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Differences Between Colonial Government And Today

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The United States government today is still very similar to the way the colonies worked. There are also many differences between our government and their government. Since then, we have broken away from England and we the people get a say in our government and in the way we run things. Throughout the years the basic workings of our governments have stayed the same.
Citizens now and colonists have and had meetings to voice what we want and believe. The colonists had town meetings and citizens can talk to our representative. To pass a law in the colonial times the law had to go through multiple layers of government and today we have to go through the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches. Colonists wanted to be represented so the House …show more content…

Today men and women over the age of 18 can vote. In colonial times only the men could vote. Another difference is that our government is in 18.8 trillion dollars of debt as of December 15 2015 (nationalpriorities.org). Since England controlled the colonies, their debt did not directly affect the colonies therefore the colonies did not have a debt. A man by the name of John Peter Zenger was put to trial for voicing his opinions about a royal governor. He was put to trial because at that time they did not have freedom of press. Luckily the jury ruled that as long as what he said was true, he was free to go. Today we have freedom of press and many people “poke fun” at political figures. Across the ocean was England. England controlled the colonists the best they could with laws about trading and the Dominion of England. Currently we do not have a country across the ocean controlling our trade and heavily taxing us. Most of the governors’ were selected by England. Today we get to help decide who our political leaders are using direct democracy.
The definition of government is the governing body of a nation, state, or community. This word has the same definition to the colonists as it currently does to us. Throughout history you can see the results of earlier cultures and governments reflecting on governments and cultures after them. Personally I am happy that we fought the Civil War and that we are no longer under the control of England. I am also elated that when I turn 18 I will be able to vote and affect our

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