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- 361: Thomas Jefferson
- ... governments were bad, and small was good. This was a antithesis of that principle. Jefferson knew that the acquisition of the Loisiana territory was beneficial to the welfare of the U.S. According to the constitution, nowhere in the constitution is the acquisition of land a right of the government, Jeffersons' predisposition was to strictly go by the constitution (as seen with the national bank controversy), this is another contradiction during his administration. Since the appropriation of the Lousiana territory was important for the expansion of the united states, he temporarily dismissed his ...
- 362: Oliver Cromwell
- ... not had any underhand dealings with the King. On the other hand, he opposed extremist measures such as the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords and the introduction of a more democratic constitution. But Cromwell's efforts to act as a mediator came to nothing when Charles I escaped from Hampton Court Palace, where he had been kept in captivity, and fled to the Isle of Wight to ... vociferous republicans, who became leaders of this new Parliament, were unwilling to concentrate on legislation, questioning instead the basis of Cromwell's government. Cromwell insisted that they must accept the "four fundamentals" of the new constitution which had been approved both by "God and the people The four fundamentals were government by a single person and Parliament; the regular summoning of parliaments; the maintenance of "liberty of conscience"; and the division ... engagement to be faithful to a protector and Parliament and to promise not to alter its character. Except for 100 republicans, the members agreed to do so but were still more concerned with rewriting the constitution than reforming the laws as desired by the protector. As soon as he could legitimately do so Cromwell dissolved Parliament. (Gaunt, 1996) But with his second Parliament, which he convened in 1656, he encountered ...
- 363: Pierre Elliot Trudeau
- ... came to the startling realization that Provincial autonomy would not solidify Quebec's future in the country (he believed that separatism would soon follow) and unless Duplessis could successfully negotiate (on the issue of a constitution) with the rest of Canada, the prospect of self-sovereignty for Quebec would transpire. His first essay (Quebec and the Constitutional Problem) explores the trials and tribulations which occurred between the Provincial and Federal governments ... Trudeau relied on his central thesis for the book and used it to prove his application of constitutional reform using the Federal government as the catalyst. Trudeau had already formulated his visions of the perfect constitution and how it would include "A Bill of Rights that would guarantee the fundamental freedoms of the citizen from intolerance, whether federal or provincial". Each and every one of his proposals demonstrated innovative thought and ... the position in which he views the Provincial government under Duplessis (weak, subordinate, naive) and this perhaps taints most of his bi-partisan observations towards how the Federal government would treat Francophones under a unilateral constitution. Otherwise, each and every proposition presented to the reader is heavily supported and reinforced by the central theme in the book which, in effect, could be viewed as a strength; he supports the majority ...
- 364: George Washington
- ... 1786, Shays's Rebellion alarmed him. He regrettingly accepted a seat in the federal convention and election to its presidency. His unanimous election as the first president of the United States was certain before the Constitution was even adopted and, again, he accepted with unwillingness. "My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feeling not unlike those of a culprit, who is going to the place of his ... in the durability of our government. He was naturally distrustful of men, and inclined gloomy apprehensions; and I was ever persuaded that a belief that we must at length end in something like a British constitution, had some weight in his adoption of the ceremonies of levees, birthdays, pompous meetings with Congress, and other forms of the same character, calculated to prepare us gradually for a change which he believed possible ... and to let it come on with as little shock as might be to the public mind." Historians credit Washington's conduct of the office with the preservation of the national union under the American Constitution. Washington issued his farewell address on September 7, 1796, and was succeeded by John Adams the following March 4. His last official act was to pardon the participants in the Whiskey Rebellion. When relations ...
- 365: Important Presidential Electio
- ... s. He was greatly know for championing the Jefferson reform program, and in the Continental Congress. Madison, in collaboration, had participated greatly in the, Federalist, a paper who's main purpose was to ratify the constitution. Madison first became president in 1809, when he bested Charles C. Pickney. He had led the U.S. in a very unpopular war, in which the U.S. hadn't been prepared for...the War ... he had led the country into the War of 1812, and therefore, he should be allowed to fight it. He was also much more popular than De Witt Clinton. Madison's part in ratifying the Constitution, and his other early deeds, were also influential on the voters minds. He also did pretty well during his first term. 1844 The candidates for the election of 1844 were James K. Polk, and Henry ... carry on Roosevelt's progressive policies. In a certain sense he did: he instituted and completed more antitrust cases than his "trust-busting" predecessor; he supported the proposed income-tax amendment to the U.S. Constitution; he helped enact a system of postal savings and a measure, the Mann-Elkins Bill, to regulate the railroads more effectively; and he backed several social reforms, including an employer's liability law for ...
