Question: To what extent has political culture in the United States been influenced by the Constitution and Federalism? ... The creation of the Constitution was intended to define general and specific guidelines to bring about order in the United States. ... It was later proven that decisions made by the Framers of the Constitution were made not for their own personal financial gain, but for their states" personal gain. ... However, the Framers of the Constitution were more concerned with their states" individual interests and equal representation. ... They wanted to make sure that ever...

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Federal system in the United States of America: its origins. ... u The Constitution of the United States establishes certain powers to be shared between state and national governments. ... In 1787 drafted the new Constitution. ... The Constitution was ratified in 1788. ... From the times of cooperative federalism in the United States has undergone many changes. ...

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The United States' government is a form of democracy, with variations. A huge variation the United States put into their form of government the ability to elect representatives who vote directly on laws instead of citizens. This significant variation generates controversy over the United States being either a Democracy or an Oligarchy. ... Because citizens of the United States are unable to directly vote on laws, it hinders the country from being easily categorized as a democracy. ... Using these grounds as building blocks, the United States can construct a coexisting government betwee...

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In the United States, there are hundreds of these organizations that put out their message and try to bring national attention to a certain cause. ... MADD works to raise public disapproval of drunk driving to ultimately reduce traffic fatalities in the United States. ... Although non-profit and civil organizations make a difference in the United States, somewhere where they have no affect is in countries that have an authoritarian or totalitarian government. ... On the other hand, we the people of the United States have rights that allow us to express our thoughts and interests freely because...

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Anti-Federalists During the time of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, two camps of political thought emerged. ... However, the new government provided too much power to the states and proved inadequate for meeting the problems of the United States. ... The republican government established by the Constitution was not supported by the Anti-Federalists, because this type of government would require the active support of people but United States government was too distant from the people. ... The Founding Fathers of the Constitution developed many ideas that were still ...

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Anti-Federalists During the time of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, two camps of political thought emerged. ... However, the new government provided too much power to the states and proved inadequate for meeting the problems of the United States. ... The republican government established by the Constitution was not supported by the Anti-Federalists, because this type of government would require the active support of people but United States government was too distant from the people. ... The Founding Fathers of the Constitution developed many ideas that were still ...

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In 1954, Guatemala's military organized a coup' d'état backed by the United States was a pivotal point in Guatemala's young democracy. ... It wasn't until the constitution of May 31, 1985 (effective January 14, 1986) provided a representative democracy with three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial, plus an autonomous Supreme Electoral Tribunal.10 The Guatemalan is a government that kind of mimics the government of the United States, but it has not proven to be as effective. Guatemala's government today is set up very much like the U...

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Milkis Paper The Constitution of the United States makes no mention of political parties, yet parties began to form shortly after its ratification. ... The Neutrality Proclamation in 1793, an act in which the Washington administration declared that the United States would enter no war, compelled Jefferson and Madison to take action. He claimed that according to the Constitution, the power to declare war is not in the hands of the President but in those of Congress. ... This philosophy was followed by Jackson's decision to strip away many powers of the federal government as exemplified b...

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The Fathers of the United States wrote the Federalist Papers to assure the people that a powerful federal government would be beneficial for the well-being of the individual interest of its citizens as well as the country as a whole. ... Madison observes, "In the extended republic of the United States, and among the great variety of interests, parties, and sects which it embraces, a coalition of a majority of the whole society could seldom take place on any other principles than those of justice and the general good - (Jacobson, 568). He states that self-government is not only feasible in th...

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Interest groups, "An organized group of individuals or organizations that make policy-related appeals to the government" (Lowie et al 397), are sometimes called the unofficial fourth branch of the United States government, but are they useful or harmful for our nations democracy. ... From the founding of the constitution farmers were worried that, "Power could be wielded by organized interests and that the public good would be 'disregarded in the conflict of rival [fractions]'" (Lowi et al 396). ... This theory is that a constitution encourages many different in...

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Constitution. ... Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. ... The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. ... Constitution, the Bill of Right, and the American people. ...

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The fluidity of the Constitution's construction is one of its' greatest strengths. ... The early years of American social reform put a lot of tension on the nation and through the nation, the constitution was tested. With the reconstruction amendments (13-15) the Constitution was able to adapt for the freedom of African-Americans, giving precedence for the incorporation of women. ... This is the greatest attribute of democracy, because the Constitution ties together the American people, and the elasticity of the constitution allows for it to withstand even the hardest of national str...

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Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Framer's of the Constitution had certain type of government and how it would run in their minds while they constructed what is now our Constitution. ... The fact that the United States is so big in size meant to them that there is no way that the national government could rule on liberty and freedom with so much space between them and the people. ... The Framer's realized that there is so much territory in the U...

