...The disagreements between Jefferson and Hamilton led them to the creation of the political parties within the United States, the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. Jefferson favored strict interpretation of the Constitution while the Federalists supported looser interpretation. Jefferson and Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions to attack the Federalist Party and argued for states’ right, arguing that they could nullify national laws. Although Jefferson and Madison both supported strict interpretation of the US Constitution, they started leaning towards looser interpretation, the main idea supported by the Federalists. Jefferson’s talk with Gideon Granger solidifies his point that the central government should have limited power over the state affairs (Doc 1). He believed that while the states took their own responsibilities, while national ideas still united them into a nation. Although not explicitly allowed by the Constitution, Jefferson went ahead with the Louisiana Purchase, further confirming his shifting beliefs towards a looser interpretation of the Constitution. In his talk with Samuel Miller, Jefferson expounds on his thoughts that religion should not be forced onto the people. He believed that all people are entitled to have the right of freedom of religion, which coincided with his beliefs of strict interpretation of the Constitution (Doc 2). Jefferson further states that while the President may have powers over civility, nobody has the power...
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...In 1524 the peasants of central Germany rose up against the nobility in the name of Luther. By this time Luther had published his Ninety-Five Theses, breaking away from the Catholic Church and it’s authority. Much like Luther and the Church, the peasants didn’t like the noble authority rose up against the nobles. The nobles fought back with ruthless and crushing armies. There were many causes of the peasants revolt. The ideas of Martin Luther and the hatred toward nobles and serfdom were major parts of cause of the revolt. The removal of serfdom, the punishment of nobles involved, and their portrayal as devils were all responses to the peasants revolt. Martin Luther was one cause of the peasant revolt. Martin Luther himself was more of an indirect cause, but his message is what drove the peasants to revolt. In document one, Leonhard von Eck wrote, “ This rebellion has been undertaken to repress the princes and the nobility and has its ultimate source in Lutheran teachings.” Eck feels that Luther was the cause of the rebellion, because in Luther’s Doctrine he states that the bible is the only authority, and that there should be no clergy. The peasants interpreted this into their own meaning; they don’t need to listen to any authority, if the only authority is the Church. Leonhard von Eck Chancellor of Bavaria, a state where the revolts were happening, wrote this to the Duke of Bavaria, explaining how gullible the peasants are and how easily their minds can be changed by persuasive...
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...A centralized doctoral government that is based on nationalism; totalitarianism. In the 1930s, before World War 2, the most popular forms of totalitarianism started; Adolf Hitler’s Germany, Benito Mussolini's Italy, and Joseph Stalin’s Russia. The totalitarian governments of World War 2 were unfair, and cruel because they were corrupt governments, stripped away the basic rights of people, and they thrives off of false hope and nationalism of the public. There are many aspects that kept totalitarianism alive, one of them was nationalism and a public’s devotion to the country, and leader. In Document B for example: “It is certain that the countryside has been affected by the great wave of enthusiasm and energy which now sweeps through all Chinese society.” In Document C it described a letter written before a kamikaze attack; “Please congratulate me. I have been given a splendid opportunity to die.” Though China wasn’t particularly in the equation during World War 2 this excerpt still explains the thought process and emotions in the people under the rule of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini, and their loyalty. The people were eager and desperate to improve their country, and if they needed to depend on a person that may or may not be dictator then that was what they had to do in order to better their country. In Document E for example; “When they were established, people might have believed in good faith that they were needed for the ‘restoration of public order and security.’” In...
