Unit five The first Amendment highlights specific aspects of a free society by promising freedom of religion, speech, press, freedom to peaceably assemble, and a redress of grievances for its citizens. It forbids the government to infringe upon those rights and therefore limits the powers of th...

Before the constitution was created, the Articles of Confederation was the document that was the foundation of America. There were many struggles and arguments between the federalists and anti-federalists in ratifying to create a constitution or make changes in the existing articles. The federali...

Drunk Driving A MADD National Director of Victim Services, Debbie Weir said, "How many more crowds of lives must perish before we get the message that we've each got to deliver this message of unacceptability to those who drink and claim they're fine to drive?" For about a dec...

Drunk Driving A MADD National Director of Victim Services, Debbie Weir said, "How many more crowds of lives must perish before we get the message that we've each got to deliver this message of unacceptability to those who drink and claim they're fine to drive?" For about a dec...

American's first government, The Articles of Confederation, was completely ratified in 1781. Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was extremely weak. There was no chief executive, no power to levy taxes, and the federal government could not settle foreign affairs along with d...

The adoption of the U.S. Constitution created a centralized authority giving a great amount of power to the federal government. I think that the governments powers should be reduced and more equally divided among its branches. With such things we could have specific limitations on the governm...