This is what allows every to have a voice in their government.
The next principle is federalism. This divides the power between local, state and national government. This was a crucial element to the framers after the Articles of Confederation, which gave the ultimate power to the individual states. Federalism gives the central government its own source of power. They next had to decide how to give equal representation to every citizen and every state. This is how the Senate and the House of Representatives came to be. In the Senate every state is allowed to members regardless of size or population. This gave every state equal voice. The number of representatives a state is allowed depends on their population. This gives equal representation to every citizen. At the Constitutional Convention there were to proposals. The first was the Virginia Plan, which proposed a strong national government, run by two
ility to please the voters is his or her region. This is what allows every to have a voice in their government.
In conclusion, I believe the framers did an excellent job in creating the Constitution and allowing it room to grow and be amended in time. After the Articles of Confederation they felt it was necessary to have a strong national government in order to impose taxes, organize a military, deal with foreign affairs. These things would not be possible without it. If the Constitution had not been written we would not be the worlds most powerful country like we are today.
The next principle is federalism. This divides the power between local, state and national government. This was a crucial element to the framers after the Articles of Confederation, which gave the ultimate power to the individual states. Federalism gives the central government its own source of power. They next had to decide how to give equal representation to every citizen an
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