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It's ALL OPINIONATED. Argument A - Constitution is BAD The Constitution actually creates a VERY weak central government. There are very many ways to point this out. For instance, The Constitution is only 4 pages long. Most countries' governing documents are 10 times that size. Also, most of the Constitution is a list of what the government can do (The Second Article is a huge list of powers granted to Congress), but it then says that all rights not EXPLICITLY granted to the federal government are reserved to the people and the States. So the Constitution is a very limiting document, because the federal government cannot act outside of it; they can only do things that are expressly permitted.
The Articles of Confederation, the governing document during the Revolution and before the Constitution (it only lasted about 10 years) had an extremely weak federal government. In the AoC, the central government couldn't print their own currency, and had no power to collect taxes from the states, only to ask nicely for them. This, of course, was barely a government at all, so the Founders decided on the Constitution, which is still, in comparison to most of today's governments, a very weak central government. ========== Argument B - The Constitution is GOOD ACTUALLY it's a very STONG GOVERNMENT because a) the constitution doesn't NEED to be long to be to-the-point-spelling-out-the-rights-of-the-country. Perhaps it only spells out exactly what it needs to. b) The government has limited power so that nobosy takes over and creates TYRANNY. Remember, this was back just after the Americans drove the British out for not being vcery nice. (Not that they dealt with the British very well... I truly can't take sides in this matter) AFter the Intolerable Acts, the Americans were afraid that another cruel leader would come along... c) we have the ability to CHANGE the Constitution! These are amendments! 27 have already been passed, and although it isn't very easy to make amendments, THAT is the point - the entirity of state legistlatures have to agree (actually no- only 3/4, but still...) to change it.
strengthened by listing all their natural rights and making an equal government.
The federal government could tax, regulate trade, control the currency, raise an army, declare war, and pass laws. :)
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What way did the constitution strengthen the central government?
strengthened by listing all their natural rights and making an equal government.
The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal form of government primarily to?
To strengthen the power of the central government. The preceding Articles of the Confederation gave too much power to the states, and left too little power to the central government, as shown by Shays' Rebellion. A stronger central power was necessary, and thus the Constitution was born.
In what ways does the US Constitution strengthen the central government?
The constitution strengthened the central government in several ways. For one, the supreme law of the land allocated which powers were specific to the government and the states. This, however, led to an ongoing conflict between the federal government and the states. While the states do have certain powers, they will always be superseded by federal law and interests.
Supporters of the Constitution thoughtthat the central government should?
Supporters of the Constitution thought that the central government should
How did article 6 of the constitution strengthen the central government?
Article VI of the Constitution allowed the new federal government assumed the financial obligations of the old government, established the supremacy clause as the most important guarantor of national union, and required state and federal officials to take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
The authors of the Articles of Confederation wanted to?
To strengthen the national government
How did the Founding Fathers strengthen the central union of the states?
The founding fathers strengthened the central union of the states by creating the Constitution. While the founding fathers feared the thought of a centralized government system they were on a quest to limit the powers within each state.
How did the founding fathers strengthen the central union of the state?
The founding fathers strengthened the central union of the states by creating the Constitution. While the founding fathers feared the thought of a centralized government system they were on a quest to limit the powers within each state.
What was the Constitutional Convention gathered for?
Strengthen central government
Why were federalists in favor of the Constitution?
They wanted a strong central government
How In the US what document specifies which powers belong to the central government and which go to the states?
constitution
Why were anti Federalist to the constitution?
The proposed Constitution created a central government with too much power
