Section 1 One of the first topics of discussion was whether or not the government was being too covert in its actions and was misusing its power to make laws. ... Jay's treaty was viewed as an Anglo-American alliance by the new French government. ... He attended Harvard law school in 1768, as well as being an active participant in anti-British activities precluding the American Revolution. ... Section 4 As defendants of the government, we propose the following resolutions. ... Likewise, any interference with Federal officers upholding the law will still be punishable by means d...

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The American colonists wanted an active role in their government with the ability to dictate their own laws, taxes, and of the like. ... But with Parliament being the highest governmental authority in Britain, who was there to stop them? ... This led the colonists to lose faith in Parliament as a leader and an adequate governmental authority over them. ... With these laws, acts, and taxes being put on them against their will and without their consent, it was in their nature to resist. ... The American colonists believed in a government for the people, by the people....

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The New Constitution ratified by the people of the United States was written by great demigods who were set out to create a fair and balanced government. The new constitution established new and better laws for the central government and for the people. New state constitutions were the first steps to a new government in America. People who drafted written constitutions to limit government power, particularly that of the governor. ... The Structure of the government under the Articles of Confederation was in a compromise. ...

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Since the beginning of time, religious doctrine has dictated law. The Bible laid out the rules that people are to live by and these rules became law. ... By the end of 1776, British colonial governments collapsed. Revolutionary councils took the place of the crumbling governments and struggled to supply the lack of legitimacy left behind by the former government. ... States were struggling to establish legitimate governments. ...

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During the Revolutionary Era in America, there were several attempts to form a government system in the colonies. ... Such a small state could affect the entire nation, due to the law that stated that 13 out of 13 colonies had to agree to amend the Articles. ... In 1786, Daniel Shays led a rebellion by farmers against unsettled economic conditions and against politicians and laws, which were grossly unfair to farmers and working people in general. ... This document shows the weakness of the Articles of Confederation government because of the inability of the national government to be able to p...

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England enacted laws to create trouble with trade between the colonies and other countries. In 1764, the Sugar Act was issued; this law taxed sugar, textiles, and other goods. ... This meant Congress did not have enough money to run a government or pay its bills. There was no central government in America to impose the taxes, meaning taxes could only be collected with the direct consent of the people and state, and the American government would be in a constant debt. ... This meant that absolutely no central training or uniformed army could be operated by one certain government, but on the con...

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It was evident that there was a long line of abuse and corruption, where the laws necessary for common good were unable to be set out, because governors were forbidden to do so. People were unable to voice their opinion, for example, one was not able to question the government openly, when taxes increased. Citizens were not part of the decision process and anyone who questioned the government was revoked from power. ... To be interconnected through an ideal government, this would satisfy the needs of all Patriots. Many boycotted decisions made by the king such as obstructing the Administratio...

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Then it only led to one country that had enforced the laws. The would be the British country and they are the (British laws). ... So in the declaration they had rule of laws and the natural laws that they had to abide by. ... It was said by Madison from the people that he went around and ask people were they in fear of federal government. ... So as they said they fought and died for their country but yet they was trying to create a government for there self's. ...

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Furthermore, they institutionalized systems of local government, and public education . ... The Confederation Government, under the Articles, lacked an executive and judicial branch. ... These farmers pleaded with their state governments for help, but in most cases states refused to interfere, in one case in particular, these angered mobs of farmers rebelled against the government. ... In article 1, section 8, they empowered congress to regulate trade among states, raise revenue through taxation, coin national money, discontinue state coining, and enforce federal laws and treaties . The Consti...

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Shay's Rebellion, an outburst which took place in 1786 and 1787 against taxes, proved the need for a stronger government. ... It formed a loose government in which state governments had more power than the national government. ... Most anti-federalists believed that the states should hold the power or the rule over the national government. ... Still to this day, the Constitution is the "law of the land." This supremacy clause states that the Constitution is the highest law- nothing can ever be put above it. ...

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In 1781-1789 the Articles of Confederation was the base of American government. ... The laws were also executed by a powerful president. There was ample power to enforce laws by coercion of individuals and to some extent of states. ... Other freedoms such as no punishment save by due process of law, and no confiscations of property without just compensation were also codified. ... This new approach to government altered the course of history forever. ...

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The Enlightenment encouraged several revolutions and helped governments. ... These three rights changed France's government by turning it from an absolute Monarchy to a Representative Democracy and other countries as well. ... Thomas Hobbes said, "If everyone gave up their rights to a strong ruler, that in return then would receive law and order."... Hobbes defined the Contract as an agreement between society and its government, and Rousseau disagreed. He described it as an agreement between free individuals to create a society and a government. ...

