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    The document discusses the formation of the United States government from independence to the ratification of the Constitution. It describes how the Declaration of Independence declared independence from Britain, but flaws remained that led to the Articles of Confederation. Dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation resulted in Shays' Rebellion and calls for a new governing document. The Constitution was then drafted and ratified by some states, though Antifederalists opposed it due to concerns over local control. This led to the addition of the Bill of Rights to address their concerns. The Constitution created a balance of power between federal and state authority.

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    The document discusses the formation of the United States government from independence to the ratification of the Constitution. It describes how the Declaration of Independence declared independence from Britain, but flaws remained that led to the Articles of Confederation. Dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation resulted in Shays' Rebellion and calls for a new governing document. The Constitution was then drafted and ratified by some states, though Antifederalists opposed it due to concerns over local control. This led to the addition of the Bill of Rights to address their concerns. The Constitution created a balance of power between federal and state authority.

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    The document discusses the formation of the United States government from independence to the ratification of the Constitution. It describes how the Declaration of Independence declared independence from Britain, but flaws remained that led to the Articles of Confederation. Dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation resulted in Shays' Rebellion and calls for a new governing document. The Constitution was then drafted and ratified by some states, though Antifederalists opposed it due to concerns over local control. This led to the addition of the Bill of Rights to address their concerns. The Constitution created a balance of power between federal and state authority.

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    The document discusses the formation of the United States government from independence to the ratification of the Constitution. It describes how the Declaration of Independence declared independence from Britain, but flaws remained that led to the Articles of Confederation. Dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation resulted in Shays' Rebellion and calls for a new governing document. The Constitution was then drafted and ratified by some states, though Antifederalists opposed it due to concerns over local control. This led to the addition of the Bill of Rights to address their concerns. The Constitution created a balance of power between federal and state authority.

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    Francisco Rodriguez

    11:20am-12:50pm

    POLS-2305

    Mid-term Paper

    In order for our country to turn from independence to nation hood they had to shed a lot of blood

    in war and recolonize, in America around the time when indigenous people still lived on the land with

    America was now expanding its borders using slaves they brought on ships and the Mexican and Indians

    to build their houses, the trajectory was to get away from England. The Declaration of Independence was

    to form our own government and republic to establish justice and a more perfect tranquility stated by the

    framers in 1787.

    The Declaration of Independence declared its independence form the king, for example kind of

    like when a kid gets an emancipation from his parents or a very fancy was of getting a restraining order

    for the King to leave them alone, but with this came with its own flaws. In order to do this, they needed to

    write the Articles of Confederation which declared the 13 stated the United States of America for more

    protection from the border lands but because they hadn’t created the constitution just yet this lead to the

    Shays Rebellion which was a type of revolt for the lack of economic relief and the creation of the three

    fifths compromise.

    With this is makes it harder and easier to agree on some kind of government the type of

    government that emerged from the constitution is a republic and the basic principles of a republic

    governments is the life, liberty and property or later the purist of happiness.

    The ratification process for the constitution happened when they turned the constitution over to

    the state legislatures. Unanimously Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia agreed right away they secured five of

    the nine states needed to make the constitution into law. The Antifederalists were not entirely opposed to

    the constitution they were just upset that it violated the articles of confederation own amendment
    procedure. The antifederalists feared the loss of local authority and citizenship. This lead to the promise

    of the creation of the Bill of Rights requested by the States themselves.

    The Constitution would blend together Democrats and Antidemocrats together, this is the

    foundation of our constitution and in a way the antifederalist won because they got to add the bill of rights

    that was not originally in the Articles of Confederation and an updated constitution that separates powers

    while also administering powers, for example Article 1. Section 8 states “To make all Laws which shall

    be necessary and proper” this give them more defenses and protection creation of a union that would be

    proper such as unalienable rights or god given rights.

    By a pen name Cato an Antifederalists claimed the newly written had some sneaky things hidden

    in there and that there needed to be a second look, because of this we are able to have a type of

    constitution that is in favor to the people and in the ideals needed to form a new government. This lead to

    checks and balances and the separation of powers through Legislative, executive and Judicial branches.

    This also reserved the right not given to the federal government be given to the states, which lead to the

    Bill of rights and things like – Free Speech and a Speedy Trial.

    Our country has endured a lot in its creation and so has the speculations of the constitution to the

    corruption of governments, they do these kinds things to keep the balance with the people as to separate

    ourselves from bad corrupt systems like a Monarchy or a Dynastic who values exchange of power

    through nepotisms. An even though some people have there doubts we have the chance to make real

    changes if we don’t like something, and that’s what makes America great.
    Work Cited

    - “Introduction to American Government” Eighth Edition by, Charles C. Turner, D. Grier Stephenson Jr.,

    Robert J. Bresler, Robert J. Friedrich, Joseph J. Kerlesky with BVT Publishing

    - http://www.ushistory.org/us/16c.asp

    - https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-anti-federalists-and-their-important-role-during-the-ratification-

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