the Kin...

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He also saw how without accountability to those rules set in stone, the people might falter and crack. ... This way we would have a central government, but the power was limited in a sort of accountability group. ... It is not set in stone, it can change, and it can be interpreted. ... It is a government for the people and by the people. ... We have a written form that outlines what are the boundaries that our government can have. ...

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He also saw how without accountability to those rules set in stone, the people might falter and crack. ... This way we would have a central government, but the power was limited in a sort of accountability group. ... It is not set in stone, it can change, and it can be interpreted. ... It is a government for the people and by the people. ... We have a written form that outlines what are the boundaries that our government can have. ...

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But how this country first started, it had said in the Declaration of Independence, "governments are instituted among men." The government receives its power from the people. ... Because the way they have the electoral votes set, if you win the popular votes it really doesn't matter. ... This country had begun after the Declaration of Independence they were fighting for rights for instants "all men are created equal with certain rights; the government receives its power from the people, as well as the people have the right and the power to dissolve the government. ...

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The puritans was fed up with the British government. ... The United Colonies national government declared independence from Great Britain but the national government was weak; both political and economically. ... Colonies were frightened by the authority of the central government. ... Problems were still arousing because of the way the system was set up. Most of the power was given to the state by the government. ...

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He also helped make many of the laws and set up the law making systems that we still have today. ... The new government had millions of dollars in debt, which the Congress of the Articles of Confederation was unable to pay. Alexander Hamilton proposed that the government would assume wartime debts of the States. ... Washington generally supported a strong central government. ... Washington also set up a judiciary system that provided 13 judicial districts. ...

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It was a document stating why the colonies Wanted their independence and what their new government was going to be based on. ... They agreed to have a limited and represented government with three branches. ... While the Federalist said that with out A strong national government political disorder would result, they agreed to add a Bill of Rights as the first order of business under the new government. Bill of Rights 1791 After George Washington became president James Madison introduced A set of ammendements at the first session of congress, Congress Approved 12 amendments...

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This new government was the Constitution. ... The Articles called for a government that was very weak. ... The government had very limited powers. ... The delegates completely threw out the Articles and wrote a new government. ... The Constitution set up a three part government. ...

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The change from the Articles of confederation to the Constitution in 1788 brought a division as to what kind of government should be set up in American, and some of its laws. ... Federalist wanted a strong central government, which the antifederalist feared because they didn't want a government that would become too powerful and unfair, since it didn't contain a bill of rights. ...

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But every war creates its own set of problems. ... However, this form of government was not going to cut it for the new country. ... The Virginia Plan offered three branches of government while the New Jersey Plan only offered one. ... A new government was created. ... Each branch of government is used to keep the other branches from becoming corrupt. ...

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Each colony also had their own colonial government, which were adopted into the new state governments. ... France did not have even the pseudo-self-government of the American colonies to fall back on. ... The new government set up in Paris was weak and was overthrown within four months by counter revolution and the Revolutionary Commune was formed.3 The American and French Revolutions both resulted in Declarations of Independence and Bills of Rights. ... They were trying to found their new government on principles and to have the government as an agent and not as a master. ...

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New ideas + criticism and political reforms brought by Jefferson Jefferson criticized the central government under the Articles of Confederation. ... March 22, 1784 he submitted a plan for government of western territories, his plan was incorporated in the Land Ordinance and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. ... (Jeffersonian and Hamiltonians) November 1798 Jefferson drafted a set of resolutions introduced in the Kentucky legislature. ... Political Parties + their humble beginnings Disagreed with the Central Government Hamilton was creating. ... During the 1808 elections for president Je...

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"Revolutionaries proclaimed that school was for everyone, and state schools were even proposed, but none were set up.... After all that, The Church was no longer allowed to choose there bishops, they were elected by the clergy and then paid by the government instead of the people.... And so it was, which made The Church not an enemy to the government anymore. ... That is why political/government changes did not furthermore the Revolution, but undermined it instead. ... This did not occur but, they did come up with a set of goals that showed what they would like to see happen in the futu...

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During the 1800's, two people could live under the very same constitution but have completely different outlooks on how effectively the government worked. ... It was just what I wanted, and I got it at a time when I least expected it Though conscience of the difficulty of learning without a teacher, I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read." ... In the beginning of his life, Frederick does not know enough about the government to criticize it, but he becomes more critical once he gains knowledge. ...

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These feelings insited the movment for freedom and "natural rights" introduced and set forth by the decloration of independence. ... It stated that citizens need not endure tyranny but to expect a contractual government . ... The decloration, justifies independence by listing the violations of the tyrannical English government and by doing so demonstrates the new natural laws of freedom. ...

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It is a summary of "self-evident truths" and a list of grievances against the King that set America apart from England forever. ... "It is the culmination of more than a century and a half of colonial life, during which the settlers in North America developed their unique notions of government, a process in which they gradually stopped being Englishmen and became Americans." ...

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The Declaration of Independence was written as a set of guidelines by the founders of our nation. ... He describes a new way of government, a new judicial system, a new legion in case of war and officially denounces Britain as its ruler. ...

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He said that, "a government of our own is our natural right. ... Two months later, Congress encouraged states to set up their own government and Constitution. ... His honest and controvercial opinion on relations with England shook the entire population and challenged them to stand and fight for their natural rights, independence and self- government. ...

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He insists the constitution be looked at as nothing more than a set of basic institutions or practices. ... One phase was the protorepublican phase, which was the practices, political cultures that were needed to sustain a republican government. ... He then talks in the next chapter about what constitutional arrangements help to protect fundamental democratic rights, encourage the formation of a democratic consensus, provide a democratic government and maintain the democratic system. ... Although, he believes that there are two strategies to make a more democratic government. ...

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Before we go through the events of the revolution, we must first look at the government and events that led up to the revolution. ... The French government used Bastille to torture and kill people, which gave fear to the French commoners. ... Phase Three of the Revolution tried to bring back a decentralized government with France governed by five directors. ... Before the Revolution, the Estates General was a government ruled by the rich and gave no power to the poor. ... There also were many peaceful revolutions in the past that accomplished what the French set out to do. ...

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Jefferson laid the foundation of government. Jefferson proposed several bills some of which are: The bill abolishing entails-- repealing laws permitting land and other wealth to be set aside for the benefit of one line of descendants , who might enjoy the profits as they so chose but who could never sell or divide the estate. ... Thomas threw himself into lawmaking but this time it was for the national government. Within the two years that he was working for the government he wrote what some would consider the most meaningful state papers ever written. ... On Government for the Weste...

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The bombardment set off a savage four-year war between two great geographic sections of the United States. One section was the North--23 Northern and Western states that supported the federal government. The other section was the South--11 Southern states that had seceded (withdrawn) from the Union and formed an independent government called the Confederate States of America. ...

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