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| Political Philosophies of Jean Jaques Rousseau? |
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Exercise sovereignty via a representative.
Author of The Social Contract -- outlines basis for legitamite political order. |
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| Political Philosophies of Voltaire? |
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Empiricism-- knowledge that comes only from experience/evidence
Human idiocy |
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| Political Philosophies of John Locke? |
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- Conservative
- Government is only there to deal with problems that can't be handled by local/smaller enforcements
- Empiricism
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| Political Philosophies of Baron Von Montesquieu? |
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monarchies (free gov't headed by heredity)
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republic (free gov't headed by elected)
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despotism (enslaved gov't headed by dictator)
Liberty is only possible with balance of powers |
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| Political Philosophies of Thomas Hobbes? |
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| Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 |
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55 delegates, met in Philly, everystate represented except Rhode Island
George Washington= chairman
NOT PRESENT::
Thomas jefferson, John Adams, Thomas Paine -- Europe
Sam Adams, John Hancock -- not elected
Patrick Henry -- declined |
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State Constitutions:
Purpose and Characteristics |
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Purpose: to formally be considered a state
Characteristics: CN and RI touched up charters, Mass- Drafted and ratified by the people. Can only be changed by a special convension (Process is later used for the federal constitution) |
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| Arguments Presented in the Federalist Papers |
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Fed No. 10--
Stability by great size and diversity |
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Charles A. Beard --
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution |
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| (1913) Only a stronger central gov't can protect extensive property rights |
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| Approval of the Articles of Confederation |
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All 13 states had to ratify
Maryland held out but gave in when NY gave up it's Western lands |
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| Concerns of the delegates of the Constitutional Convention |
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| Slavery, slaves counting as votes/taxation, state representation, stronger central gov't |
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Geroge Washington
Ben Franklin
James Madison
John Marshall
John Jay
Alexandar Hamilton |
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| raising money through the sale of western land |
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| Attitudes and Actions of Britain and Spain toward America after the war |
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Britain: Beaten and batteren
Action: closed trade to US
Spain: unfriendly
Action: took Florida, controlled mouth of mississippi river |
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| Causes of teh Constitutional convention of 1787 |
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Shays Rebellion
Anapolis Convention- 9 states appointed delegates, 5 showed. Organized the plan for teh constitutional convention |
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| Revolutionary leaders at the constitutional convention |
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Most were not there -- Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Thomas Paine-- Europe
Sam Adams, John Hancock -- not elected
Patrick Henry -- declined
There: Ben Franklin, George Washington, James Madison, Alexandar Hamilton
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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it established the precedent by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, rather than by the expansion of existing states.
Further, the prohibition of slavery in the territory
6x6 mile plots sold off. townships. 16th for school, church and gov't buldings |
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| Ratification of the constitution |
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9/13 were required
Delaware, Penn, NJ, georgia, CN, Mass, Maryland, SC, NH, VA, NY, NC, RI |
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Delegate for Mass
Founding father
federalist |
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| New forms of Preaching-- great awakening |
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Jonathan Edwards-- "sinners in the hands of an angry God"
Old light/ New light |
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| Political results of the American Revolution |
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Articles of COnfederation 1781-1788
constitution -- federalist/anti-federalist
Brought about an executive branch and stronger central gov't |
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