Under the Articles of Confederation there was only 1 vote in congress for each state. As far as the union of states went, this agreement provided only a loose alliance between the states. There was no congressional power to levy taxes, and no federal courts. In 1789-1790, when the Constitution of the United States was put in place, each state received 2 votes in the House of Representatives. The laws were also executed by a powerful president. There was ample power to enforce laws by coercion of individuals and to some extent of states. Before the American Revolution, America had no formal superstructure to govern itself. It was simply many colonies co-existing apart from each other.
The Declaration of Independence was probably the most radical alteration in political ideas and institutions. It sought to establish
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The Declaration of Independence was probably the most radical alteration in political ideas and institutions. It sought to establish a reason for the colonies breaking away from England. In lofty and passionate language, the framers of the Declaration appealed to "truths that were self-evident." By declaring that their "unalienable rights" had been violated, they were justified in their rebellion. The high ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were what made man what he was meant to be. The language of the document was quite unlike anything before it"tms time.
In 1791 the Bill of Rights was drawn up to display the rights of an American citizen. The Bill of Rights formalized the high ideals that the Declaration of Independence drafted. It gave citizens of the new country many freedoms and rights that they did not h
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