Initial Post: In preparation for the initial post, consider two (2) issues of th

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In preparation for the initial post, consider two (2) issues of the Articles of Confederation and describe the main problems that the United States faced under the Federation government. Then, in one (1) to two (2) paragraphs, address one (1) of the following: Analyze two major debates (see textbook Chapter 7, Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787. Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787. How did ratification lead to the formation of America’s first two political parties, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists? What were the major differences between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, and who were the best-known members of each party? Use Your own words. Use 2 scholarly sources cited and APA format
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Hello Professor and peers, Analyze two major debates (see textbook Chapter 7, Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787.
The articles of confederation proved themselves to be too weak to effectively guide the government of the United States. The main debate when amending the Artiles of Confederation was in regard to a strong central government, this led to a convention being held and the Constitution being drafted in 1787. During the convention there was much debate over how the framework of the national government should be developed, and many major debates were had. Below I will discuss two of the major debates focused on representation in congress, slavery, and taxation.
One debate was concerned with representation in Congress. (Corbett et. al, 2023) The main concerns where focused on who would choose the representatives (citizens or state legislatures) and how many representatives would be allowed to accurately represent each state. (Corbett et. al, 2023) This debate ended in the compromise for which developed the two houses of the state, the upper elected by state legislatures in which each state has equal number of representatives. (Corbett et. al, 2023) The lower house would consist of officials elected by the citizens and the number or representatives would be determined based on state population. (Corbett et. al, 2023)
Another debate was the question of slavery and many aspects of this were called into debate. Some states did not like the word slavery to the point they didn’t want it written into the constitution, others wanted slaves to be counted as “free inhabitants” of the state so they could be used in the population total. (Corbett et. al, 2023) Counting or not counting slaves into a population total ties back to both representation in congress but also to the laws of taxation. This debate ended in a compromise wherein only 3 out of every 5 enslaved individuals counted towards the state’s population. (Corbett et. al, 2023) This compromise not only skewed the representation for slaveholders in congress, but it also gave them a significant tax break, both of which provided them more money and power.
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