4. the may flower compact, the Albany plan of union, and the War of 1812
Answer:
To prevent unions from discriminating against unskilled workers during the war
Explanation:
To double the output of equipment needed to support U.S. troops overseas
Vital interest and the instruments of power
The correct answer is A. To explain why rights were being reserved for citizens rather than the government.
Indeed, the context of the Bill of Rights was that the articles of Confederation that were used to regulate relations between the states were insufficient as the federal government that was supposed to enforce them was actually weakened by them. The Philadelphia Convention was organized to fix these articles but it was finally decided that they would be replaced with the Constitution. However, the great fear of Anti-Federalists was that such Constitution would give too much power to the President and thus it had to be counterbalanced by strong Individual rights for American Citizens. Thus, this particular Fifth Amendment was intended to establish several constitutional rights and judicial protections for American citizens such as:
- The Right to be judged by a Grand Jury of one’s peers.
- The Infamous crime clause.
- The Double Jeopardy Clause (right not to be tried twice for the same offense).
- The Right not to be forced self-incriminate legally.
- The Due Process Clause (right not to be arrested, prosecuted or incarcerated without valid legal justification and trial).
- The Takings Clause (the right not to be dispossessed of one’s property arbitrarily or without proper monetary compensation).
The textbook’s authors are correct to conclude that Congress only has few, if there is any, powers remaining. Congress hasn’t declared war since 1941 of December, clearly presenting that Congress has no control over whether United States can go to war. One major reason that Congress is in this situation is because the president claims that that he inherent the sole executive power to defend America’s interest. Another major reason for Congress lack of war power is because of Truman.
