Once the Revolutionary War ended, the United States needed some way to unify the states and have some sort of structure. ... The Articles of Confederation was the first government ever put into place in the United States. ... The United States hit a severe depression, along with a recession. ... Forming this new document to govern the United States was a long and hard process. ... In 1790, after a long ratification battle, the constitution was ratified in all thirteen states. ...

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The delegates that were working on the transition from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution decided that only 9 of the 13 states had to vote their approval, for the changes to take place. ... The Anti-federalists were not exactly against a federal government, but they wanted the supreme power to remain to the states. ... As the ratification process unfolded throughout the United States, debates got heated in Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York. ... By June 1788, Maryland, South Carolina, and New Hampshire had voted for the Constitution and the delegates now had enough states to ...

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President Roosevelt created an executive order that isolated Japanese Americans which goes against what the United States Constitution states. ... To protect the United States, President Franklin D. ... United States case was against Korematsu. ... United States is unconstitutional. ... In World War II, Hitler was imprisoning only one race and the United States fought to free them. ...

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Ratifying the Constitution In 1787 one of the greatest documents ever, was written; the Constitution of the United States of America. ... Both groups for and against the Constitution of the United States existed at that time. ... The group of people who favored the Constitution of the United States were called federalists. ... The Bill of Rights was used to lure more states into ratifying the constitution. ... Although it was written in 1787, still over two hundred years later, the Constitution of the United States is our ruling power....

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Constitution. ... It has witnessed more than two hundred years in changes as the country has grown from a fledging union of states to the most powerful nation in the world. ... New York: The Rosen Publishing group, inc 2003 The inadequacy of the articles of confederation in dealing with the postwar recession and The disputes between the new states led the leaders of the new nation to write the Constitution and the Bill of rights. ... The Constitution of The United States. Springfield, N.J.: Enslow Publishers inc. 1996 In the constitution of the United States, Karen Judson goes...

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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. ... Constitutions were submitted to the people for ratification. ... The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states, a firm league of friendship. ... After 17 weeks all but 3 of the 42 delegates still present signed the document of the new constitution, and then sent to the states for ratification. It was specified that it would go into effect when 9 out of 13 states approved the document. ...

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She saw the giant crack running up the Bell of Liberty and, the best yet, she got to see the Constitution of the United States of America (after a ridiculously long wait). It read "We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union." ... Constitution is still a relevant document. ... Officials knew that a change needed to be made if the new United States wanted to succeed. ... The Constitution of the United States of America is a form of government that many countries have modeled and looked up to. ...

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From Independence in 1776 to 1781, United States existed without any formal constitution. ... Although the Articles of Confederation gave the United States a first formal constitution, it did not provided an effective form of government with respect to Economic conditions. ... As a result congress created a national domain policy for the common benefit of the United States. For the first time, the confederation government created by the Articles of Confederation had the power to dictate the domestic institution of a part of the United States. ... With respect to western lands, the confederate ...

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Then in 1787 the Constitution of the United States was passed creating a stronger central government to help the newly formed nation from collapsing. ... This created the foundation for the bill of rights that was later implemented into the constitution. ... This led to the creation of the Constitution and laid the framework for the American nation. ... Without a uniform national policy many states attempts at stabilizing the economy failed. ... And in 1787 the Constitution was passed creating a stronger central government that unified the nation. ...

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Some of the most important events or compromises that influenced this course of action were the Articles of Confederation, the United States Constitution, and the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions. ... These agreements became know as the Constitution of the United States. ... The new government of the United States relied on the Constitution, and it was prudent that the requests in it were clear, strong, and beneficial to the people of the United States. ... The Constitution made a distinct boundary line which the power of the United States could not over step. ... The Articles of Confedera...

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Yet, somehow, our constitution turned out to be unique. ... He initially proposed a strong central government, with control over the western lands, equal representation for the states, and the power to levy taxes. ... Our Constitution outlined three distinctive branches. ... Our constitution gives its people the power. ... No other nation, no other constitution has this. ...

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Yet, somehow, our constitution turned out to be unique. ... He initially proposed a strong central government, with control over the western lands, equal representation for the states, and the power to levy taxes. ... Our Constitution outlined three distinctive branches. ... Our constitution gives its people the power. ... No other nation, no other constitution has this. ...

