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The Beginning of Representative Government- Bobby Walters

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The Beginning of Representative Government- Bobby Walters

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The history of America's government as an independent nation begins after the Declaration of Independence. The colonists had grown tired of British monarchy and after declaring independence. they were hesitant to create an overarching government for the nation that one man had complete control over. Their experience with the British kings had lead to a distrust of people with too much power, causing them to create a government with many officials who were elected by the people. This was the birth of Democracy in America and its representative government

-Bobby W.

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The Constitutional Convention was the convention held by representatives of the states in the U.S. to decide how the nation should be governed after the revolution. The decision to create a constitution and an federal government was not initially unanimous. There were people who thought that a federal government was a good idea and there were those who thought that too much centralized power would lead to tyranny and the states should govern themselves. This lead to the creation of the first two political parties, the Federalists and the Antifederalists.

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Alexander Hamilton was the sole leader in the Federalists Party

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the 2 leaders in the Anti-Federalist Party

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The Federalists platform consisted of striving toward a strong National Government, which they also supported and promoted foreign policy and trade. In terms of economics, federalists subscribed to the Hamiltonian notion that the United States must engage in manufacturing and commerce in order to become a great power.

The Anti-Federalists desired to establish a weak central government with corresponding desire for strong state governments. They were also in support of a more agricultural economy than an industrial economy. They were more worried for the common man

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Slavery began to dominate American politics during and after westward expansion. The debate was that they didn't know what to do with all the new land and how to develop it. Which eventually led to slavery. It split the nation up politically

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The Republican party will emerge because of westward expansion. Their main platform was to end slavery in all new territories.

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The Progressive Movement was a middle class movement. They were against paying taxes to corrupt government officials. They wanted to improve city services such as sewage systems, public trash removal, and health boards. It was fueled by the media, and they were called Muckrakers. They wrote about the corruption of political machines, corporate monopolies, and the plight of the industrial workers and immigrants.

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The United States was still politically divided during the post Civil War reconstruction period in terms of location. There were two groups: the Radical Republicans in the North and the Democrats in the South. The Radical Republicans wanted to supply jobs and rights to all men. The South was devastated from the War, and their society and economy hurt because of the war.

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The Populist Movement came about from farmers' concerns. They wanted regulation of businesses, green back (more printed paper), and came to call themselves the People's Party. However, when William Jennings Bryan ran in the election of 1896 representing the People's Party, he lost to William McKinley, who was a member of the Big Businesses.

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United States Government

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For a brief period, the US joined several European powers and became an Imperialist nation. The desire for overseas colonies was probably one of the main reasons for the Spanish American War, even though it was supposedly because of the explosion of the USS Maine. After winning the war, the US gained the islands of Guam, the Philippines, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. These actions went against the ideals of isolationism, which had been the policy of the US since George Washington.

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Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson were the first progressive presidents.

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At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the government had a <br>hands-off attitude toward business. Most people believed that free markets led to competition, which would result in low prices for consumers. Eventually, however, some corporations grew so big that they took control of entire industries. The government began to pass laws such as the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act to limit the abuses of big business.

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1) How did representative government start in America:

A-America has been a representative government since its discovery

B-Started after the Civil War

C-Was the result of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence

D-America is a communist nation, never a representative government

2) How did the two party system develop out of the Constitutional Convention:

A-They wanted to create an atmosphere of friendly debate

B-They disagreed on how the nation should be run

C-They wanted to make it more difficult because that's how the government works

D-Two guys didn't like each other so they established cliques to help defeat the other's ideas

3) What were the first two major political parties:

A-Republicans and Democrats

B-Fascists and Socialists

C-Communists and Democrats

D-Federalists and Antifederalists

4) What issue began to dominate American politics during and after westward expansion:

A- Industialzation

B- Whaling

C- Slavery

D- Mining

5) What political party will emerge as a challenge to westward expansion:

A- The Confederates

B- The Democrats

C- The Radical Republicans

D- Communism

6) How was the United States still politically divided during the post civil war reconstruction:

A- Democrats vs. Socialists

B- Radical Republicans vs. Democrats

C- Whigs vs. Democrats

D- Whigs vs. Republicans

7) Which groups led the Populist and Progressive Movements:

A- The Populist Movement wanted to end slavery while the Progressive Movement wanted to keep slavery all over the United States.

B- The Populist Movement was a aristocratic movement while the Progressive Movement was led by slaves.

C- The Populist Movement was a movement led by farmers while the Progressive Movement was a middle class movement.

D- The Populist Movement was led by slaves while the Progressive Movement was led by Big Businesses.

8) Who were the first "progressive" presidents:

A- George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

B- Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson and U.S. Grant

C- Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson

D- FDR, William Hoover and Grover Cleveland

9) What was the government's attitude towards Big Business during Industrialization?

A- The government almost always supported big business and they did not regulate it.

B-  At first the government did not regulate business, but eventually it stepped in to break up monopolies and protect the consumer.

C- The government almost never supported big business and strictly regulated it.

D- At first the government strictly regulated business, but eventually they had a hands off attitude and let corporations do what they wanted.

10) What was the US foreign policy during the progressive era?

A- The US was mostly isolated from the rest of the world and stayed out of foreign affairs.

B- The US provoked war whenever it could to establish more colonies.

C- The US tried to maintain peace but did not hesitate to intervene in foreign affairs and obtain new territories.

D- The US wanted new territories but it mostly stayed out of foreign affairs.