During the 1760's and 1770's, the British undermined the success of American colonists with high taxation and a strong military presence. ... The years following 1783, welcomed an America free of British rule and taxation - an isolated America with few enemies and vast natural resources. The Treaty of Paris entitled America to large new land masses as well as rivers and fresh water lakes. ... The next 50 years following the end of the war saw a myriad of American sentiment towards Native Indians. ... Constitution itself did not outright endorse slavery in America moving forward, ther...

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Leading up to the creation of the constitution, America was a broken system, that needed fixing. ... Although the black codes kept most of the African American population down, there were still sensational reformists. During this time period it was not only African Americans who benefitted from this, but women as well. ... The African Americans, once given the opportunity showed they can overcome, and during this time period, women also showed they can be just as successful as men, but this was only after they were given the right to equality by the constitution. ... All three of these Ameri...

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Five years from now, I will be living the American dream, marrying an average working-class hero type of man. ... The preamble of the constitution proclaims, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."" ... America stands for the freedom of all people, so long as no one is harmed in the process. ... If passed,...

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The American colonists had fought a bitter war in order to achieve their independence from an oppressive British government. ... When smaller areas' population reached 2,000, they could become territories. When new territorie's populations reached 60,000, they could become new states. The Constitutional Convention After Shay's Rebellion, it was apparent to most Americans that the central government needed to be stronger. ... The Constitution was ratified by all thirteen States, and The United States of America was born. ...

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The United States of America was founded as a country where "all men are created equal". ... Sectional populations were almost equal, which meant a balance in the House of Representatives. ... Slavery was a pesky issue that was second to issues like manifest destiny, Native American problems, and foreign issues. ... This bill was ruled unconstitutional and was never passed but it had a lingering effect in Congress and on the American people. ... At that time, there had been a population explosion in the North from immigration. ...

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The Constitution of the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. ... Larger states, such as Virginia, wanted representation in Congress based on population, since they had a large population. ... Since they had less population, if Virginia got its way, small states like New Jersey would not be represented well. ... In the House, the amount of representatives for each state changes as the population changes. ...

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The Constitution of the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. ... Larger states, such as Virginia, wanted representation in Congress based on population, since they had a large population. ... Since they had less population, if Virginia got its way, small states like New Jersey would not be represented well. ... In the House, the amount of representatives for each state changes as the population changes. ...

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In the American Constitution there are stipulated powers of what the national government can do, anything that  is not specify in this clauses, can be handled by the states governments. ... Consequently, the  American Federalism is a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and the power of the states. ... Due to the fact of being a large nation with big ethnic differences and ideologies all over their territory, the states need power to make their own rules so they can defend their population from the 'big boss'...

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"George Washington was the richest man in America, John Hancock was a prosperous Boston merchant. ... That's why the poor white population, was tricked into fighting by offering them to start becoming owners of the land instead of being just tenants. ... The rest of the reading talks about how the people was against the constitution at first, and then later on how people changed and started accepting the constitution and it's amendments known as the Bill of Rights in order to establish liberties for all of the population. ... Which didn't sit well with the general population, ...

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Following the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America, one of the most important task facing the new nation was setting up a constitution, a set of laws to govern the 13 states. ... Each state, regardless of its population, had only one vote in Congress. The larger states with larger populations said this was unfair. ...

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The United States of America is an non-dictatorship country, which allows citizens to have their own opinion and political views.This right we have as American citizens is stated in the U.S. Constitution in the First Amendment, that all American citizens has the right of freedom of speech. ... American would have to increase their production. The population would increase tremendously since America is in a trouble drought, that type of increase could be another Great Depression similar 1920's. Even Though ending a life is a terrible way to save any problem, even a problem in our nation Am...

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When it comes to gun control and gun violence, the United States of America has a serious situation. ... The states is probably the number one well-armed nation on our planet, when there are around 310 million registered firearms in civilian circulation, and the US has currently a population approx. 316 million. 1 And around ten thousand Americans citizens are killed every year because of incidents with firearms. ... Therefore a majority of people in the United States of America believes that the U.S needs a much stricter gun law. ... For these reasons, it can be hard for the United Sta...