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The Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an ineffective government by allowing the states to maintain its sovereignty. ... The United States had no executive branch of the government; instead it had thirteen different law making bodies. ... Instead of creating a new Constitution, the states fought with patching up the old Articles, creating turmoil and unnecessary struggles, " Upon discovering a flaw, instead of repairing the injury, should pull it down, and build another one." (Document H) Unrestricted trade was a newly acquired privilege within the United States. ... T...

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The federal government's inability to tax restricted the United States' ability to function. ... This resulted in many Americans promoting a Constitution that strengthened the United States federal government. ... The Constitution's ratification in 1789 gave the United States federal government a great deal of power, although it established a system of checks and balances fulfilling Madison's vision. ... Constitution's ratification provided the United States with a document that specifically laid out the structure and limitations of the U.S. ... The United States bec...

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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. ... Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States was established as a loose confederation of 13 independently sovereign states with a weak central government and a unicameral legislature called the Confederation Congress. ... The result of the Constitutional Convention was, of course, the Constitution of the United States. ... The Constitution also included the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed liberties and rights to ...

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The Articles of Confederation: Once our Government, Now our History The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States of America. ... Life under the Articles of Confederation was filled with hardship and uncertainty, the United States government was in a state of chaos. ... This enabled the United States to introduce itself to the global scene. ... In conclusion, there were a few problems within the Constitution of the United States of America, but it's affects on society were far more positive than that of the Articles of Confederation. ... Alth...

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From March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1788 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with a government. ... To pass a bill, 2/3 of the states must be in favor, which at the time was nine states out of thirteen. ... It is safe to conjecture that if the Articles had been left as first written, there would not be a United States of America present today. Mistakes were defiantly made along the way, but Congress and political leaders were right to form a strong Federal Constitution. ... Therefore letting thirteen states take the plunge to agree to the present day Constitution of the United ...

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In the United States Constitution the II amendment states that "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." ... United States citizens have the right to use their guns for protection and for recreation. Our State Constitution also states that we have a right to bear arms. ... It is our right through the United States Constitution and the West Virginia State Constitution to keep and bear arms. ... It is the United States people's rights to keep and be...

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Although the Articles introduced some policies and freedoms that the United States still enjoys today, leaders such as John Jay and James Madison criticized the work because it could not establish a strong government (Doc. ... There was not a set constitution for the United States, but rather a different constitution for each state. ... The economic stability of the United States was rattled during this time because population was increasing while economic progress was not made. Because of this, the economy of the United States was not growing and the country could not pay off the war-debts fr...

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The Articles of Confederation was ratified in 1781 and was later superseded by the Constitution of the United States in 1789. ... This resulted in the Annapolis Convention of 1786 and the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787, which drafted the Constitution of the United States. ... Without such important documents as the Declaration of Independence, the Confederation of Articles and the Constitution of the United States, America would not have emerged as great a nation as it is perceived today. ... The Constitution of the United States (1787) on the other hand, was written to create or...

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According to the Constitution of the United States, it citizens preserve certain human rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ... This alone should be the reason for the United States to want to intervene. ... If the United States is not there to try and help out these innocent people that are being violated, there can be a link of hypocrisy, because the United States constitution states that all men are created equal. ... In WWII the United States ended the ruthless Japanese empire. ... The United States should intervene because it is morally, the right thing to do. ...

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According to the Constitution of the United States, it citizens preserve certain human rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ... This alone should be the reason for the United States to want to intervene. ... If the United States is not there to try and help out these innocent people that are being violated, there can be a link of hypocrisy, because the United States constitution states that all men are created equal. ... In WWII the United States ended the ruthless Japanese empire. ... The United States should intervene because it is morally, the right thing to do. ...

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With the implement of the Constitution, the United States government became effective. ... The beauty of the Constitution was that it allowed for these mistakes. Instead of the outrageous unanimous vote of states to change it, two-thirds of Congress and then three-fourths of the states must approve. ... Nonetheless, they were a necessary step in laying the foundation for the construction of the Constitution. It showed the basic ideas of democracy, and the Constitution was used in the expansion and enforcing of those ideas. ...

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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. After much debate and discussion, the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, came into effect in March 1781. ... Also, Articles could not regulate trade among the states. ... The larger states with larger populations said this was unfair. ... The replacement of the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution gave more power on a national level rather ...

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Body: "The first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States became known as the Bill of Rights because they contained freedoms that Americans held to be their inalienable rights. So important were these rights that several states insisted on a promise of amendments guaranteeing individual rights before they would ratify the Constitution." ... The Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a model for eight of the 12 other states that adopted new constitutions during the revolutionary period. ... While the new states were protecting individual rights, the government's const...

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