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The US Constitution was created in 1787. It was all about putting confidence in the citizens that they would be taken care of no matter what. It was very important to the people who wrote the Constitution that everything that was written would come to firmition. In certain situations the Constitution was held to its principles and in some instances it fell flat. When talking about the Whiskey Rebellion, Jefferson did a good job trying to support the citizens of the States. The Constitution said, “insure domestic tranquility”, Jefferson just wanted his people to be happy so he fought as much as he could to make sure that the whiskey wouldn’t be taxed. Even if it didn’t work for Jefferson, he still tried which is what matters. Same goes for the XYZ affair. Adams didn’t stand for anything when it came to taking a bribe or not. The Constitution said, “provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare” that is what Adams wanted to do. He strengthened our army in order to threaten the French and Britain in …show more content…

The State's installed the Alien and Sedition acts in order to heighten security. The Sedition Act made it became illegal to talk bad about the government and the Alien act- extended the amount of time someone needed to be in the States to be considered an American citizen, it used to be 5 years in the States but then it became 14 years. This doesn’t really hold up what the Constitution truly says, it states, “Establish justice. Insure domestic tranquility”. Not allowing people to become citizens just because the States were afraid of Britain isn’t fair or what the Constitution was supposed to be about. Since it went against the Constitution, Virginia and Kentucky, wanted to be able to nullify a federal law if it went against the Constitution, this was the Virginia and Kentucky

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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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“The lack of… nationality, I believe, is one of the great evils of the times…” Senator John Sherman stated on February 10, 1863. The United States had been split into sections from the beginning, and it created a lack of unity and togetherness. In Document A, the reader can acquire from the reading that South Carolina (and later many other states) seceded from the Union because of states’ rights. Document A states that an amendment (specifically the

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The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787, but there was a grapple for its ratification that went on until about two decades after the ratification. Members of Congress believed that the first government of the United States or the Articles of Confederation, needed to be adjusted while others did not want anything to change. After the Revolutionary War, the people did not want a strong central government, because it reminded them too much of what they were trying to escape from. Under the Articles, each state had their own laws, and the need for a new Constitution was desired by many. The Constitution of 1787 created huge debates, arguments and splits in the nation that lasted for several year after its ratification between people who

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Thomas Jefferson’s opinion of how the national government should be run, changed quite a bit over the course of his presidency. He started it off as a strict constructionist as he opposed the excise laws and his opposition to the Alien and Sedition acts. At some point he began to transform into a loose constructionist when he bought the louisiana purchase and he improved our navy to help fight the Barbary war. Somewhere during his presidency his views changed and it was most likely before he bought the Louisiana territory. Before Jefferson entered the presidential office he was a states rights supporter

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Roche says the Founding Fathers did not only care about the states, but also the world around them. Roche states that the Founding Fathers were concerned with world issues, “…were compelled to listen to the reports of Secretary John Jay and to the dispatches and pleas from their frustrated envoys in Britain, France, and Spain” (paragraph 8). The Founding Fathers wanted equality for all the states in the Union. Roche uses a quote from the Constitution stating that the Founding Fathers wanted all thirteen states to be completely equal, “…that a map of the U.S. be spread out, that all the existing boundaries be erased, and that a new partition of the whole be made into 13 equal parts” (paragraph

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That statement is the beginning of how and why this country was created. In the case of states’ rights the Declaration of Independence did not matter, nor did the Supremacy Clause when it came to slavery. Only after a war and loss of many lives did we start to see how important it is to follow the Constitution. Great men on both sides argued for and against slavery, and in the end nothing matters. Believe it or not, today we still argue about how to get around the constitution.

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Avoids the issue of having a monarchy or exaggeratedly powerful ruler, in which they have no say on the laws. The constitution did not take into consideration that the states were barely reuniting and were not known for working together or even being together. The constitution did not address the slave’s

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America’s founders created the constitution in order to create unification and order in the United States. However, there have been controversy surrounding the interpretation of the constitution, this has caused debate over many issues within the country. These issues and the lack of wartime policy within the constitution directly lead to the Civil War, which was one of the worst alterations this nation has faced. The Missouri compromise, the Dred Scott decision, and Bleeding Kansas were controversial issues surrounding the constitution that directly lead to the Civil War.

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The colonies, under Great Britain, have been living under their rule in North America for one hundred and fifty years. Throughout those years, the colonists have been developing a new way to run the government. These colonists decided the first constitution would be the Articles of Confederation. Congress helped them adopt the Articles in 1777, but in the founders eye’s the articles were not working as well as they thought. What were some achievements of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

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It denied the states to discriminate in application of laws but followed the doctrine of separate but equal

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The United States Constitution, written in 1787, is one of the most influential documents ever created and has continued to stay relevant for over 200 years. The Constitution was proposed in order to replace the ineffective Articles of Confederation, which previously held the newly freed states together. The main goal of the Constitution was to unite the states together under a strong national government, outlined within the document. Between 1787 and 1788 when the Constitution what ratified, two main political groups arose with opinions in regards to the Constitution. They were the Federalists and the Anti Federalists.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions are political statements created by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, for the purpose of opposing the US Constitution at that time known as the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. The Jeffersonian Republicans strongly attacked this move through the Kentucky Resolution which declared that the Constitution merely established an agreement of unity between the states. Due to this fact, the federal government had no right to exercise powers not found under the terms of this compact or agreement. These resolutions, likewise, grants the right to decide as to the constitutionality of such acts to the states and not to the federal government. If and when the federal government assumed such powers, these acts would

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constitution that allows “to protect domestic producers from foreign competitors” (Hummel 15). The South in general did not like the idea of federal government denying state rights and South Carolina backed by John C. Calhoun nullified this tariff by calling it unconstitutional, oppressive, and unjust (Hummel 15). State rights go hand and hand with slavery and new territories into the Union at the time. Slavery increasingly divided the nation after the war of 1812. This made it very hard for states entering the union to decide to be either a free state or a slave state.

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From 1781 up until the before the end of Shay’s Rebellion in 1787, dear of a strong central government dominated the states. The rebellion changed that and Federalists like Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay saw that as an opportunity to rally support for a new constitution. Though the people were still weary of the powers of a strong central government, Shay’s Rebellion convinced them to set aside their previous fear and hear the arguments for a new

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The founding fathers of the United States understood how important separating the powers of the federal government are. To make sure the federal government did not become to powerful they delegated some of the powers to the states. The Tenth Amendments purpose is to emphasize the limited nature of the powers delegated to the federal government. The Federal government has certain powers, the State government has their powers, and then they share a few. Some examples of Federal powers are, they can print money, establish an Army and Navy, and make laws necessary to enforce the constitution.

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