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They set up a "confederation." That is a sort of treaty arrangement between the 13 constituent republics. Most government was the local responsibility of each of the 13, with only a few powers ceded to the united government. The first confederation was replaced by a "federal" republic with a stronger but still limited center, outlined in the Constitution of 1787. The idea here was to balance power between the States and the center, so that public opinion could weigh in on the balance and prevent either from getting out of hand.
Our government of today is far different than the one outlined in that Constitution. The civil war established the power of the central government to hold the Union together by force, while the 17th Amendment removed State government representation in the Senate. The "New Deal" completed the process.
Now, every detail of American life can be and is regulated from Washington. James Madison called this sort of government a "consolidated" republic which he though inferior for lack of the balance mentioned earlier.
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∙ 19y agoTo quote Benjamin Franklin when he was asked that very question, "A republic madam, if you can keep it." Michael Montagne
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What type of government did rome start with?
Roman government started with a monarchy.
What was the type of government where power rest with the people during the roman empire?
Ancient Rome never had a type of government where power rested with the people. Such a type of government was found only in the Athenian Democracy.
What type of government starts with the letter r?
Republic is a type of government that starts with the letter R There is also another type of government that starts with an R and that is a Regency in which the responsibilities of governing are handled by a regent who is someone other than the sovereign.
What is Romes type of government?
Rome is the capital of Italy and Italy is a democracy.
What type of Romans could serve in a government?
rich people could serve
Where in the Constitution does the word federalism appear?
The word Federalism does not appear even once in the Constitution. At the time, the founding fathers essentially created a unique type of government and so it is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.
What are some disadvantages of living in the colony of Virginia?
In Virginia there is a mild climate, there are the finest universities/colleges and most of the Founding Fathers lived there. The type of government is Republic so if people do not like the governor, they can rebel.
Why did the founding fathers include in the constitution of power sovereignty?
The founding fathers include in the Constitution of power sovereignty to reinforce and reinstall the idea that the new United States were both soverign and independent. This in turn made it harder for Great Britian to exert any type of influence.
A system of government in which a constitution divides the power of government between a national government and several regional government?
Federalism is a form of government in which a constitution is created that will distribute powers between a central government and subsidiary governments. This is the type of government that the founding fathers created for the United Stated.
The bill of rights states that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion this is an example of what?
Our founding fathers wanted the United States to allow citizens to practice whatever religion they chose. They did not want the United States government to establish only one religion. Our founding fathers wanted the citizens of the United States to have the freedom of religious choice, so placed this requirement in the Bill of Rights. That way, the United States government could not require citizens to practice Islam, Buddhism, or any other type of religion.
The Bill of Rights states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion... This is an example of a(n)?
Our founding fathers wanted the United States to allow citizens to practice whatever religion they chose. They did not want the United States government to establish only one religion. Our founding fathers wanted the citizens of the United States to have the freedom of religious choice, so placed this requirement in the Bill of Rights. That way, the United States government could not require citizens to practice Islam, Buddhism, or any other type of religion.
What type of government did hamilton want?
Alexander Hamilton was regarded as a founding father of the United States. Hamilton and his group supported a Strong Central Government
What type of government did rome start with?
Roman government started with a monarchy.
What type of religion are American pioneers?
Christians! They came to America to worship their God in freedom and peace. Many of the Founding Fathers, however, were Deists who believed in God but not necessarily in any particular religion.
What type of government is in power of Zimbabwe?
There has been a coalition government of national unity since the start of 2009.
What has the author Jan van Krimpen written?
Jan van Krimpen has written: 'A perspective on type and typography' -- subject(s): Printing, Type and type-founding 'A letter to Philip Hofer on certain problems connected with the mechanical cutting of punches' -- subject(s): Type and type founding 'On designing and devising type' -- subject(s): Specimens, Type and type-founding
What did our founding fathers do for a living?
The Founding Fathers helped out around the time of Boston Massacre in March of 1770 Holy christ. Are you serious!?! The Founding Fathers "helped out" around the time of the Boston Massacre!?!?! This has to be the most useless website in the history of the internet if answers such as this are allowed to be posted. My high school Social Studies teacher would have thrown his eraser at me if that was the answer I gave him. Just go to the real Wikipeadia and look up "Founding Fathers".
