The declaration of independence
why would it be important for the decision to separate from britain to be unanimous?

The growing feeling of nationalism in the American colonies, as well as the displeasure of the British treatment, led to the idea of becoming independent. The idea was that all colonies should join together and form one independent country. There was a big problem with this though. The problem was that the British were not willing to give up on their colonies. The British also had much stronger, larger, and better equipped military, while the colonists were very poorly equipped and mostly had strong will and decisiveness on their side. Because of the fear that the British will intervene, disarm them, and eliminate lot of people, the Americans decided to make the declaration of Independence in secret. Once they did, they started organizing as they knew that once they put it out in the public the British will attack, and so it was. Luckily for the Americans they managed to win the war because of lot of lucky circumstances.

uncle sam would be tossing and turning in his grave : *)

1) checks and balances- this idea is implemented in the constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government gains too much power. for example, the legislative branch(congress) can approve a bill that will then be sent to the executive branch (president). if the president does not like the bill or thinks that it violates the rights of citizens, he/she can veto the bill. vetoing the bill stops the bill from becoming a law. this check on power ensures that congress makes laws that do not violate the rights of citizens.

2) anti-federalists do not want to ratify the constitution unless it includes a bill of rights. the anti-federalists are worried that the constitution gives too much power to the federal government. having a strong central government caused problems when the us was still part of great britain. this is why the anti-federalists are fearful of this type of system.

3) federalists want a new constitution passed because it will fix america's weak political structure. before the us constitution is implemented, the constitution being used is known as the articles of confederation. this constitution has an extremely weak central government, allowing for disunity among the states.

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