The cartoon you are referring to shows three business men in front of the U.S. Founding Fathers. One of them, acting as a spokesperson, interpellates the writers of the Constitution by asking them to scratch the first words of the Constitution ("We, the people..") and replace them with the statement "We, the anonymous corporate donors, untraceable foreign contributors and assorted billionaires.." So, if the U.S. Constitution began as suggested by the cartoon, the Supreme Court would make decisions that favored corporations ("we, the anonymous corporate donors") over individuals ("we, the people"). Fortunately this is not the case, but, throughout its history, and depending upon the Chief Justice who has led it, the Supreme Court has sometimes been especially friendly to business.
The new plan of government centralized power in the federal government at the expense of state authorities. American leaders sought to draft the Constitution as a new plan of government.
Answer:
General Gage
Explanation:
General Thomas Gage
"In the spring of 1775, General Thomas Gage, the British governor of Massachusetts, received instructions from Great Britain to seize all stores of weapons and gunpowder accessible to the American insurgents. On April 18, he ordered British troops to march against Concord and Lexington."
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Answer:
These aren't places...
Explanation:
Tyrant - a cruel and oppressive ruler
Oligarchy - a small group of people having control of a country
Democracy - a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state
