Federalism In The Civil War

The Civil War contains many unusual views that all eventually coincide to create peace throughout United States. At the start of the Civil War, the constitution was debated constantly and non-stop. Throughout the war, however, the constitution was finally established in a firm ground and made way to the Federal Republic government we have now. The Civil War made the states and the constitution coincide and work together to form a optimal government.
Thomas Jefferson had many great statements that added a lot of value to the Civil War’s impact on the United States. One great quote was when he was debating (during the Kentucky Resolution of 1798) about too much confidence in the elected Government. His famous quote was: “It is jealousy

and not confidence which prescribes limited constitutions to bind down those whom are obligated to trust with power... In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” In this statement, Jefferson announces that constitution’s main goal is guide people and help them make wise choices. Although, he also makes it clear that not everything accomplished by the constitution is right, just, or fair. Human men created it and human men are indeed flawed. Humans are the reason there is a constitution. It binds in chains those who commit wrong deeds.
When the constitution was founded, it made the United States have a Federal Republic system of government.

Before and during the civil war (when the constitution was under the most attack), people started speaking of the Federal Government in standard use by saying, “the United States are.” However, this is not the correct verb usage. The word “are” implies that the United States are a lot of states or countries being joined together by the constitution. This is also known as a connection of independent states. Now days, with the war finished, unity has been brought upon the states and everyone says, “the United States is.” Making the United States finally and officially united together. Federalism is another way of saying this. Federalism is known as a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government. This one word sums up perfectly how the country is

intertwined.
As stated before, the United States is a Federal Republic.

By now, it is understood how Federalism fits into the country. However, it is not understood how the country is a Republic too. To put it simply: a Republic government is a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen. Although, even with a president as a leader: a majority vote can easily get rid of him/her. This means that, while we have a president, he/she does not reign supreme and does not control everything. Comparing to other countries around the world, the citizens of United States have a lot more control of where our government is going. The government system does not solve all issues but it does eliminate several and makes the people more in control of what will happen to their lives. This helped settle the debate between slavery and non-slavery during the civil

war.
Now, going deeper into the constitution and what people thought about it around the civil war time period, many aspects are seen. One very popular thought was; “The constitution is a covenant… a covenant is a contract.” This is believed to be true by the founders of the constitution and a vast majority of citizens. The reason being is that there is easily found roots in the concept of a social contract, an agreement by individuals to create a society where they can live together, mutually benefiting each other. A contract such as this recognizes the conditions of the society, natural rights, functions of the government, and the merging of powers for the purpose of protecting the society. The social contract's development, in order to create a system of governance, often includes a written contractual agreement known as a constitution. In the case of the United States, the Constitution in 1787 created a Federal Republic government.
Along with the constitution being viewed as a contract, it also possesses several powers that are only given to a limited Federal government: enumerated powers. In the Federalist papers, Madison argues that the powers granted to the national government by the Constitution do not threaten the powers left to the states. Madison asserts that state governments will lose some of their importance and sovereignty as a result of the Constitution. However, this is essential to the preservation of the union, which Madison asserts is essential to the public good. Madison also goes ahead and says that the Constitution establishes a government capable of controlling the violence and damage of insane humans. The constitution promotes good decisions. Madison, along with many others, agrees with the constitution and its ability to give and with hold power from certain members of the cabinet.
Last but not least, the powers not given to the constitution and the government is given to the states and the people. This ends up being the majority of all powers. These are the laws that cities, counties, states, and people make. They are not emancipated laws and are all created and governed by the states. This is the most popular and most important system in the government.
In conclusion, the Civil War helped provide peace throughout all laws and states, creating optimum government conditions for the Unites States. Everyone debated a lot and fought each other over common issues. When the Federal Republic government was set up, through the Civil War, people joined together to fight for one common cause: unity. There were a ton of aspects that went into the unity created but everyone worked hard to get it done.