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Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Framer's of the Constitution had certain type of government and how it would run in their minds while they constructed what is now our Constitution. ... The fact that the United States is so big in size meant to them that there is no way that the national government could rule on liberty and freedom with so much space between them and the people. ... The Framer's realized that there is so much territory in the U...

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The Rights have their origins in many sources, including England's Bill of Rights, the United States Bill of Rightsand France's Declaration of the Rights of Man. Genesis The development of constitutionally guaranteed fundamental human rights in India was inspired by historical examples such as England's Bill of Rights (1689), the United States Bill of Rights (approved on 17 September 1787, final ratification on 15 December 1791) and France's Declaration of the Rights of Man (created during the revolution of 1789, and ratified on 26 August 1789).[2] Under the ed...

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Today in the United States of America we have a representative democracy in which we appoint "representatives" through election. ... Although in the United States today we accept democracy as a form of life it had its early beginnings in the city-states of Ancient Greece. The form of government known as democracy had its early roots in Ancient Greece but its influence has a direct connection with the type of government we have today in the United States. ... A tyranny is known as one man who seizes absolute power of the city-states. ... (McGlew, 5) The citizens of Athens devised a plan to over...

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They were strict interpreters of the Constitution and supported a government that represented its entire people, not just the wealthy. ... "Every man in the towns" was "an independent citizen; every man in the country a landowner...Controversies between candidates for office on some difficult subjects, of which the people were to be the judges," observed Harriet Martineau as she visited the United States from Britain (DOC D). ... Yet, with possible help from the influence of Native American culture, the United States had created a society with radically equal economic and political settings fo...

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Throughout the history of the United States there have been many changes politically and geographically. ... The United States incorporates both of these systems into one. ... The reapportionment of districts has also created controversy in the United States. ... There have been many changes on both levels throughout the history of the United States. ... The United States government has been able to adapt to the changing times. ...

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In 1787 when the Constitution Convention finished its work it faced the task of ratification. This required the approval of 9 states. ... The Federalist authors attempted to convey this message in each essay, until the constitution was finally ratified in July 1788. ... This proportion would not yield, in the United States, an army of more than twenty-five or thirty thousand men. ... Madison continued to write his essays, eighty five total, until the constitution of the United States was ratified by nine states. ...

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No other democratic society in the world permits the privilege of personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last century, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines which includes the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and its' amendments, to thoroughly protect our rights as US citizens. ... In actuality, they interpret laws and the Constitution using their power of judicial review, the power explicitly given to them in Marbury v. ... The legitimacy of the United States government is limited, but in a system of g...

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Among many of the services the government of the United States provides are education, a social safety net, as well as security from threats originating domestically and abroad. ... In theory and practice, there are problems inherent in changing the scheme of how the President is elected in the United States. ... Most importantly the noted difficulty of amending the Constitution, which is the only way to permanently institutionalize a change to this process. ... This would have the desirable democratizing effect without the burden of amending the constitution thanks to the fact that the appor...

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The government created by the Constitution controls the damage caused by such factions. ... James Madison's most amazing political prediction, contained within the pages of Federalist 10, was that the United States being so large and having such a wide variety of interests could make a guarantee of fairness and constancy under the new constitution. ... Madison wanted the United States to be a republic, a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives, so there will be a greater number of citizens represented and we will also be able to have more control over the factions e...

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The United States of America falls short of a legitimate democracy. ... This characteristic is beginning to diminish in the United States; an example of such is the Lawrence & Garner v. ... In reality, they interpret laws and the Constitution using their power of judicial review, the power explicitly given to them in Marbury v. ... The legitimacy of the United States government is limited, but in a system of government which was designed with abundant loopholes, complete democracy is most likely impossible....

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The Jacksonian Democrats also supported, like Jeffersonians, a strict interpretation of the Constitution. ... Jackson also flatly rejected South Carolina's proclamation of nullification and a significant part of his argument against it was that the right to review the Constitutionality of Federal legislation was granted to the Supreme Court by the Constitution. ... Jacksonian Democrats had a most golden opportunity to strengthen and reunify the United States but squandered it. This chance to unite North and South would never again present and the United States proceeded down a road head...

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Since the Declaration many of the states adopted their own "constitutions", other maintained reliance on their colonial charters. ... But the gaps needed to be addressed and were backburnered until shortly before 1787 when it was decided that a more comprehensive form of national government needed to be formalized on paper, which after much delegation and compromise (between plans proposed by Virginia and New Jersey) was manifested as the "Constitution of the United States of America" later that year, and signed September 17th, 1787. ... To lead the new government George Washington who previ...

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