After several decades gone by, the American political system continues to pattern the original political parties of the past, not without evolving into a much stronger government, however. The history of our Constitution is very enlightening; it demonstrates our nation’s diversity, strengths, and differences. Prior to our nation establishing a new Constitution on March 4, […]
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Today we have Democrats and Republicans, but in 1787 we had Anti-Federalists or Federalists. According to the website (www.USConstitution.net), the Anti-Federalists eventually became what we know as the Democrats today and the Federalists became the Republican Party today. Those who were against the building of a new constitution were Anti-Federalists. Some of these were Patrick […]
Candidates: Democratic-Republican: Thomas Jefferson (Virginia) and George Clinton (New York) Federalist: Charles C. Pinckney (South Carolina) and Rufus King (New York) Election Results: Jefferson and Clinton: 162 electoral votes. Pinckney and King: 14 electoral votes. Summary: Thomas Jefferson, as a statesman, scholar, and president, was a man of contradictions. The most overexposed of these is […]
The matter of the United States Constitution is one of much debate: debate over the legality of the Founders junking the Articles of Confederation and debate over the issues raised during the Constitutional Convention. Many have called the document produced during the convention a document composed of numerous compromises. Those scholars have come to that […]
In the United States, our Constitution is the law of the land. He is valued and indeed revered by all Americans. Our president and all members take a uniform oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution. Our freedom and respect for the ideals promulgated in the document are a large part of what […]
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The Declaration of Independence of 1776 was a message from the colonies that they intended to go their own way from the rule of the British Empire. Such a declaration was necessary to inform the rest of the world so the revolt could be recognized by potential allies. In order to demonstrate that the disparate […]