Constitution

1 / 3 / 05 Stephen Haubner

America became a free nation from British rule after the American Revolution. The Articles of Confederation became the first attempt of a democratic nation since Ancient Greece and Rome. Because of the fear of a crown, too much power was given to the States and they lacked a central, authoritative government that would keep the States unified. After war broke out between some of the States, our Founding Fathers met at our second constitutional convention to ratify the Articles of Confederation. James Madison scrapped the Articles of Confederation and drafted the document we know now as the United States Constitution. The Constitution was written in 1787, nearly 10 years after the victory of the American Revolution. The first three articles explain the duties and responsibilities of each branch in government: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. These branches of government insure the separation of powers through a series of checks and balances.

The Articles of Confederation, ratified in 1781. T...

The Articles of Conferderation, ratified in 1781. ...

The Articles of Conferderation, ratified in 1781. ...

Today many people argue that certain branches in the government are different than what the Founding Fathers intended them to be. The legislative branch is the branch of government that I would label as being what the Founding Fathers would agree with the most as what they intended it to be. The media plays an important role in politics in how information is given to the general public. Our Founding Fathers would not agree with the media and how it passes information.

"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives." The House of Representatives is the larger chamber among the two and the numbers of representatives are chosen based on the population of a state. Congressmen's' terms consist...