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...Rachael Bakare 4/26/17 Did the Strengths Outweigh the Weaknesses? There was a Greek city-state called Sparta during the 5th century. It was located on a peninsula in southern Greece the Peloponnese. Sparta’s goals were to have a strong military, gender equality. It was one of the strongest city-states in Greece. The weakness of the Spartan education outweighed the strengths because of treating the people poorly, killing innocent, and basic education. In Sparta when a new baby is born the father has no right to keep it even if it’s a boy or girl (Document A). Sparta didn’t care about each other they treated people bitterly. When Spartan boys were born, their parents were to take them to the elder s, if the elders thought the baby was weak, he would be left at the mountain to die (Document A). When Spartan boys were seven years old, they had to be taken away from their family to train in the agoge for 13 years, without coming home unit they were 23 or older ( Doc A ).One of the other bitter things is that they make them wear only one garment for a whole year. Even though doing this helped them adapt temperature changes. But they could freeze to death. (Doc B) The other bitter treatment is that the boys who were in the agoge were not allowed to wear shoes. Spartan education system included killing the helots. The helots were local people who were treated like slaves. According to (Document C), the reason behind killing the helots was to scare them in order to prevent...
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...After the Civil War, a wave of industrialization introduced new economic trends to America; the growth of railroads allowed for expanding markets and easy transportation, and the use of steel, electricity, and other resources created a foundation that was able to foster a Second Industrial Revolution. The different regions of America were affected in various ways: specifically, this new industrial period and trend of market expansion impacted the Northeast/Midwest and the South both differently and similarly. Between 1865 and 1900, the Northeast/Midwest regions became purely industrial, establishing a hub for great wealth and industry in America, whereas the South, which undoubtedly also had moments of industrial prosperity, experienced a more subtle effect through the mechanization of agriculture; both regions, though, experienced hardships from monopolized and corrupt economies and developed a blatant distinction between economic classes due to industrialization. In the Northeast/Midwest, the impact of industrialization was strong. In earlier periods, Northern factories produced textiles and lumber; as the North progressed into the mid to late 19th century, these factories gave way to massive industries due to booms in steel and oil production. For example, Andrew Carnegie manipulated newfangled technologies in the steel industry to create his own company, Carnegie Steel, in Pittsburgh: a company that became a leading force in worldwide steel output. Carnegie Steel eventually...
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...November 1, 1955, to April 30, 1975, South Vietnam was under attack by the North Vietnamese (Document 3). The principle of the war was for Vietnam to decide between two types governments; Democracy or Communism. In the duration of the war, seventeen of the twenty years was fought by averse Americans. Yet, due to the insistence of the Executive Branch and the policy of Containment, the United States was conscripted into the war. This greatly impacted American foreign policy, and furthermore, the American society.United States involvement in the Vietnam War was based mostly on government insistence. United States President, Harry Truman, in his address to Congress about his Doctrine, claimed that "it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.(Document 1)". About the Vietnam War, Truman's doctrine can be interpreted as – When democratic South Vietnam is under attack by Communists in its country and Communists of North Vietnam, the United States should do all it can to protect the country and its independence. Another example of government persuasion came from President Lyndon B. Johnson. According to President Johnson, the United States was involved in Vietnam "because we have a promise to keep (Document 3)". He also said that due to the help we have given to South Vietnam, the United States is obligated to give more help to South Vietnam.The Vietnam war affected American society...
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...Have you ever wondered how we got territory from Mexico? The United was justified in going to war with Mexico because US was giving resources Mexico,mexico passed the border and killed a lot of americans, and mexico's government can’t command their people. The US government gave food,supply,ect. to places that needed the things. Source A says “The anglo saxon foot is already on california's borders marking its trail with schools and colleges,courts and representative halls,mills and meeting houses” (Polk). The US government are giving resources to schools,colleges,courts,etc. The us is justified because the us wants to help people so they give them resources. The US invaded mexico. Source B says, “Mexico passed the boundary of the US and killed...
