To maintain a balance in Congress between the number of representatives who supported slavery compared to those who opposed it
The Anti-Federalists were most concerned with the fact that the Constitution was giving far too much power to the central government over the states--meaning that they feared the federal government would become tyrannical.
War dissenters were the main target of the Espionage and Sedition Acts because when the acts were issued during WWl it was to accuse and try people on account of unpatriotic sympathies.
William Lloyd Garrison was born December 10, 1805 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. In 1830 he started an abolitionist paper, The Liberator. In 1832 he helped form the New England Antislavery Society. When the Civil War broke out, he continued to blast the Constitution as a pro-slavery document.Apr 2, 2014
The four principles on the Consitution is Founded
*Checks and Balances
-Each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of the other two.
*Separation of Powers
-The government's power is divided among three branches: legislative, The Executive, and The Judicial Branches
*Limited Government
-The government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it.
*Popular Sovereignty
-The people are the only source of government's power.
How does the Consitution incorporate these principles into a plan for government?
*Checks and Balances: No one branch can become so powerful in a democracy as to destroy this system.
*Separation of Powers:Prevents abuse of power and safeguards our freedom.
*Limited Government: These laws create boundaries beyond which the government is not allowed to go and powers delegated to it are the only powers it has.
*Popular Sovereignty:Allows us to elect who we want to represent us.
