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It is a e-book in regards to the transformation of sovereignty within the uk and the eu Union, in regards to the transition from 'sovereign states' to 'post-sovereign states', approximately devolution and nationalism and the way forward for the British union.
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Congress's dismal record and the looming threat of chaos and disorder augured by Shays' Rebellion were at the forefront of the minds of the delegates as they met in Philadelphia. Experimentation with the executive went to extremes in the states. Some eliminated the independence of the governor's office. In all but one state, the assembly elected the governor, making clear who served whom. Some states tried executive committees or required the governor's decisions to be approved by a council of state appointed by the legislature.
Change in the British political system had a profound impact on the colonists. 22 Corruption, standing armies, constant wars, and a large public debt sapped the British constitution's checks and balances and assaulted the rights and liberties of the British people. 23 The American Revolution was more than just a revolt against the idea of monarchy. Historians have puzzled over why the Framers rebelled when they were loyal British citizens, enjoying prosperity and growth, and victorious against France in the Seven Years' War.
By the end of the Critical Period's exuberant experimentation with dominant legislatures, states began to opt for executives very much like that of 1787. Why? As Gordon Wood has argued, the Framers believed that the 1776 constitutions had been the product of excessive revolutionary fervor. Unchecked by independent executives and judiciaries, the state legislatures had passed legislation infringing property rights, cancelling debts, and oppressing minorities. Factions, or special interest groups working at the expense of the broader public, had arisen.