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Why did many delegates insists on adding ten amendments to the constitutional soon after it was ratified?
to limit the powers of the states governments
What were the contradictory goals presented at the Constitutional Convention?
The goal was to strengthen the national government and to limit its power.
What feature of Presidency is a result of a constitutional amendment?
two term limit in office
What federal elected office has a Constitutional term limit?
The presidency of the United States is currently the only federal office with term limits.
Who did the Californians at a convention in 1849 exclude?
At the California Constitutional Convention in 1849, the delegates excluded free Blacks from citizenship and the rights afforded to white citizens. This decision reflected the racial prejudices of the time and aimed to establish a framework that would limit the rights of non-white populations in the newly formed state. Additionally, the convention also marginalized Native Americans and other groups, reinforcing a system of racial inequality.
What did the debate about slavery at the constitutional convention?
The debate about slavery at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 centered on how to address the institution in the new Constitution, reflecting deep divisions between Northern and Southern states. Southern delegates sought to protect slavery and ensure representation for enslaved individuals in Congress through mechanisms like the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for apportionment purposes. In contrast, many Northern delegates aimed to limit the expansion of slavery and sought to prevent it from being enshrined in the new framework of government. Ultimately, the compromises made during the convention laid the groundwork for ongoing tensions over slavery that would eventually lead to the Civil War.
What are constitutional governments?
A constitutional government is a government that has a limit to the power.
What did the delegates at the Hartford convention demand from the government?
The Federalist party-dominated Hartford Convention of December 1814 issued a report that attacked the War of 1812 as ineffective and oppressive, and made recommenations to limit the power of the federal government.
Why did delegates agree to allow the International slave trade to continue for another 20 years?
bc the southern states' economies needed the slave trade, and many southern delegates said they'd leave the Union if the constitution immediately ended the trade. =D
Is there a constitutional limit to the size of the national debt?
There is no constitutional limit on the size of the national debt. Congress establishes a limit above which the debt cannot go. However, it periodically raises this limit as the need for more spending arises.
Does a constitutional government limit the powers of the government?
Yes it does.
What Government that limit the power of the king or queen?
A constitutional monarchy.
