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Country Name: United States of ______
Flag
(link)
Date Span 1789-1800
Description of nation. Paragraph form. Can include geographic description. Past
activities. New Policies and current activity.
Will likely take up much of page.
This would be what changes based on decisions made on issues.
This document is largely a template, but the issues are examples of the first two I
would use.
Current Issues: Could have multiple Issues but if
so, must be answered in order.
National Post Board link
Issue: Financial Plan
Political Office Holders
link
Issue: First Political Parties
Founding Documents
link
Our Flag
• Picture of flag
• Name of designer
• Description of
meaning/symbolism
US Flag
• Picture of US Flag
• Name of Designer
• Description of
meaning/symbolism
Home link
National Post Board
• This page would by blog-like for
discussion of general issues, long term
issues, elections, etc.
Home link
Political Office Holders
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President
– Student Name
Supreme Court
– Name
– Name
– Name
– Name
– Name
Congress
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All names of rest of class
Home link
Founding Documents
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Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution
Bill of Rights
Other Amendments
Home link
Declaration of Independence
• Text here
Documents
United States Constitution
• Text Here
Documents
Bill of Rights
• Text Here
Documents
Other Amendments
• Text Here
Documents
Issue: Template
• Description of Issue
– Argument 1:
• statement
– speaker
– Argument 2:
• statement
– Speaker
– Argument 3:
• statement
– Speaker
– Take No Action
– Click on the Argument chosen by Congress and accepted by
President
Issue: Financial Plan
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The new government of the United States found itself in financial strains. Some states still had
large war debts which damage US credit in world standing. Furthermore, business complain
about the availability of loans for development of industry.
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Argument 1:
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The United States needs a firm financial plan to establish a strong economy and valid credit in the eyes of the rest of the
world. The nation should assume any remaining state debts incurred during the Revolution. To pay for this the government
should institute an new tax and a protective tariff. Finally, to help business grow, we should create a national bank to
provide loans and help control the nation's financial dealings. We are one nation. These debts were incurred for the
creation of this nation and we all should share the burden of repaying those debts.
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Argument 2:
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What this nation needs is time to develop under the forces of natural development. The last thing we need is government
intervention in our daily lives. The Secretary proposes assumption. Why should all be held responsible for the debts of a
few. My home state has paid its debt, through fiscal responsibility and the money of our own people. Now our national
government wants to make us pay more for the debts of others? The very idea reeks of tyranny. I thought we opposed
aristocracy and monarchy. This is exactly what the anti-Federalists feared with the acceptance of this Constitution that
creates a too powerful government. Remember the rights of the states, or forget your own.
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Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson
Argument 3:
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Why do we even need to bother paying of the debts? Much of the debt is to foreign governments. Why not settle a small
percentage of our debt owed to local men and businesses and forget the rest. Any political ill will shall soon be forgotten.
Let us stand firmly on our own two feet before we worry about the rest of the world.
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Representative from Georgia
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Take No Action
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Click on the Argument chosen by Congress and accepted by President
Alexander Hamilton’s Financial
Plan
• To create strong financial status, the government
has implemented Alexander Hamilton’s Financial
Plan consisting of Four parts: the assumption of
state debts, a tax on Whiskey, higher tariffs on
imports, and the creation of the national bank.
Despite controversy over the strength of the
national government over states, the plan is
successful in establishing a firm financial
situation and a strong economy. Small farmers
and the lower class carry the added burden of
higher prices at market.
Plan of non-interference in
economy
• The United States economy remains
imbalanced as some states flourish as
other struggle. American businesses
struggle to grow due to competition from
European imports. Small farmers and the
lower classes enjoy reasonable comfort as
goods remain cheap.
No Action/Refusal to Pay
• The U.S. economy remains weak as
businesses struggle to compete with
foreign goods and growth remains slow
due to few new businesses. The fledgling
government now faces threats from
France for derelict debt. War could loom
the horizon. All eyes are on America
expecting this great experiment in
democracy to fail.
Issue: First Political Parties
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Dating back to the debate over ratification of the Constitution, political opinion has
been divided into two camps. The primary difference between the two groups has
been how much power the National Government holds as opposed to how much
power is retained by the states. Even after the ratification of the Constitution, these
arguments remain in place. It seems that the formation of political parties are
inevitable.
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Argument 1
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“A system of political parties agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms,
kindles the animosity of one part against another, and foments occasional riot and insurrection.”
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Argument 2
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The fact of the matter is that the government needs to take a leadership role in policies of all manner.
The government needs to be strong. The Federalists support a government that has the ability to act
in the best interests of our nation.
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It is the government that is the enemy. States need to continue to function in their own best interests.
No national government, no matter how just, can know the satisfy the needs and desires of so diverse
a people. We shall not give up our rights and sovereignty of our states to government that will grow to
uncontained size and power. It is the Republicans that will fight for state rights and smaller national
government.
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President George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Take No Action
Washington’s Opinion
• Acting on the advice of the President, the
government has outlawed political parties.
Two Party View
• In response to divisions in political opinion,
a two party system has developed in the
United States. While two main parties
exist, the possibility of more parties is
possible. The first two political parties are
the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton
and the Republicans, led by Thomas
Jefferson.