There was discussion of judicial review in Federalist No. 78, written by Alexander Hamilton, which explained that the federal courts would have the power of judicial review. Hamilton stated that under the Constitution, the federal judiciary would have the power to declare laws unconstitutional. He also stated that this was appropriate because it would protect the people against abuse of power by Congress.
The main purpose of this chapter is to determine the Founding Fathers’ motives for creating the Constitution by analyzing a secondary source by Woody Holton, and several primary sources. Frist, I will begin with the secondary source, “Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution” by Woody Holton. Mr. Holton’s main purpose was to locate the motivation behind the Constitution in developments in the states (page 90). Mr. Holton addressed several grievances for possible motives of the Founding Fathers’. First, the excessive democracy that acerbated many Americans, the runaway inflation caused by the farmers who were allowed to satisfy their debt to creditors with property and good instead of hard currency, and the Revolutionary War that
Which document are you writing about? (Give the title, when possible.) What kind of document is it? (Letter, speech, code of law, etc.) (5 points)
In the essay “The New Greatest Generation” by Joel Stein, Stein discusses characteristics of the millennials that he admires. First, Stein thinks the millennials “could be a great force for a positive change (Stein 572).” Stein may think this is so because of the data he has received from Tom Brokaw. Brokaw says, the millennials are “inventing new apps and embraces the whole economy.” Also, Stein may think millennials will make a positive change because they are “more accepting of differences (Stein 572).”
"How Democratic is the American Constitution ?", by political scientist Robert A. Dahl is a short book that questions the ethical and political issues in America 's Constitution and the structure of the United States government. The book consists of a series of abstract lectures composed by Dahl that reflects on how the American Constitution affects modern society. While this short book brings out plentiful knowledge on the American system , it does not go any deeper into those general ideas for it is only about 200 pages. However, it is still a knowledgeable book to introduce the fundamentals of American government and political science and why American citizens should uphold the Constitution. Dahl introduces the book of how the Founding
Government, the foundation of any civilization, defines both the life of its citizens as well as a tone of the country. Cicero, a roman politician and philosopher, wrote The Republic and The Laws shortly before the fall of the roman empire, which contained proposals to help fix the crumbling empire and outline justice within a democratic government. The Preamble to the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, unlike cicero's works, were written at the genesis of the United States. They, too, however, outline the basis for a just society, founded on written law, as opposed to its natural existence. Cicero’s The Republic and The Laws outlines many aspects of modern government, many of which the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution meet, and some of which they fall short of!
Robby Novak - The Kid President Robby Novak or as most know him, Kid President, once said, “Give the world a reason to dance.” Novak wants to make the earth a better place by getting people to do several things. Novak is one energetic boy with an eager to have a better planet. he is a kid with one big heart, that is for sure. Novak created inspiration to be less boring and change the globe, used perseverance to innovate in ways to overcome his disease, and illuminate the planet by giving people a reason to change the world in a good way.
The fourth chapter of the book After the Fact is about the Declaration of Independance, and the historical events that surrounded its creation. The Declaration of Independence can be difficult to read for someone who doesn’t know much about the time period during which the document was created. The chapter helps enhance the Declaration of Independence by providing information through Heuristics and Synthesis. The chapter also employs multiple BAGPIPE themes when analyzing the Document.
It was November 15th of 1777 that our Nation’s founding fathers created the Articles of Confederation, a now worn down sheet of paper made up of the first Government’s functions, priorities to put first to ensure complete independence in a haze of new found chaos. A group of men including Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and John Dickinson, would help contribute to the writing process of this document, recreating multiple amounts of drafts before March 1st of 1781, where it was then declared official. Although important in the teachings of our history, the reign of the Articles lasted just 7 years when in September, 1788, due to an abundance of issues, the aforementioned was replaced by what we know as the U.S. Constitution. There were several problems that accommodated in making the Articles of Confederation a poor form of government, such as having an absence of a Court System, no Treaties, no Laws, and to sum it all, having just about nothing that would help a nation grow and move forward in the right direction. However, after listing more than two examples of a poor governments symptoms, only two seem more important to me…”No power to enforce laws”, and “No
The federalist papers helped to shape the current government of The United States of America. This series of essays played a major role in the voting of the new constitution in 1787. These essays argued for the ratification of the new constitution against the articles of confederation, which were inevitably failing. The essays are a very important piece of US history, and present. They helped to create and form the US government that has been used for 230 years, and is still being used today.
The Constitution—the foundation of the American government—has been quintessential for the lives of the American people for over 200 years. Without this document America today would not have basic human rights, such as those stated in the Bill of Rights, which includes freedom of speech and religion. To some, the Constitution was an embodiment of the American Revolution, yet others believe that it was a betrayal of the Revolution. I personally believe that the Constitution did betray the Revolution because it did not live up to the ideals of the Revolution, and the views of the Anti-Federalists most closely embodied the “Spirit of ‘76.” During the midst of the American Revolution, authors and politicians of important documents, pamphlets, and slogans spread the basis for Revolutionary ideals and defined what is known as the “Spirit of ‘76”.
Alyssa Guzman- The Preamble’s Impact Today On a daily basis, Americans benefit from one historical document without ever realizing it. The U.S Constitution was written in 1778 by a group of people in order to establish America’s government, and give citizens basic rights (The U.S Constitution). The most memorable part of this document is the first paragraph, which is known as the Preamble.
In the late 1700’s, James Madison wrote the first Ten Amendments that are listed in the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights were written to ensure American citizens that they have freedoms and rights that the government can 't infringe. Out of the Ten Amendments, I believe that the First and Eighth Amendment are the most significant. The First Amendment grants us freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and for people to assemble peaceably.
My efforts to serve my community have been effective through my involvement with student government. I was elected as the Alamance Burlington Middle College’s Student Body President in May of 2017. Our school has only recently established a Student Government Association, so we did not have a constitution to guide us in how to govern our school. At our first meeting for the 2017-2018 school year, I proposed that we draft a constitution for ourselves and for the future student governments at the middle college. We began discussing ideas for our school’s constitution.
Out of all the people in the world who works hard, keeps every household together also the one who deserves more and beyond would of course be our mothers. As I introduce this particular book you will come to realize that a mother is an important spotlight in this book. Vera B. Williams is a phenomenal author and illustrator in the picture book A Chair for My Mother. Williams achieved a Caldecott Metal award for her great work. The characters in A Chair for My Mother are a daughter, a mother and a grandmother who save up coins for the mother that deserves all and more to get her a nice comfy yet the perfect beautiful chair in replace of her old chair that burned in their previous home.