- 366: The Events Connected to the Louisiana Purchase
- ... same article they said, a scheme which promises no good, but much evil. 14 The Republicans did not have a very optimistic view of the Louisiana Purchase either. They believed that it was against the constitution and should have been done. On this matter, both the republicans and the federalists had the same opinion. They felt that this was too great a change for the United States and would weaken the ... two main problems with the purchase, disputes over boundaries, and more importantly, the argument of whether or not it was constitutional to buy such an enormous piece of land without adding an amendment to the Constitution. Jefferson knew that such a large addition to the United States could not be governed except through an amendment. Jefferson also realized that if he did not make his move as quickly as possible, France might withdraw their offer. For this reason, Jefferson acted very quickly and added the Louisiana Territory only with the approval of the Senate, and not the constitution. For many years there were disputes over the boundaries of the land that the United States had purchased. When the land was first sold to the United States, France did not know exactly how ...
- 367: Background and Emergence of Democracy in the British North American Colonies
- ... practice where local committees began to exercise governmental functions eventually lead to the committee system still used by all governmental organizations. Paragraph nine of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639), known as the first written constitution in North America, makes reference to town meetings. The towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfiled adopted the Fundamental Orders on January 14, 1639. They formed, in the opinion of some historians, the first modern written constitution. The purpose was to limit governmental (British) powers. It was the first American constitution of government. All colonies contained elements of a complete democracy. Their experience in self-government evolved and grew. From these seeds, as Alexis de Toqueville stated, "A democracy, more perfect than any in which ...
- 368: Greek and Roman Influences on Modern Society
- ... to believe they could understand it. They were the first to study science and philosophy, and carried them quite far. The Romans are credited with much of what we know about law, and even the Constitution was based on their ideas. Democritus is one of the most important Greeks with his Atomic Theory. He believed that all things are made up of atoms and the void. We found that he made ... said that the only way to have peace and freedom together was a government where each man controlled himself, but he always did what was right. In effect, a government of laws. He proposed a constitution that, if followed by all men, would give total freedom and peace. Our Constitution is only slightly modified, with an executive branch to control the police and military forces. The Greeks also had another great idea for law. They had the Twelve Tables, which were erected in the ...
- 369: The French Revolution
- ... as the other two combined. It insisted that all the estates be merged into one national assembly and that each representative had one vote. The third estate also wanted the States-General to write a constitution (Coursac, 242). The king and the first two estates refused the demands of the third estate. In June 1789, the representatives of the third estate declared themselves the National Assembly of France. Louis the XVI ... in the Convention finally attacked him as a tyrant on July 29, 1794. He was executed the next day. The Reign of Terror ended with Robespierre's death. "The Convention, which had adopted a democratic constitution in 1793, replaced that document with a new one in 1795. The government formed under this new constitution was called the Directory. France was still a republic, but once again only citizens who paid a certain amount of taxes could vote." (Woloch, 527) The Directory began meeting in October 1795. In October ...
- 370: The French Revolution
- ... to draw up a new consitution for France. The king closed down the hall, but the members went to a nearyby tennis court and there took an oath (June 20) not to disband until a constitution was written. The pressure of public opinion was so much in their favor that Louis XVI was forced to reconize them, as he did by the end of the month. Bad crops and famine conditions ... privileges with compensation to owners. A few years later the compensation was also abloished. On August 27 a Declaration of the Rights of Man, similar to the American Bill of Rights, was issued. The new constitution was completed by July, 1790, and the king accepted it. But Louis XVI's behavior was never consistent. In July, 1791, he tried to flee the country in order to reconquer it with the aid of Austrain and Prussian armies. He was caught, however, and popular feeling ran against him. He now accepted a revised constitution, in September, 1791, and the assembly dissolved. A legislative assemble was elected, and it met from October, 1791, to September, 1792. The legislative assembly was dominated by the Girondists, who wished to set up ...
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