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...During the nineteenth century, the number of European industrial workers dramatically increased, which transformed the conditions under which they lived and worked. Once the factories were moved to the cities, they became over-populated with all the people moving there for jobs. While the Industrial Revolution brought advances in machinery, technology, and economics, the conditions workers faced led to arguments on how to improve their living conditions, get higher wages, and poor working conditions. In document 1, 2, and 10, the authors believe that the poor should be more patient and that they should not rely too much on the rich. "And it is evident that every man in the lower classes of society, who become acquainted with these truths, would be disposed to bear the distresses in which he might be involved with more patience." from Thomas Malthus' document (doc.1) which shows a bias view to the rich. Davis Ricardo shows favoritism to the rich on "Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, 1817" (doc.2) when he says "Instead of making the poor rich, they are calculated to make the rich poor". All three men are letting the rich and nobles know that like all other contracts and wages, they should be left to the fair and competition of the market. The documents show bias because it seems as if they don't have any empathy for the poor and are blaming the poor for being in the position they are in. These arguments tried to help improve the life of Europeans...
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...A king named Hammurabi made 282 laws 4,000 years ago. Those laws were called Hammurabi’s Code. They were made to protect the weak. But did they really? In my opinion, Hammurabi’s Code wasn’t just. First of all, Hammurabi’s Code hurt family members. For example, in Document C, Law 129, a lady has to be thrown in a lake for cheating on her unharmed husband. Also, in Law 195, he threatened to cut a child’s hand off. He may have struck his father, but cutting a someone’s hand off is way too much. Based on what I read, Hammurabi would throw someone into water. This shows that Hammurabi isn’t afraid to hurt anyone, even children. As you can see, Hammurabi would harm family members no matter who it is. Additionally, Hammurabi’s Code didn’t make sense...
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... Category Issue Description How was it addressed Reform/Actions made Government Increasing government efficiency from business The government wanted to establish smarter business practices in order for work to be more productive. Books were written that described business strategies such as The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick W. Taylor. Time management skills were increased, tasks could be broken down into smaller parts, and standardized tools were introduced into businesses. Corruption and inefficiency in city government Unqualified officials would be elected into leadership positions of city departments. Progressives proposed ideas for reforms in city government including the commission plan and a council-manager system. The commission plan put experts in charge of departments that the city was divided into, and the council-manager system used councils to hire city managers. Both proposals managed to decrease the influence of political machines. Elected officials needed to be more responsive and accountable for voters Candidates were selected and nominated by party bosses at party conventions, making elections unfair and corrupt. Progressives created different ways of making elections more fair, including the direct primary, initiative, referendum, and recall. Robert M. LaFollette caused state legislature to pass a law requiring a direct primary, allowing all party members to vote for a candidate in the general election. The initiative allows citizens to...
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...Did the Spartans have a weak or strong society? Sparta was a Greek city state that was never really big. Located on a peninsula in Southern Greece called the Peloponnese, Sparta began as a cluster of houses huddled along the banks of the Evrotas river. The weaknesses of Sparta outweigh the strengths because they lack education, boys are taken away from their families at a young age, and also they are very abusive. The boys were taken away from their families at a young age. In document A the text states, At the age of seven a boy was removed from his family, and from his eighth to his twenty-first year, he was educated by the state according to rigorous discipline. To begin with Spartans lacked formal education. Document D states that “ all other forms of education they were banned from the country, books, and treatises being included in this as much as foreign teachers.” Since Sparta lacked education they had no way of curing disease, figuring out how to solve hard problems, etc and if they couldn’t solve hard problems or cure disease they caused many innocent people to die, and they also wouldn’t be able to figure out how to fix a problem they may have had during a battle. Secondly I will be talking about how the boys were taken away from their families at a very young age. In document A it states “a spartiate son was nurtured by his parents only until he was seven years.” Since the boys were taken away from their family at the age of seven years old to train for the...
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...Hammurabi's DBQ Hammurabi's code has been around for a long time, but a question has been doubted many times? So here's my thoughts, Was hammurabi's code fair to EVERYONE? i say Yes, here's why. Well they decided it by your situation, they would take what you took from another person and they also brought those who needed to be brought to justice brought to justice! What's your opinion? But here's mine! First off, it depended on your situation. For an example we could use this law= If the son of paramour or prostitute says to their adoptive father or mother “you aren’t my real father and or mother his tongue shall be cut off. Here it's a situation based law there are also many other laws that are like this also. But let’s talk about this one in specific. It states that if you are the son of paramour or a prostitute, this basically is stating your situation it doesn't say if you're just plain old adopted it means if you are the son of a paramour or a prostitute and then you say that they aren't your real mother or father TO your adoptive mother or father then well you'll get your tongue cut out. But see the situation delima going on here?...
