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...

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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. ...

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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...

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The question of how to correct the problem of a coherently unified defense against foreign power was easily answered with the creation of a national army; but how could this new government protect states' interests from themselves within the confines of a democratic governmental system? ... According to Lowi and Schepsle, " the framers provided for legislative supremacy by making Congress the preeminent branch."" (99) Madison justifies this uneven theoretical weighting of power by citing the necessary predominance of the legislature in a republican government (Fed 51, 319). ... Madison st...

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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. ...

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For Madison, the problem of governing could be solved by having many smaller states as the governing political units. ... Madison says that there are two ways to solve the problem of factions, either to break them or solve their causes. ... While this proposal suggested making all key offices elective, the framers of the federation recognized the complexities of making certain offices elective. ... That solution formed another problem, the possibility of the tyranny of the majority. Madison solved all these key problems with formal institutions and considering the sociological structure of th...

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Virtu Like most Western philosophers, Niccolo Machiavelli's ideas were heavily influenced by the early Greek philosophers. Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. In particular, Machiavelli took interest in Plato's concept of just rulers who ruled by moral vi...

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If the government institutions rely on the will of the majority, problems can emerge of preserving and protecting an individual's liberty and security because of the immense dominance the majority has. ... A universal concept of what a religion is left open for individuals to frame their own definition, and since a universal definition has not been defined, many people find this grounds to discriminate against religions they do not consider, from their personal opinion, to be legitimate. ... The document that has enlisted rights may run into the problem of encouraging people to think th...

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