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21 Cards in this Set
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Functions of a constitution |
1. Establish framework of government. 2. Assign power duties. 3. Define relationship between citizen and government. |
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Principles of the constitution |
-Limit count - Popular sovereignty - Rule of law - separation of power - Individual rights |
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Two types of government groups |
1. Liberal -short and simple open to interpretation.
2. Statutory - thorough detail no room for interpretation. |
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1774 congress |
-First attempt at a unified colony of government - Declaration of rights and responsibility |
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1775 government |
Lexington vs. Concord 2nd continental congress |
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What did Lee’s resolution start? |
-A Declaration of Independence - A new government - Fino Allie’s |
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Social contract theory |
1. Man is born free with certain inalienable rights. 2. Man enters into contract with government for protection of rights. 3. Government Fails to protect rights man has right to replace governor. |
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Justin Jefferson uses social contract theory to what? |
Justify American revolution |
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Articles of confederation |
Create a confederate style government Ex: group of independent states, loosely connected by a weak central government. |
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National Congress said: |
-One vote per state -No executive -No, Judiciary In order to pass a law, it took nine states to amend |
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Shays war vet |
Shay sparked a new idea of government, nationwide and gets Washington on his side to fix this |
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The great compromise |
Involves large versus small states |
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Central idea |
Representation in the legislative |
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Amapolis meeting |
Sept 11, 1786 Calls for a constitutional convention to fix article |
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Philadelphia, 1787 |
56 delegates, rich, young white men who own property |
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3/5th compromise |
- Slaves are a 3/5ths of a person for a repensation house
- On slave trade 20 years after ratification of cost |
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Final draft sep 17, 1787 |
- Sent to states for ratification - artifact - convention |
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Federalist vs anti federalist |
Federalist: sell the constitution by James Madison, John Jay and Alex Hamilton
Anti-weak, central government was Best |
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Anti-federalist papers |
Written by Brutus and Patrick Henry Let’s organize and main argument was prevent ratification |
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Federalism |
Central government with lower level government, both levels are sovereign |
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Aforementioned power |
Brought authority to make laws |
