The Iroquois Constitution Called the "People of the Longhouse," the Iroquois were one of the most influential Native American Nations in our human history. ... Combined into a single article, the laws of the Iroquois League of Nations were called the Iroquois Constitution. ... Abiding by the principles of the Constitution, the people of the League were generous with each other and cooperated with the views of their leaders. ... Unique at the time from most governing documents, the Iroquois Constitution was passed on orally from generation to generation. Each year, a council of the Nati...

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Jacksonian Democrats DBQ In the 1820-1840 period, Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as guardians of the Constitution. ... This shows how Jackson increased his powers of presidency beyond the ones that were intended for him stated in the Constitution. ... Although Jackson did this for the majority of the country, it still violated a staple idea of the Constitution, that all men are created equal. ... Their support of the Constitution was tainted by their greed. Sources: American History: A Survey ...

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Jacksonian Democrats: DBQ In American history, political parties have often taken responsibility of preserving the foundation in which America rested upon. ... It was believed that since all men were created equal, as stated by the Constitution, all men could hold public office. ... He justified this measure by stating that the Constitution called for a single nation and not a league of states, thus his actions were in defense of the Constitution. ... A political cartoon drawn in 1832, shows "King Andrew the First", it depicts the president of the United States stepping all over the Co...

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A new constitution had recently been ratified, and a large area of concern was the rights it would grant to different groups. ... At this time in history, most were still slaves who labored throughout the United States. The extent of their success in gaining freedom was that a few northern states prohibited slavery in their constitutions. ... Many religious groups in history have also had to fight for freedom and their right to serve their god as they please. ...

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Calling themselves theguardians of the United States Constitution, the Jacksonian politicians engenderedwide spread liberty under a government which represented all men, rather than onlythe upper class. ... For the first time in the history of the nation, the middle classreceived the opportunity to participate in the government that ruled them. ... The Cherokee Indians of Georgia, to protect themselves made up a constitution which said that the Cherokee Indians were sovereign and not subject to the laws of Georgia. ... G).Jacksonians glorified the liberty of the individual and tended to b...

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Jackson distrusted banks because of his personal financial history and because he did not understand them. The Bank of the United States made him very nervous because it concentrated a lot of power in a few hands, some of those were foreign nationals, and because it was created via a broad interpretation instead of a strict one of the Constitution. ... Jacksonian Democrats defended political democracy, which brought forth individual freedoms and assisted economic opportunity, but their claims as the guardians of the constitution were false, as they were rather protectors of the common man. ...

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"Culture and Customs" The Native American and Spanish strains in Honduran cultural history are visible in the awesome architecture. ... "Type of Government" The constitution of Honduras was formed in 1982. Under the Constitution, the people elect a president and the members of the legislature serve four-year terms. ...

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Arguably, there is no one subject in U.S. history that stirs greater emotion than that of slavery. ... Constitution itself did not outright endorse slavery in America moving forward, there were numerous clauses that ensured the black population would be kept in check. The Constitution enforced the return of fleeing slaves to their masters, empowered local government to use force against uprising slaves and ensured the Atlantic slave trade would continue to thrive in Southern territories. ...

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Jackson thought that his actions were justified by the Constitution and during that time period it might seem like one could interpret the Constitution either way. In the Constitution it states the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but unfortunately it does not specifically say that one must include neither the Native Americans nor the African Americans. ... Works Cited "Cherokee Messenger: Brief History of the Trail of Tears". ... Freedom: A History of Us: Webisode3. ...

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Pole states in his book, The Pursuit of Equality in American History, that the American Revolution plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. "The American Revolution in all its aspects constituted an upheaval which was also a point of departure and reference for all subsequent definitions of equality; it was a major event in the ideology and rhetoric of world history." ... (Pole, 38) When the revolution was over, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution -- the framework of this nation -- emphasized equality so greatly that it has now persuaded the rest ...

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O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny in 1839 (Document A) stating "national birth was the beginning of a new history, the formation and progress of an untried political system, which separates us from the past and connects us with the future only we may confidently assume that our country is destined to be the great nation of futurity.... That is why they had no problem going to war with Mexico thus making it an important part of history when they were able to take more land and show aggressive imperialism which ended up hurting many individuals in the process. ... When dating back to when...

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F.J Turner stated," Now, four centuries from the discovery of America, at the end of a hundred years of life under the Constitution, the frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history....

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This tragic time in American history demolished a rich culture that is almost non-existent. ... This would show evidence that President Jackson, used his power to stretch his powers that were originally stated in the constitution. ...

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These tribal traditions represent a rich and varied cultural history. ... Education has been a primary tool in the cultural genocide, or "assimilation," of Native Americans throughout most of America's history. ... When the Manitoba Legislature met to vote on the so-called Meech Lake amendments to the Canadian Constitution in 1990, for instance, and it came time for Elijah Harper to state his position as the only Native member of that house, he did not do so without elaborate consultation. ...

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Their language was not written and they passed history down through their spoken language. ... " (pg. 139) Out of this came their constitution. James Mooney would document their history, culture, and ceremonies of their posterity. ...

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With Jackson shutting down the bank, he showed his tolerance for the supreme power of the constitution and financially restricted government. ... A People and A Nation: A History of the United States. ... A People's History of the United States. ...

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In 1796 he helped draft the constitution of Tennessee, and for a year he occupied its one seat in the House of Representatives. ... More Native Americans died in this battle than in any other in the nation's history. ...

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The Cherokee simply did not want to give up the land that holds history and sentimental meaning to them. ... The removal of the Indians beyond the States and Territories was the only mode by which the power of the General Government could be properly and exclusively exercised for their benefit, calling to his recollection the provision in the constitution which forbade the erection of any new State within the Jurisdiction of any other State, and the formation of any State by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of The Legislatures of the States concerned...

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It is also possible that my liberal bias prevents me from being convinced by Hammond and Pessen arguments or it could be that the excerpts were carefully assembled with a left wing pull so that a student of early American history could ascertain their own view of Jackson. Regretfully, the founding fathers essentially were all wealthy, white men who created a government in their image, but after more than two-hundred years the constitution has been amended only twenty seven times, and that deserves admiration. ...

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