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26 Cards in this Set
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Summarizes the fundamental prizes of American self- government |
The Preamble |
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League of Friendship |
Articles of Confederation |
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Articles Weakness |
No executive |
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Elites |
Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and others in the upper class. They needed uniform laws, stable currency sound credit and affordable debt credit. Envisioned more than national trade- international trade |
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On May 25th, things were voted on: |
The discussions and voters eould be kept secret until until the conclusion of the meeting. George Washington was unanimously elected president of the convention |
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John Locke's Second Treaty of Government had 3 concepts: |
1. Social Contract 2. Limited Government 3. Concept of the Governed |
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Founders goal was simple: |
Create a government that was strong enough to prevent anarchy, but not too strong to orevent tyranny |
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Great diversity of opinion, agreement that the government should be a |
Republic |
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Big States Plan |
Virginia Plan •Two Houses, Representation in both based on population |
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Small States Plan |
New Jersey Plan •Legislature would consist of one house with each state having one vote each |
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The greatest issue confronting the convention was the issue of |
Apportionment |
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Apportionment |
The proportional distribution of the seats in a legislative body |
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The great compromise |
Bicameral Legislature House of Representatives •Representation based on population •Members elected by voters •Serve 2 year terms Senate •Representation would be by states (equal 2) •Members would be selected by state legislatures •Served 6 year terms Southern states wanted them to count fully in the calculus of representation Northern states didn't want slaves to count, but did want them taxed as property |
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3/5's Compromise |
Explanded the political power of slaveholders Impact on elections through the Electoral College Nine of fifteen presidents were slave owners Institutionalized slavery in America |
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Fear of |
Tyranny |
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Federalism |
Division of power between the national government and the state governments |
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Separation of Powers |
The power to make, administer, and judge the laws- was split into 3 branches |
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Senators |
6 year terms; 1/3 up for reelection every 2 years •senate was a conservative break on the house |
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Checks and Balances |
Each branch has power over another, allows each branch to intrude into spheres of the other |
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Checks and Balances was used to prevent |
Concentration of Power |
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Undemocratic Features |
•Didnt gaurentee the right to vote •Denial of equal treatment by their governkent •Denial of political participantion to some |
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Supporters of the Constitution |
Federalists |
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Opposed ratification of thr constitution |
Anti-Federalists |
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Ratification |
Article 7 |
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Judicial Branch |
Marbury vs. Madison 1803 |
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Reconstruction Ammendemens |
13, 14, and 15 |