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What is the main reason that the framers established civilian control of the military?
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How did framers of the Constitution ensure that a strong military could not threaten the new democracy?
They established civilian control of the military.
How did the framers of the constitution ensure that a strong military could not threaten the new democracy?
They established civilian control of the military.
Why did the framers establish civilian control of the military?
"The writers of the Constitution believed that control of the government by military leaders would seriously endanger represenative democracy. The colonists' experience with the British military officials had reinforced this belief. The charges leveled against George III in the Declaration of Independence echoed the Americans' opposition to military domination: " He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the Civil power."" With this background, the delegates included numerous safegaurds in the Constitution to ensure that elected government officials would control the military.
What did the framers want to establish at the constitutional convention?
What were the guidelines that were established by the founding fathers at the Constitutional Convention?
Who establishes federal courts?
The federal courts were established by the Constitution. They were established under Article III of the U.S. Constitution which was written by the framers.
What did the framers proposal center around?
The framers of the constitution feared that the lack of government would have the potential to cause anarchy. The framers proposal centered around a constitution that had more government control.
The framers established six-year terms for senators in order to?
because they wanted!!
Why do you think the Progressive framers of the Arizona Constitution gave all of the control of water rights to the state?
Why do you think the Progressive framers of the Arizona Constitution gave all of the control of water rights to the state? Explain your answer.
Why did the founding fathers make the President the commander-in-chief of the military?
That was to insure that a military coup was virtually impossible. Washington had been the head of the army, and it made sense to allow him to carry on with that position, and, in the time of crisis a singular voice would be able to act in the national interest. Along the same lines, it insured that the Civilian Government was the legitimate superior of the military. That is, that the military was legally subservient to the civilian government. This is an important (if often overlooked) design feature of the American government form, whereas the military is discouraged from influencing governmental decisions.
The framers of the Constitution of 1787 established it would be ratified by?
its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions.
Why were the Framers of the US Constitution comfortable with designating the president to be the commander in chief during a war?
The Framers of the US Constitution were comfortable with having a president act as the commander in chief once a war began. They were comfortable with this system in that having a civilian control the armed forces during a war, any misuse of power could be "fixed" in that the president would have to run for office again. Any abuses of power could be corrected at the ballot box.
To avoid having too much power concentrate in one branch of government the framers of the constitution established what?
the system of checks and balances
