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Dahlia O'Reilly
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What effect did colonial experiences have on the Founders' views about rights and government?
Colonial experiences under British rule had a profound effect on the Founders' views about rights and government. The Founders knew what it was like to live without liberty or representation in government. These insights are reflected in the US Constitution, particularly in the Bill of Rights.
What was the religious preferance of the signers of the Constitution?
The signers of the US Constitution, or also said, the founding fathers who designed and helped to have the US Constitution, were for the most part Christians of one denomination or another. How deep their Christian beliefs were is difficult to measure. Additionally, their religions can be narrowed down a bit by the fact that the founders were Protestants. Other Christian religions such as the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic ones did not play a major role among the specific religions of the Founders.
Which system of government is the US Constitution an example of?
Under our Constitution, the United States is supposed to be a representative republic. Many people are under the misconception that the US is a democracy; it is not. The Founders of our country despised democracies as being far too subject to become corrupt and collapse into tyranny. The USA is a representative republic of specific and limited powers. That isn't true any longer, of course; the US Constitution has been almost completely subverted, and is now subject to the exact kinds of corruption that the Founders feared.
Why was the theory of consent of the governed significant to the founders of the US?
The founders were rejecting the British monarchy.
What Countries use the US Constitution?
"I'm pretty sure just the United States... hence the US Constitution" - not true. Many Latin American countries when they became independent from Spain copied and translated into Spanish the US constitution word for word. However, they often did not follow the constitution because they did not have the same history and value system.
Was the US Constitution created by the founders?
The US Constitution was not created by the Founders. The US Constitution was written by delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention.
The U.S. Constitution?
is a written plan of government it was created by the founders of the us and it identifies the purpose of the us government is a written plan of government it was created by the founders of the us and it identifies the purpose of the us government is a written plan of government it was created by the founders of the us and it identifies the purpose of the us government
Why did The US Constitution develop?
So they can grow crops
How did the US Constitution develop?
it was d by different people
Who were the founders of the US?
The Founders are, in a specific meaning, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. They are different from the Framers (who are sometimes referred to as Founding Fathers in a general sense), who drafted the Constitution.
What system of government does the US Constitution develop?
Constitutional Democracy
The Constitution of the US begins with the inclusive phrase We the People. which group of people was included in that at the time the founders wrote the constitution?
white male property owners
How did the framers of the US Constitution view the issue of treaties?
America's founding fathers also had some framers of the Constitution in their ranks. Most historians agree that the founders and framers of the US Constitution envisaged the treaty making process to be the mutual agreement between US president and the US Senate.
Would a two party system have developed in the US with the adoption of the constitution?
A two party system did develop in the US. The US did adopt the constitution. So the answer is yes.
What effect did colonial experiences have on the Founders' views about rights and government?
Colonial experiences under British rule had a profound effect on the Founders' views about rights and government. The Founders knew what it was like to live without liberty or representation in government. These insights are reflected in the US Constitution, particularly in the Bill of Rights.
What motivated the Founders to write the US Constitution and what were the major historical political and philosophical factors that influenced them when they wrote it?
How are we suppose to know?
Name 4 political theorists that influence the US founders and basic principles of the Constitution?
Thomas Hobbes John Locke