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...Don’t you hate it when you are not treated equal or mislead? Hammurabi had biased and unequal rulings that involved landowners, free people, and slaves. He had 282 laws and he was not open to changing even though some of them were not fair. Hammurabi was alive in the 18th century B.C., this is when he established his code. He ruled Babylonia for 40 years. Was Hammurabi’s laws fair? Hammurabi's laws were unfair because he manipulated his people, he wasn’t open to any change in his laws, and lastly he treated his people unjustly. Hammurabi manipulated his people into think that his laws came directly from Shamash. For example Doc A says, Shamash is a god. Hammurabi says that Shamash advised him in a meeting with the laws. But there is no evidence to prove this meeting really happened. So he could’ve lied to his people by convincing him the god Shamash told him these laws so that his people would follow these rules. From Doc B, it quotes Hammurabi taking props of the rules that he said the god Shamash came up with. Which this shows that he lied to his people. He lied because before he said it was the god's rules and now he is saying they were his so he is mixing up his story. This is a reason why Hammurabi’s laws were not fair. Hammurabi was a very narrow minded person. He was definitely not open to change. He definitely thought that his rules were the best set of rules and they should not be changed. He ruled with an iron fist. For example, Doc B, talks about if any ruler after...
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...After the civil war, there were about four million former slaves freed. The South was greatly damaged by the brutal war, therefore, the southern government set up a reconstruction plan to reinvigorate the society. During the reconstruction, there were great social, economic, and political problems faced by the government. The most direct challenge the president and leader in congress was facing was getting food and other help to the free slaves. Since this vast majority of slaves were working on the farm day and night before and were treated as objects. These freemen had no money, no education, no place to live, nor skill to work. Many of the freemen were facing poverty, hunger and homelessness. Another challenge for the government was the slavery did not stop because of the war. It continued as the Southern states passed the Black Code Law during 1856 and 1866. This law put restriction on the rights of the blacks. Though the restriction may varied from state to state, some basic restrictions included prohibiting African Americans from voting, bearing arms, gathering in groups for worship, and learning to read and write. THus, the Black Code put an unequal, but legal status on the freemen. All in all, the major purpose of the Black Code was to preserve slavery. One economic reason behind this desire of preservation of slavery was because many white planters went into poverty as well after the Civil War. They don’t have money to hire those freemen to work for them, thus, by...
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...Mr. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson recently hosted a large pre-charity ball party at their home only to have police a few hours after it just begun at their house investigating four dead bodies discovered near a hors d’oeuvre table, sparking the initial suspicion that the individuals had been poisoned from said hors d’oeuvres. Stomach content samples were removed from each of the dead individuals during the autopsies and the samples were sent to the crime lab for further testing. The Ross Catering Co. was known to hire former convicts to work in their kitchens, with some people having a specific job and speciality in the hors d’oeuvres department. For each item placed on the food table there is a record of who prepared the food. Documents shows 5 individuals that signed off on the various hors d’oeuvres: Charles Lightfingers took care of the fruit platters (vitamin C), Jim Lockpicker took care of the Candy arrangements (sugars), Sam Cartaker dealt with the pasta platters (starches), Steven Gunit prepared the fish platters (protein), and Mike Axer had responsibility in the chip dishes section (fats). Coincidentally, each individual all had a reason to seek revenge on Mr. Henderson. In this experiment the stomach samples sent to the crime lab were tested for sugars, fats, proteins, vitamin C and starches. In order to know who the criminal could be, all four individuals must share at least one food type found in their stomach contents. During each testing positive and negative reactions...
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