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10 Cards in this Set
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Contract Theory |
Citizens of a country give up some freedom in order to live in an ordered society |
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John Locke |
Believed in power that was capped by the government so no one could have absolute power |
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Baron de la Bréde Montesquieu |
advocated for the idea of checks and balances |
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Conflicts for Merchants |
Taxation, trade, and commerce |
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The Stamp Act of 1760 |
Made citizens pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they would use. |
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Articles of Confederation and when was it ratified |
The united States' preliminary constitution 1781 |
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What did the Articles of Confederation state? |
Limited the powers of the central government. No executive branch; left to be created with in the state. The congress could start war and make peace. |
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Confederation |
A system of government in which states retain sovereign authority over that state expect for the powers that were delegated to the national government. |
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First meeting in Annapolis |
1786 and learned the principles of land owning and surveying |
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The Virginia Plan |
System of representation in the national legislature based on the size of their population and revenue going to the government |
