Part one of term paper
The Constitution is the basic law of the United States. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention of May 25 through September 17, 1787. Before the Constitution, there were the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation had many limitations. The Articles of Confederation were just not working at this time. Therefore, ...

Part two of term paper
... This act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820-21 and reopened the controversy over slavery in the western territories. In January of 1854, Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois introduced a bill dividing the land into two parts: Kansas and Nebraska, and leaving the question of slavery to be decided by settlers. Even though this outraged antislavery people, after five months of debating, the bill was passed. This did not defuse the slavery issue, but split Kansas between the North and Sou ...