The general consensus amongst historians is that the balance between Federal and State powers was done to appease those who were afraid that too strong of a federal government would be no different than the monarchy that the colonists were overthrowing.
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King => Nobles => Free citizens => Soldiers/Civil Service => Slaves.
Three main social classes included the awilu (free persons), the wardu (slaves), and the mushkenu (free persons of low estate).
As a punishment, free persons could be forced into slavery. Parents of children could also be sold into slavery.
Babylonians based the structure of their society around their own religious beliefs and how they will prosper. They were ruthless people who conquered many nations through force. Some accounts even state that the Babylonians would kill entire civilizations, even if the civilization had surrendered without any sort of resistance.
mark Twain called the late 19th century the "Gilded Age." By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. ... It is easy to caricature the Gilded Age as an era of corruption, conspicuous consumption, and unfettered capitalism.
Yes, teens think they have to do something in order to be cool and not get bullied. Like drinking, teens being pressured by their friends to drink and if they don't their not cool, is an example.