Articles of Confederation

One of the big reasons that the Articles of Confederations failed, was because most people thought that the rules were making certain people above other people. There were some that thought that this was making the government the most powerful thing, and the people in it had all of the power kind of like the king did. And most moved from England just to get away for the rulers, which told them the only things that they could do.

After the Articles of Confederations had failed, the founding fathers held this big meeting called the Constitutional Convention which was in 1787. The major goal of this Convention was to find something that was going to work out for this country. They wanted to find another system of government that was going to work unlike the Articles of Confederation. Some of the states didn't want anything changed because they wanted to have as many rights of there own to decide on. This was one of the major obstacles that they had to make it through.

During this Convention they decided to add to the Articles of Confederation, this was going to be another system of government added on to the Articles of Confederation. This Consisted of a lot more rights and ways that the government was going to work, as in the way the system would work how everything between the brunches would be equal with not one being more powerful then another.


George Washington

At the time of George Washington becoming a president, there weren't any type of political parties. He was elected without being apart of a political party, and without having any in place. This ment that there was only one choice for president, he wasn't like everyother president we have had in this country. George Washington had a big part of the starting of the political parties, concitering he was the frist president of the United States. George Washington also believed that the political parties did not best serve the people's interests.

After is preidencey of George Washington there were two parties developed, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Federalists believed in a strong government ruled by wealthy eduacted people. George Washingotn was in favor of the Federalists parties. The Anti Federalists were people who believed in not ratifying the Articles of Confederation and were not in favor of the same ideas as the Federalists, they didn't want weathly people controling the goverment. They wanted people that weren't going to take over. They thought that the Federalists had alot more power. Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the Federalist party, and Thomas Jefferson was the leader of the Anti- Federalist party.



Branches.

After the Articles of Confederations were changed, there goverment was formed into a three branch system, this would make it so that the one branch of the goverment couldn't over through and other part. So that every branch was equal in different ways. They made a congress made up of the senate and house of representives. The people of the house of representives would serve for 2 years, and be elevted by the people of the states. There should be 2 senators from each state, that should serve for 6 years, also have to be over the age of 30. The Legislative branch will have to Revenue Bills, Go through the process of having a bill pasted by the senat, but the president can alway veto the bill.

The Executive Branch is made up of the president and the vice president. Which both will have a term of 4 years, also have to be a born citizen of the United States to become the president. The president has civilian powers over the military, he also has his cabinet of people he has apointed. Also the president, vice president or any of this men may be Impeached for conviction of Treason.

The Judical Branch is made up of a supreme court, also some other courts. All judges get to hold there offices as long as there is good behavior. This means that as long as there are not convited of treason they will not be kicked out of office. These judges of the Supreme court and anyother court serve for life, unless convited of bad behaivor. Everyone is given a trial by jury, they are made there rights thought this branch. They also made it very had for someone to be convited of treason, saying that they would have to go to war if they were convited treason.