Evolution of the American Political System

From even before the arrival of some of the first pilgrims to the eastern coast of the Americas, to the effects of Chief Justice Marshall’s court decisions, and FDR’s new deal. The American political system has been actively changing since over a century before the United States was founded and will more than likely continue to evolve in our present day and future. The changes of our political system can be due to multiple reasons including fear of establishing a tyrant state, such as Great Britain in the 17th and 18th century, the failure of the Articles of Confederation, the economic state of the Nation and several key historical persona with great ideologies that have molded not only politics but our Nation as a whole. One of the, if not the most important event of our political history would be the creation of the Articles of Confederation. Written on November 15, 1777 and ratified on March 1, 1781, they were the first official constitution of the United States. Newly independent from the tyrant nation of Great Britain, the colonist didn’t want to establish a unitary government in fear that it would become too similar to the British system. Instead they wanted a confederation, where most of the power was in the hands of each individual state. Just after six years the Confederate system’s flaws became clear. Civil disorder,

In the beginning of our history a focus on a stronger state and local government can be apparent, but then a major shift occurs with Chief Justice Marshall. Since his time in office till our present time today, a shift of a weak national government and a stronger local and state governments to a stronger national government and weaker local and state government is evident. As our political system has changed and evolved in the past couple centuries, one can be assured that it will continue to evolve and improve in the near