The federalist papers make the case for a federal system in the U.S. This would create a strong central government that is checked by state and local governments. The main idea is that people are inherently fractious and no ones faction should gain complete power.
Also, by allowing different layers of government, people are both involved and also there is a balance of power.
Opposed to the federalism, where people who only wanted states to have power and really no central government. This was refuted by the federalist as causing weakness in countries especially in the foreign affairs.
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The slave trade had devastating effects in Africa. Economic incentives for warlords and tribes to engage in the slave trade promoted an atmosphere of lawlessness and violence.
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The primary cause for the collapse of the Zhou dynasty was the implementation of the fengjian system, where the royal family would strengthen their authority over the other states by installing relatives as lords in the regions.
The Zhou system was unstable, having to deal with chronic warfare between the various substrates and outsiders. Over the centuries, larger substates conquered smaller ones. The worst warfare occurred during the Era of the Warring States, beginning around 500 C.E. Local dukes ignored the Zhou king and fought among themselves for supremacy. The last of the Zhou states were eventually conquered by the Qin in 221 C.E.
Answer: A law that punishes people for a crime that was not a crime when it was committed. Congress cannot pass these laws.
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This is the first amendment and likely the most important. It grants citizens to peacefully disagree with their neighbors. It gives citizens the right to their own religion and the own right to print what they like as long as it is not libelous. Freedom is the cornerstone of the bill of rights (Amendments 1 to 10)
14 After the civil war and after Lincoln's assassination, the colored were granted citizenship.
19 This is actually my favorite one. It granted women political rights after WWI. Can you imagine that the constitution was hammered out in the late 1700 and it was not until 1920 that women got the rights they deserved. I'm a male by the way.
