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46 Cards in this Set
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Whig |
Spokesperson for Englishman Rights, Country party, Party of Parliament, Anti-Tyranny, Anti Democracy, anti capitalism, opposed Torries |
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Classical Republicanism |
Civilian Participation, anti-capitalist, self-governed |
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Montesquieu's political science |
Republic-Democratic or Aristocratic |
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Locke's State of Nature |
Pursuit of Self Preservation, Unpredictable, people are free and equal, must be left to achieve happiness |
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Four possible bases of society according to Locke |
God, Consent, History, Nature |
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Locke's Basis of Civil Authority |
Consent: Consent to self preserve, equality=self preservation |
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The End of Lockean Society |
Comfortable Self Preservation |
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What would Montesquieu think is necessary in a Monarchic, Aristocratic, or Despotic government |
Monarchy=Honor Aristocracy=Virtue Despotic=Fear |
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Montesquieu's Problem with Republics |
Function best when are small, but small can't defend selves. Must come together. |
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Aristotles View on Regimes |
Polity is the best regime- All depend on virtue |
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System of English Monarchy |
Crown- Barons- Knights- people (serfs, middle class_ |
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American Conservatives (1750) |
Defending traditional rights |
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Mayflower Compact |
Covenant between God and the People, went the Whig Route, Whig tradition reinterpreted to represent people |
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Education of Founding Fathers |
Cicero, Aristotle, Montesquieu, Locke, Classic Republicanism |
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3 Competing Elements leading up to Constitution Constructing |
Republican, Whig, Covenant Types |
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Law of Spoilage (Locke) |
you have to leave as much and as is good for other people (can't collect every apple because they will spoil when you can't eat them in time). Gone when money is introduced |
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Where does value in Nature come from according to Locke? |
Labor |
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Parental Power (Locke) |
Authority lies with the Male, Authority over children because they are necessary when parents can't take care of themselves anymore |
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Natural Imperative |
1. Stay Alive 2. Keep species alive |
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Connection between Democracy and Physics |
Move in the way the biggest force is moving |
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Lockes View on Federate Power |
Power to conduct foreign affairs |
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Executive Discretion/Authority |
Executive applies laws, Locke grants very strong executive authority- When legislature passes bad laws use Executive Discretion/Authority |
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Declaration of Independence |
July 4th 1776, Rights of Nature and Nature's God, nations have a right to be a power of the earth (like France, England, Spain), mostly not Lockean, Authority comes from God, Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness-Broader than Locke |
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Articles of Confederation |
Sovereignty is in hands of states, States come together at war time for defense. Influenced by radical anti-monarchy sentiment. Liberties threatened by a weak central government. No separation of powers. Montesquieu. |
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May 29th 1787 |
Proposal of Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan*, Paterson Plan* |
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Virginia Plan |
Madison+Randolph. Balance between State and Federal power. Two branches of Federal power, first picked by people, second picked by first and Executive picked by Legislature. Debate between state representation (equal or proportional) VP leaning towards proportional |
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New Jersey Plan |
Paterson. Wanted only to revise Articles of Confederation. Small State Plan |
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Where does Hamilton say the greatest concern for Tyranny comes from? |
The people (the majority) |
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How does Wilson say the President should be appointed? |
Using electors. This was voted down. |
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What happened on June 5th 1787 |
Amendments, House of Reps, Senate, Executive w/ veto, one court, judiciary House of Reps elected directly by people Senate by States |
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What is a legislature composed of? |
Assembly (house of reps) and Senate |
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Hamilton |
Presented Hamilton plan that proposed almost monarchy. So far from New Jersey plan it pulled people back to Virginia plan. Wrote executive article of constitution. Commercial over landed interest |
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Madison |
Proposed Virginia Plan, bicameral legislature |
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What are the 2 inalienable rights |
Life and Property (Locke and Rousseau) |
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What does Article 3 of the Confederation say? |
that if one state attacks another, the federal Government cant do anything about it |
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What did Franklin say about payment of the executive? |
They should not be paid in money but in honor. This was rejected by Hamilton. |
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Interests seen in Government |
Commercial vs Landed |
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Elbridge Gerry |
Massachusetts. Didn't sign Constitution because it didnt protect individual or states rights enough. Against Democracy/National Government |
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Robert Yates |
Strongly opposed strong central government. Did not sign Constitution. Hated Hamilton |
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James Wilson |
Strong Central Government. Signed Constitution. |
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June 18th |
Hamilton shares his plan (echos monarchy) as a reaction to questions of not creating a national government |
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June 25th |
People are divided as Professional, Commercial, and Landed interests |
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Great Compromise |
Jersey gets a vote, Patterson type give up |
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Locke's State of War vs State of Nature |
State of nature=people living together governed by reason, without a common superior State of War=when people make designs of force upon other people without a common authority |
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Charles Pinckney |
Signed Constitution. Commerce interests, wants slaves |
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June 15th |
New Jersey Plan proposed |
