What things that would be different if the US was formed today?
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1. Bush would not be in charge\n2. US would not be a super power\n3. US would be innovative\n4. US would seek loans to build\n5. US would consider every nation's point of view\nthe list can go on and on...
736991
Based on History, it's only a matter of time.  If more US citizens continue on with the: "Who cares?" "I don't care" attitude, "etc", we stand less and less of a chance to preserve the original idea, that only 230 years ago became... The United States.  \n\nWould are founding fathers be proud or disappointed, by "what" we have allowed our government to become?
927624
One pitfall would be OVER POPULATION by the wrong kind of people!\n\nAmericas Standard of living would be drastically lowered.\n\nAmericas Quality of life would suffer.\n\nAmericas children wouldn't have a future!
52267
Should be..but even if we had adopted a new government...if people in the position will stay the way they used to, probably we'll remain the same...We are yearning for better. What president and all the government officials are promising to us, never happened in reality. I don't want to expect too much from this country. Everything should be in a new form by now but seeing it with my own eyes, as much as possible I want to be realistic--and this is the reality.
1106825
Many nation do not have presidents and they do alright.  It used to bee kings all over the place and dictators as well.  Not much would be different than it is now.  Probably nothing.
461332
No, America is no longer based on its founding priciples.  It has become a empire bent on world domination, and becoming a military state.  See Governmentnews.org and antipasministries.com to see what America has really become.  If you dont live here, Great.  If you live here, GET OUT BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!!!
65793
Well, the early colonies didn't have techonoly, cars, music like today, movies, clothes, food, the knowledge, and the books that we have today. There are PLENTY of changes from today and the colonies. It's pretty simple if you sit down and think about it.
252068
No, it wouldn't. It was based on: IN GOD WE TRUST. Too bad others have come along and took what our forefathers had in mind when writing our constitution and twisted it. Too bad there is barely any freedoms left in this country to enjoy without being lashed out at against by some group or another. I wonder what our Founding Fathers would think of our "progress" if they could see us now?
179059
US was an independent country, so it controlled its own territoty, but not much beyond it (the present world domination started after WWII)
388950
Honestly, USA. We took over other people's land and called it our own. Our government and President sucks. Most of the people in the country don't know about their own Constitution. And there is always something corrupt in the White House now-a-days.
409734
We should do more to get along that the United States is currently doing.
351556
America's founding was quite a bit more complicated than that, and starting a country today would also be much more complicated.\n\nAll the land in the world today is owned by one country or another except for Antarctica. There are international treaties for Antarctica too however that prevent one country or another from claiming it as territory for its own. Elsewhere in the world, to start your own country, you would have to rally a sizeable group of supporters, get funding, and secede from the nation that your particular part of the land is in. Then you would need to be powerful enough to repulse the attacks of the host nation, form your own national identity and remain organized long enough to maintain national unity. If these things can be accomplished and you did this long enough to be recognized by a majority of the other countries in the world, then you too can start your own country. Good luck.
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I seriously suggest you choose the answer yourself.\n\nStill, I'll give a few possible choices for you to think through.\n\nThe Constitution\nFreedom of Speech\nRight to Assembly\nDemocratic voting\nDiscovering electricity or harnessing steam, etc.\n\nPlus, the Civil War, as mentioned in another person's answer
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The United States of America
291619
This question is too simplistic. If you consider the USA and Iran to be modern states then you have to expect 2 different answers from the people that belong to that "Modern State"
469979
Very good question. \n\nLet's see. There would not have been any punk, no Iron Maiden, no Def Leppard, no Judas Priest, no Sex Pistols, etc, etc, etc. There would not have been no drop dead gorgeous Jaguar XKE, Aston Martin DB4, Land Rovers, Mini Coopers (although its creator was Turkish), no Lotus Elan, Lotus Esprit, Triumphs, Rolls-Royces or Bentleys. There would not have been many things that all the world enjoys. But at least, without England, Northern Ireland would have been free.\n\nBut let's see other variants: \n\nCanada would have ended up all French or part French and Spanish or maybe even Mexican.\n\nThe USA could have been a huge colony of Spain, which in turn could have ended up as another Latin country (or countries), or maybe even Mexican (remember that a huge portion of present day western USA belonged to México).\n\nPart of the USA also could have ended up French, for the French owned a huge chunk of central North America (remember the Louisiana Purchase).\n\nHad Europe ended up all French, there would have definitely been better cooking in the British Isle.\n\nWithout England, the world would have never known those lovely red phone booths.\n\nAlso, no James Bond or Mr Bean.\n\nYes my friend. Your question is definitely food for thought.
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No way!\nIt's time America stood up and supported this great document.\nIf we did, there would be less government control in our lives.\n\nTry this:\nhttp://constitutionparty.com