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Equality for All Since the birth of the United States, African-Americans have continued the fight for equality in America. ... A prominent court case in moving African-Americans toward equality in was Brown v. ... His protest of the desegregation of the elevators within the Fulton County Court House had a positive outcome, by permitting African-Americans to ride in the same elevator as White-Americans and moved him one step closer to his dream of "one day all Americans would be equal." ... This success for the African-American community was a result of many years of hard work and determinat...

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Federal system in the United States of America: its origins. ... I n my opinion American political system conforms to all these features: u American system composed of national government and governments of 50 states. ... American political system has weak sides also. ... Their number depends on population. ... among the other associations people named America. ...

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In order to identify the flaws that existed in The Articles of Confederation, I will compare them to the Constitution of The United States of America. ... The House of Representatives gave each state a number of delegates in proportion to the population of that state. The second house, called the Senate, gave each state 2 representatives, regardless of size or population. ...

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The Articles of Confederation, America's first uniting form of government was put into effect in 1781, after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. ... With the current government, every state had one vote, no matter the size of the population of that state. ... This was all based on population, the bigger the state, the more representatives for that state. ... There are two houses; the Senate has two members from each state, and the House of Representatives has members based on population of each state. ... The Articles of Confederation were a good starting point and a stepping stone f...

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Most importantly, the Constitution defined "We the people" as the free Americans and excluded the slaves and Indians. ... They did not receive the principle of the consent of the governed like all of the free citizens of America did. The views of the American Revolution on slavery lasted all the way to the writing of the Constitution and greatly impacted the founders. ... While the members from each state in the House were based on population, the members in the Senate were two per state. ... Because larger states argued that their population would have less say if it were 1 represe...

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John Dickinson was working diligently on the first constitution that would unify the thirteen colonies into a loose confederation known as the United States of America. ... It created a bicameral congress with one house with representation based on population, the other with all states represented equally, fixing the unicameral congress that existed in the Articles. ... The Constitution also included the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed liberties and rights to American citizens and left powers not mentioned to the states. ... They unified the colonies, set up effective peace negotiations after...

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African-Americans were not allowed to vote or own any property. ... African-Americans were not even regarded in state population when it came time to vote for state representatives. Women had a little ore liberties than the African-Americans did. ... When it came to elect state representatives, women were counted in the state's population. ...

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The first purpose was to create a buffer between the population and the selection of the president. ... They just did not trust the American people to make the right choice. ... In a state with a small population, they get 3 votes no matter what and a state with large population gets votes based on their population. ... The way Americans vote for the presidency needs reform. ... The American people are just going to get more frustrated when the people they vote for are not winning the elections. ...

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The American public has also distorted the facts on marijuana. The American government has hidden the reality about marijuana and it is time for this to stop. It's time for the American public to hear the other side of the marijuana debate for once. ... Anslinger instilled all of his beliefs on the population. These beliefs are still the reason America fears marijuana. ...

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Constitution became fully operational, the population then compared to now was extremely lower. ... The difference in the population in itself seems reason enough to revise and-or reconsider our Constitution. ... Although, slaves were not listed among those brought together as Americans to draw together this document. I guess that even when preparing a document that is supposed to be the foundation for the United States, the African-American slaves, could have no part in making history for America. What about the Latin American's who are now even a larger minority in the United States...

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During the Revolutionary Era in America, there were several attempts to form a government system in the colonies. ... A chart showing the estimated market value of United States exports to Great Britain in comparison to the United States population can be very useful. This document shows how although the population was steadily increasing, the values of the exports were varying. ... The novice American products couldn't compete with the veteran British. ... John Jay feels that we, Americans, should be able to have control of "our shores." ...

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Madison noticed how the Articles of Confederation disrupted the majority of the American people and created a system of government where liberty was so free that it hindered society. It was then that the decision to create a new system of government was in the best interest of all the people in America. ... There were a few problems within the Constitution of the United States of America, but the effects that it produced in society were far more positive than that of the Articles of Confederation. ... The United States would have been unable to expand their market value with the popul...

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The Radical Reconstruction from 1865 until 1877 was one that brought about major controversy within the recently reunited America. ... This proposal was revolutionary because it was the first time blacks were officially recognized as humans and American citizens. ... Ratified in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment provided the first legal definition of citizenship in America. ... For so many years, blacks had been loyal the United States government and still received lesser rights than the white population. ... Though ephemeral, many changes took place during the span of the twelve years of Reconst...

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