AS+October+12th,+2009

//How does the constitution allow for an enduring political debate?//

The constitution of the United States is an excellent source of political debate. It has many ideas and laws that are in effect that can be argued. One of the biggest debates that can come out of the Constitution is that it does not give the states a strong government, but that it supports a strong central government. The post-Revolution era was filled with new ideas and new creation of the infrastructure of the United States' government. Many people, such as the people of Virginia, wanted a strong government centered around the individual states, because they would not have as much power as they would like if the government went to a strong central one.

People like Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were people in very high places on opposing sides. Hamilton supported central government, and Jefferson supported state and local governments. National Debt was a very big topic that was directly related to the Constituion. Hamiltion believed the country should unite and pay off the debt together, and Jefferson believed each state had its own unique debt, and that they should take care of their own burden. This issue was the source of fuel for the fiery debates that took place because of the Constitution.