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| the government is under the authority of the people, originated from |
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| Who got to participate in republicanism? |
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| white property owning males |
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| Characteristics of the State Constitutions |
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• written, not verbal
• bill of rights
• amended the existing colonial charters, which already provided for extensive self-rule |
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| Break in tradition from English model, what was the biggest difference (break)? |
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• no king
• written constitution, not verbal
• separation of powers/checks and balances
• republicanism |
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| How did the state constitution reflect the previous experience of Royal Governors? |
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• cut back on executive power
• held annual elections
• could be impeached
• limited the number of terms they could serve |
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1. 3 branches:
executive - president, vice president, cabinet
legislative - House of Representatives and the Senate (make up Congress)
Judiciary - Supreme Court, federal circuit courts
2. State Senate, governors house and House |
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| Articles of confederation |
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| The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the Unites States of America and specified how the national government was to operate. |
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| What was the emphasis of the AoC's? Executive? Legislative? |
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| There was only the legislative branch. |
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| They didn't work because they gave the federal government little power and gave the states too much power. The states acted as separate nations. |
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| What were the AoC weaknesses? |
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| unicameral, no separation of powers, weak central government, congress had no power to tax, needed unanimous agreement to be repealed |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| A. equality of new states with old |
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| How did the government show its interest in public education? |
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| B. An ignorant electorate could not be trusted to preserve democracy |
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| C. The jailing of individuals or seizure of their property for failure to pay taxes during a time of economic hardship |
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| How did the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to friction with Great Britain? |
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| Congress couldn't levy taxes, so they couldn't pay back the debt they had agreed to repay from the 7 years' war, so they became progressively more in debt to Britain. |
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Meanwhile we are a new country. (Spain got Florida back)
What does Spain do to add to the diplomatic problems of the US? |
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| Spain wouldn't give access to use the Gulf for trade |
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Annapolis Convention
What was it? |
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| A meeting of 12 delegates from 5 states to discuss interstate commerce |
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55 Men attended the constitutional convention.
What were their characteristics? |
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| White landowning males who wanted to protect their investments |
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Wanted to Correct the Articles of Confederation:
- added the other two branches of gov't.
- would have two legislative houses: The first is elected by the people, the second by the people of the first.
- bicameral
- proportional representation |
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| Drafted by the small states to be unicameral and give each state the same number of reps |
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| What was the Great Compromise between the two plans? |
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-legislature is bicameral
- 2 houses:
1. equal representaion
2. proportional
- members in the lower house, The House, are appointed according to population and will be elected by population
has the power to originate bills for money spending
- in The Senate, or upper house, all states have equal reps (chosen by legislatures)
favors the smaller states |
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New constitution had a new office… (the president)
What were some of his powers? |
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| He could veto a bill, negotiate treaties with other nations, appoint Government officials |
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| Three Branches of Government |
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1. Legislative - Senate and House of Representatives
to pass the nation's laws and distribute funds for the running of fed gov.
2. Excecutive - president, vice president, cabinet
to ensure that laws are carried out and enforced
3. Judicial - Supreme Court and Lower federal courts
to hear cases that chalenge legislation or require interpretation of legislation |
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Federalists v Anti-Federalists
Which group supported the new constitution and who was against it? |
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| Federalists supported, Anti's were against it |
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| Philosophy of Government Ballpark topic—style of government. |
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| A representative democracy based on local gov'ts and state gov'ts rather than a strong government |
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