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Usually, revolutions come a bout from a radical sect of people would disagree with the status quo and rebel, sometimes very violently, against their government. ... The evil in this law lies in the fact that no evidence of probable cause is necessary to search. ... Another example the conservative political nature of this revolution is the absence of physical violence against government officials. ... Some of the tax burden to raise the funds for the government and soldiers was put on the colonies. ... The British government infringing on the rights and philosophies of their North American...

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In his view, government was the product of God, the power of government was given by God. ... It saw the state's purpose as to execute God's moral laws, to protect God's faith, and to further of God's truth. God had given a revealed law through scripture and enjoined his creatures to live the lives of virtue and morality. ... In his view, the liberal state led to the changes in the ideas about the laws. For Locke and the American founders, providing laws was the best way to protect the civil rights. ...

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Between the years 1607 and 1766 the colonies were governed by British law, to the colonist there were many flaws in the rule but one which could not be overlooked would be the absence of "unalienable rights". ... 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. ... This rebellion made it clear that there was a need for a stronger central government. ... Along with the bill of rights there was a need for a constitutional conference and a better proportion of represen...

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Prior to the Revolution, American colonists were upset with the growing tensions between the British rulers and government, and the American colonists, which led to changes being brought about in American becoming a more independent society, as well as governmental reforms being put into place changing the governmental system from an absolute monarchy to a more democratic government, which led to lasting effects which can be seen in the values of the American society today. ... There were many radicals in the American colonies who wanted a new system of government. ... The people started wa...

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Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation were that there was no way for it to enforce national laws due to a lack of a national court system. This made it so that each individual state court could interpret national laws any which way that they wanted to . this made it extremely difficult to get each state to abide by what was intended in the laws. ... However, the greatest weakness that the Articles had, and which was partly due to the fact of the average Americans fear of the government gaining too much power, was the lack of a Chief executive and centralized government. ... This d...

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Revolutions have many characteristics in common to reform their government or way of life. ... The French were also having government troubles. ... The third estate found this unfair because the first and second estates teamed up and voted together when passing laws. ... Both led to new forms of government, abolishment of the monarchy, and a written constitution. Although neither chose the same the same type of government and were similar in their results. ...

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In law, people are born to be equal. ... Besides, he stressed that the United States should set up a government without the power of any king and nobility, this made the people determined to have revolution. ... It included the natural law, self-determination and deism, etc. ... In the paper, Locke embraced the people should established the government by themselves because people have natural rights. ... The house of representatives is elected by the people of several states, and the seats allocated by the states population proportion; this reflected the thought of enlightenment which is peop...

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William Pitt suddenly came sick and Charles Townshend took over the government. ... He convinced the Parliament to pass a series of laws imposing new taxes on the colonists. These laws included special taxes on lead, paint, paper, glass and tea imported by colonists. ... The British government repealed the Townshend Act except for the tax on tea. ... In 1774, the British government passed the Tea Act, which granted a monopoly of tea trade in the Americas to the East India Tea Company. ...

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In the Second Treatise of Civil Government written in 1689 by John Locke, Locke implies that individuals' personality and possessions is free if they are within the law of nature and not bounded by others individuals like Britishers. Locke states that individuals should fight for their freedom if the government is misusing their rights. ... He believes that laws would be submitted in favor and profit of Britishers. ... Many laws like cutting off trade with other parts of the world, imposing taxes without consent of colonies, creating commotion in towns and many more. ... Locke's Seco...

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Articles of Confederation It would have been very difficult to run an effective government under the Articles of Confederation. ... With the implement of the Constitution, the United States government became effective. ... It could not regulate commerce, so what resulted was thirteen colonies with different taxations and tariff laws. ... It ensured that no one section of government could grow so powerful to the point that it could be considered a Parliament through the Checks and Balances. It promoted unity in that Congress would now regulate all interstate and foreign commerce; this eliminate...

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The puritans where firm believers of the bible and all that was in the bible was the law that they lived by. ... 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. ... Most of the power was given to the state by the government. ... The American Revolution basically created a government under the Articles of Confederation although it was impossible to keep law and order. ...

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"Seven years after the first amendment became part of the constitution, congress passed a law very clearly abridging the freedom of speech."" ... Similar to the class structure, the revolutionary war did little to change the government. The government saw little change as a result of the war. ... The only aspect that changed, was the location of this government, which moved from England to the United States. ... After the war, the rights, class structures and government remained largely the same. ...

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The idea that government was not all-powerful first appeared in the Magna Carta, which King John was forced to sign in 1215. Under the Magna Carta, the principle of limited government was established, stating that the power of the monarch, or government was limited and not absolute. Like the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence which would be drafted later on, this document provided for the protection against unjust punishment and the loss of life, liberty, and property except according to law. ... All three documents were written because the people were unsatisfied with the...

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