The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 was an organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin Pierce. Douglas introduced the bill with the goal of opening up new lands to development and facilitating construction of a transcontinental railroad, but the Kansas–Nebraska Act is most notable for effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise, stoking national tensions over slavery, and contributing to a series of armed conflicts known as "Bleeding Kansas".
The United States had acquired vast amounts of sparsely-settled land in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, and since the 1840s Douglas had sought to establish a territorial government in a portion of the Louisiana Purchase that was still unorganized. Douglas's efforts were stymied by Senator David Rice Atchison and other Southern leaders who refused to allow the creation of territories that banned slavery; slavery would have been banned because the Missouri Compromise outlawed slavery in territory north of latitude 36°30' north. To win the support of Southerners like Atchison, Pierce and Douglas agreed to back the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, with the status of slavery instead decided on the basis of "popular sovereignty." Under popular sovereignty, the citizens of each territory, rather than Congress, would determine whether or not slavery would be allowed.
Why was it so difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation? All the states had to agree for a law to pass. The government did not have a Congress where laws can pass. ... Congress gave too much power to the Executive Branch.
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El pensador durante la época de la Ilustración que elijo es Varón de Montesquieu. Este sería el párrafo defendiendo la siguiente idea.
Yo, Varón de Montesquieu, quiero recomendar que los modernos sistemas de gobierno tengan una clara división de poderes. La recomendación que hado es una división de tres ramas o áreas que son las siguientes.
Una rama el el Poder Ejecutivo, que recae en un Presidente que tiene a su cargo un gabinete de expertos en distintas áreas.
Otra rama es el Poder Legislativo, tan bien llamado Congreso. Este Congreso tendrá la facultad de crear, votar y vetar leyes. Su prioridad es crear leyes que beneficien al pueblo.
Finalmente, la tercer rama del gobierno es un Poder Judicial, un sistema de justicia que sea imparcial y pueda declarar la inconstitucionalidad de alguna ley.
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North Africa and Southwest Asia are the birthplace to three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All three claim similar holy places and the dominant group has changed over the years.
