Table of contents | |
The Articles of Confederation | |
Drafting of the American Constitution | |
Main Features of the US Constitution | |
American Constitution as an Economic Document |
New Jersey Plan:
Hamilton's Plan:
Slavery in Debate:
The Three-Fifths Compromise (1787)
Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise:
The Debate Between Federalists and Anti-Federalists:
The Massachusetts Compromise:
Bill of Rights: The Bill of Rights refers to the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments guarantee various personal freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other matters, and reserve certain powers for the states and the public.
Arguments in Favor of the Constitution as an Economic Document:
Justification of Economic Clauses in the Constitution:
Non-Economic Aspects of the Constitution:
Conclusion: While Beard argued that the Constitution was primarily an economic document driven by the interests of the Founding Fathers, later historians challenged this view and highlighted the complexity of interests involved in its creation. The Constitution aimed to balance economic considerations with fundamental rights and principles, making it a document of significant historical and political importance.
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