Then, later in the presidencies, Jefferson leaned in the direction of the Federalists by saying the states should still have the power for religious decisions because the Constitution didn't apply power for this by the federal government (Doc B). ... The republicans reversed situations saying the constitution should be amended and are able to be interpreted to the needs of the people (Doc G). ... Jefferson favored and practiced expansionism, and he thought they should expand before Spain or France moves in and tries to take over. ... Although Congress did veto his bill asking for $1.5 m...

• Word Count: 712
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Our Inherited Liberties Edmund Burke, a political writer in the latter portion of the 18th century wrote a reflection on the French Revolution. ... Therefore, Burke is saying that the adoption of the liberties inherited from the forefathers give the present method of politics/government the image of a family. ...

• Word Count: 1024
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

America has always been seen as a 'melting-pot' of culture and tradition, and saying that we are losing that because we are gaining more cultures and traditions is a flawed argument. ... John De Crevecoeur takes on an interesting outlook on the American Identity Crisis in his book The Language of Literature: American Literature; "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of different nations. ...

• Word Count: 1077
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Americans' experience with the quartering of troops in their homes began shortly after the French and Indian War ended in 1763. The British Parliament decided it was necessary to keep a permanent supply of troops in the colonies in order to protect them from further uprisings of the French and Indians. ... After the Constitution was written by the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 and submitted to the States for ratification, many voices arose saying the Constitution did not sufficiently protect the basic natural rights of the citizens. ...

• Word Count: 2226
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Charles A. Beard presented an innovative monograph in 1913 when his book, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, was first printed by the Free Press of New York, New York. He stated in the preface of the first publication that he wanted to encourage others, "to turn aw...

• Word Count: 2136
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Does the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment guarantee same-sex couples the right to marry? If same-sex marriage were to be federally legalized would the sturdy backbone of our culture be broken? Is it not morally wrong to deny the citizens of the United States of America the basic h...

• Word Count: 2296
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate