The most probable reason why the Founding Fathers wanted to
create a government of free people was because the United States used to be a
colony of different colonizers. They wanted their people free from these
regimes so they conquered these colonizers and created a government that would
govern their people.
This quote illustrates the role of a Commander-in-chief. When the country is invaded or attacked, the president has powers to take <em>critical decisions</em> to deal with the imminent conflict. In the case of any crisis, the president is requesting the congress for <em>similar executive powers</em> in order to wage a war agaisnt the emergency, as if it were a real war.
Hmph..Harvests had been poor and mass hunger a serious danger in 1305-1314; then, in 1315-1322, famine devastated most of Europe<span>. Spring and Summer floods led to crop failures, so that peasants had absolutely no surplus grain to sell at market in fall 1315...
Love, grace..-
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B. A strong national government.
