The founders set the terms for ratifying the Constitution. They bypassed the state legislatures, reasoning that their members would be reluctant to give up power to a national government. Instead, they called for special ratifying conventions in each state. Ratification by 9 of the 13 states enacted the new government. 1 What did
Read morethe United States 1 How did the Constitution fix the one vote per state? 2 How did the Constitution fix the amendments? 3 How did the Constitution overcome the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? 4 Why is it hard to amend the Constitution? 5 How did the Constitution solve problems? 6 How
Read moreThe Framers of the Constitution hoped the smaller Senate would be a more responsible body than the House. They reinforced that hope by giving senators a longer term than the representatives. A representative’s term is only two years. The six-year term of a senator is three times as long. 1 How did the
Read moreJean-Jacques Rousseau directly impacted the U.S. Constitution by expressing his ideas on the nature of man and social contract theory. 1 Who influenced the US Constitution? 2 What did Rousseau’s ideas influence? 3 Who did Rousseau inspire? 4 What is Rousseau best known for? 5 How did Jean Jacques Rousseau influence the Declaration
Read moreThe Constitution introduced novel governmental doctrine and practices such as checks and balances, separating powers between branches, and defining said powers. The amendment process also made the Constitution a living document that could be changed with enough support from the people and ratification by the states. 1 Why is the Constitution important to
Read moreThe first and most obvious change involves slavery. The 13th Amendment was possible (as were the other two Civil War amendments) only because the war broke slavery’s stranglehold over politics and constitutional development. The Constitution of 1787 protected slavery at every turn. How did the Civil War test and transform the American constitutional system? The
Read moreThey feared a strong national government, they criticized the Constitution for having been drafted in secret, they claimed the document was extralegal (not sanctioned by law) because Congress authorized the Convention only to revise the Articles of Confederation and not to form a new government, and they argued that … 1 Why did
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