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The Constitution represented a chance for a new government created by the Framers. After the Articles of Confederation failed, the Constitution represented a new chance for a representative government. However, most Americans recognize this isn’t demonstrated by the creators and the Constitution itself. The Framers were known to be wealthy, property-owning white men. On top of this, of the fifty five creators of the Constitution, twenty five of them enslaved African Americans and exploited Black labor. These groups of men do not represent the majority of Americans and also represent a time where slavery was accepted and even encouraged. The Framers were also strongly restrictive when it came to rights. Most rights in the original Constitution …show more content…

The courts came to the conclusion that African Americans could not be citizens and therefore amount to nothing more than property. The Framers knew this would happen. The Constitution was created with the idea from many of the Framers that Black people would be nothing more than property. With this decision, a reflection of the Constitution is explained. The Constitution was simply a document to allow for minority groups to be treated as property and prevent minorities from truly experiencing equality. Minorities were consistently abused by this document and the elite white men who created this intended the document to be used as such by allowing the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Dred Scott decision. Generalized language allows for misinterpretation and conflicting views of information found within the Constitution. Language in the Constitution tends to be up for interpretation as there is limited explanation. For example, the executive branch and the powers associated with it are in Article 2 of the Constitution. However, the information contained in this Article is limited and there is a loose understanding of the president’s powers within …show more content…

This allows a senator to essentially kill a bill by preventing it from ever actually reaching a vote. The Constitution doesn’t explicitly mention the use of filibusters, but it does allow Congress to establish its own rules of procedure. The result of this is a filibuster which allows senators to prevent a vote that could help represent the average American. According to Harry Reid’s article, “The Filibuster Is Suffocating the Will of the American People” claimed, “The Senate is now a place where the most pressing issues facing our country are disregarded, along with the will of the American people overwhelmingly calling for action” (Reid 5). The filibuster prevents senators from being able to vote on important issues that the American people need to discuss. One example of this was Ted Cruz in 2013 when trying to prevent the passage of the Affordable Care Act. He chose to read “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Suess (CNN). The Affordable Care Act eventually passed, but the extension of the vote represents the constant threat that American people face with the loose language of the

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Equality for people was the purpose of America becoming an independent nation, and the constitution disregards that in the case of slavery. The framers of the Constitution refer to slaves as "persons" or "persons held to labor or service. " The language use in the document implies an attempt to mask the actual cruelty/brutality of slavery. Not only were they attempting to hide the true conditions of slavery, they protected slavery by the taxed importation of slaves, as well. The framers of the constituion saw slavery as something positive in the economy, without seeing it as morally wrong.

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To exemplify this essential skill, Allen utilizes the phrase, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” and determines through the critical analysis of key sentences like this, that the readers will not only “understand the Declaration better but also… understand every politician better” (150). Allen asserts that this “sound bite” alludes to the Declaration's consideration of the entirety of the United States in the authors’ appeal for freedom and equality. Furthermore, Allen insinuates that this should be an obvious synopsis since “the signers of the Declaration had confidence in their readers” (150). While Allen reads between the lines of the Declaration with the optimism that maybe the authors had the best intentions for the futures of the Black community and women as well as White men, others may choose to read between the lines that thirty-four out of forty-seven of the signers of the Declaration owned slaves. Furthermore, in a modern context, this confidence that Allen believes the authors of the Declaration have for their readers is poorly placed.

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In the late 1700’s, it was America’s goal to create a republic that had a representative government that was based upon the approval of the people. Unfortunately, the people feared a strong central government because of the previous trouble the colonies had when they were ruled by Britain. They were always being unfairly taxed and had very few rights. In order to avoid this, a very weak government was developed that seemed to satisfy the people, but would not satisfy the well being of the country. It wasn’t until Shay’s rebellion which brought light to the fact that the Articles of Confederation were not going to cut it, so the Constitutional Convention was created and convened to find an alternative solution which was the creation of the Constitution.

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DBQ Essay The United States Constitution is a document that or founding fathers made in order to replace the failing Articles of Confederation (A of C). Under the Constitution, the current government and states don’t have the problems they faced when the A of C was in action. The Constitution was created in 1788, and held an idea that the whole nation was nervous about. This idea was a strong national government, and the Federalist assured the people that this new government would work. The framers of the Constitution decided to give more power to the Federal government rather than the state governments because the A of C had many problems, there was a need for the layout of new government, rights, and laws, and there was a need for the Federal

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A filibuster is a tactic in the legislative process sometimes used in the US Senate by opponents of a bill to block its passage. In the Senate use their unique right to unlimited debate as a way to prevent or delay the Senate from ever voting on a bill. Senator’s work together can practically debate forever, tying up the legislative agenda until the proponents of a bill finally give up their battle. Filibusters are not allowed in the House of Representatives because House rules limit the time allowed for debate on bills. In 2013 because of Democratic frustration about filibusters of judicial and executive branch nominees the filibuster’s rules changed.

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