Colonial Governmental Systems
During the colonial times, many new ideas and public affairs were being expressed in America. One of those new ideas pertained highly to the governmental organization, and in all reality, a birth of a new form of government. This new government, and governmental ideals, was a republic-democracy. However, before this new united government was formed many smaller colonial governments were made. Most of the colonies practiced royal government in the early times (colonies administered and run by England) and some were proprietary type colonies that were colonies run by proprietors or companies. Yet, there were a few colonies that were expanding their new ideas so much that they set up a self-governing based system. These people were not thinking of democracy at that time, only of a representative system with expansions, such as, written law. This type of legislation representative system with written law would become a corner stone of the future United States and its future way of governing. This want for local governments and pressures on the colonies such as war would call for a fast rise in communication and unity between the colonies. The want that was for a local government would become a need f
representing the people, were in frequent conflict during the entire colonial period; and the assembly usually won through its one and only defense--a withholding of supplies. On many occasion, the assembly would refuse to grant the governor his salary until he had approved certain laws that they had passed, though often his act was in direct violation of his instructions. Nor was it infrequent that the assembly grew arrogant and meddled in purely executive affairs, such as military matters, the appointment of officials, and the like, all through its power over the money that was passed around. The entire governmental systems based off the three-organ analogy were very corrupt in this way. Everything was very much like a seesaw in a never-ending fight for political power. One level would do something to another and then the other would counter act. Thus, they were all always trying to find an equilibrium of power. that had not been so openly done in the past. Other countries such as England had a congress but the congress could do what they please for what they elected to do. So, unlike England, these new written laws on the Connecticut governmental system made their power become limited. Officials could only be in house for two years and officials could not stay in office consecutively. New ideas like this were made to protect the people and make sure that the government did what it was designed to do: help the people. Rhode Island also practiced a similar form of self-government. Yet, only it and Connecticut stayed in their same form of government before the final uniting of the colonies in the form of the United States. The other colonies were found to be quite similar in forms of political systems throughout the course of the colonial times. Each of them consisted of three main organs. The first of these was the governor, he was appointed by the Crown or by the proprietor or the proprietors of the colony and he became the ruler of that colony. The second organ was the council, whom were also appointed by the Crown. The last of these vital organs was the assembly, or, House of Representatives, elected by the people. These three, corresponding to the king and the two houses of Parliament, resembled the British government in almost every way shape and form. T
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