The Framing Of The Constiution

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On the contrary, the only possible good thing that came out of Congress during this time was the Northeast
Ordinance.
This accomplishment, seemingly insignificant, gave the nation a method by which states could enter the union. This one success was not enough to save the Articles. Another convention was called to correct the weaknesses but the decision was made to prepare an entirely new document which is known as the Constitution.

The year was 1787, when a standstill was reached at the Constitutional Convention on the idea of representation. Delegates from states with small populations favored equal representation for every state. The larger populated states wanted representation according to population. Arguments went off like fireworks and it became a mess because no agreement was made. Finally, a solution, the Connecticut Compromise was set forth and accepted. It called for a bicameral legislature. There was to be a senate, in which every state would have two ...

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of the United States." Why is this? These events were the exact opposite of what was originally intended.

The Founders saw the general welfare clause to be a limiting provision on government. They meant that the government spending and taxing powers could only be used for purposes that were in the general welfare of the nation and its citizens, not any particular group of citizens. To clarify its meaning, in 1798, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated."

Nearly all of the civilian programs that Congress puts into the budget are unconstitutional. There is no granting of authority for ...

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