Petoria

Petoria is an Authoritarian government, Peter is the dictator of Petoria. Peter enjoys the fact he has diplomatic immunity, and can not be arrested for the crimes he commits. An example is when he does not pay his tab at the bar, and when he steps on the grass when there is a sign that says keep off the grass. The next benefit peter enjoys is he can invade any piece of property he wants and claim it as his own. An example is when he is swimming in Joe's pool, and claims it apart of Petoria.  Some detrimental consequences are Peter can not leave his country because the U.S army has a blockade around it with tanks surrounding the walls. Another consequence of Petoria is he does not get to use any of the U.S supplies such as electricity, and water. A third consequence the griffins suffer is there kids can not attend public schools in U.S. Petoria has no army, or any way of importing goods such as food and water are both examples of beneficial aspects of federalism Petoria is missing out on.

Im a man who enjoys his taffy

Ratification of the Constitution

It was very difficult to ratify the Constitution because it was hard for congress to get nine states to agree on a new form of government rather then revising the Articles of Confederation. The concerns of those that opposed the new government were that the people in Philadelphia who made up the Constitution represented the "well- born few" and people thought that the new form of government would only protect the high class. Another objection was that the Constitution gave the central government "to much power". People were worried with a republic as big as ours the central government would not be able to control it. The most serious criticism was that the Constitution had failed to adopted a Bill of Rights.

The concerns were dealt with by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay by banding together and writing essays in the New York newspapers responding to the anti-federalists, and analyzing the Constitution. Another concern that was dealt with was the biggest the adoption of a Bill of Rights in the ratification debate in Virginia Madison conceded that a bill of rights was needed. The federalist assured to the public that the first step of the new government would be to adopt a Bill of Rights. The Federalist prevailed when adopting the Bill of Rights two of the biggest states New York, and Virginia approved to the Constitution.

Why The Articles Failed

The Articles of Confederation failed because it gave too much power at the state level rather than spreading the power to the federal and state governments.

The Articles gave the states more power because people were scared that if the central government had too much power it would result in a monarchy. One of the weaknesses in the Articles was that it only gave "each state one vote in congress regardless of size in population" (Article V). The Articles also only discussed issues if it effected all 13 states, and if the issues were to be discussed it would need "9 of 13 votes to pass" (Article IX). With The Articles of Confederation it made it so there was no executive branch to enforce the acts passed by Congress. There was also no national court system under the Articles.

The Articles failed due to the lack of power that the Federal government held. To have a successful government the states and the federal level need to have equal power. Under the Articles the central government had no power to collect taxes,  and no power to regulate trade. The only powers the central government had was to declare war or peace, and enter into treaties with foreign nations.

Life Without Government

If life did not have a government there would be total chaos. People would do anything they wanted to because there is no rules or restrictions. Without a government the world would be like the movie The Purge except every single day. Without the government nothing would be done correctly because the government has a say in everything we do. They have a say in income, food, work, and how we live our everyday lives. Life would not exist as long as it has without government because it gave us a safe way to live. Without government there would be no punishment for those who commit serious crimes as well as minor crimes. Equality would not exist. This goes for woman, and other races. The government keeps people safe, therefore if the government did not exist, any group of people could control a community through fear. I would personally live my life in fear everyday. I would not feel safe even in my own home because of the lack of security. I think life would end quickly because there is no one to make sure that the food we eat is able to be consumed. 

I think humanity organizes governing bodies to establish a functional society. Humans organized a government to make people feel safe, and so there would be a sense of order in the world. A government makes the laws so a society can live without any fear. Government was created so if there was an attack on a country the government could retaliate. Humans created government to punish those who break the laws, and to help those who are innocent. Although the government may not help everyone or may act unfairly at times it is the reason the world functions. Government is the reason mankind has lasted for so long due to the laws it has created. In the world we live in, I hope this never happens.