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41 Cards in this Set
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locke social contract
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give up some natural rights for the sake of government, but the government must protect them
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problems with the Articles of Confederation
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-can't trade and levy taxes
-couldn't pay off war debt -could not force states to adhere to national government -postwar depression that hit farmers -excess of currency -force acts |
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shay's rebellion
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farmers burnt up courthouses b/v they were upset w/ having land forclosed
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force act
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common people passed rules to print more money but told creditors they must accept it
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Virgina Plan
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to have representations of states by population
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New Jersey plan
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to be equal no matter what the size of the state's population
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Connecticut Compromise
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created the house of representatives and the senate
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significance of annapolis meeting
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to get together to decide about the philadelphia convention
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purpose of philadelphia convention
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to revise articles
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3/5 compromise
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dealt with slavery and allowed the south to have more representation but it could be taxed
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Economic powers given to Congress under Article 1 Section 8
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lay and collect taxes
pay debts borrow $ regulate commerce w/ other nations, between states, and w/ indians coin money punish counterfeiting |
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matrial law
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president calls a sate of emergency and habeus corpus not in plce
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bills of attainder
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you have to have a trial before you can go to jail
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purpose of madisonian model #1
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to prevent factions/concentrations of power through the separation of power
3 branch gov w/ checks and balances |
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madisonian model #2
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prevent tyranny of the majority
A.electoral obstacles only HR directly elected senate appointed pres elected by E.C. judges appointed B. Electoral process |
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madisonian model #3
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difficult to amend process
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Maurbury v. Madison
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established judicial review
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Congress created a system of lower courts and gave the supreme court a writ of mandamus
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writ of mandamus
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court order to make public official do something
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how many states it took to ratify the constitution
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9 states
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3 major objections to the constitution
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1. to centralized gov
2. no bill of human rights 3. class based doc |
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why the bill of rights was added
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new york wouldn't ratify until there was one
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Formal process of amendments
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2/3 both houses and 3/4 by state legislatures
or 2/3 both houses and 3/4 by state convention national convention w/ 2/3 of states and ratified by 3/4 state leg. same as before w/ 3/4 of state convention |
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informal amendment process
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not specific amendments, but influence the constitution
laws pased by congress court decisions presidental actions |
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Article I
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deals w/ congress
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Article II
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the presidnet
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Article III
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the judiciary
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Article IV
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interstate relations
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Article V
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amending constitution
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Article VI
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debts, supremacy, oaths
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Article VII
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ratifying constituion
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1st Amendment
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freedom religion, speech, assembly, petition
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2nd amendment
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right to bear arms
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3rd amendment
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quartering soliders
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4th amendment
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searches and sizures
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5th amendment
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grand juries, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, eminent domain
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6th amendment
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criminal court procedures
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7th amendment
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trial by jury in common-law cases
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8th amendment
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bails, fines, and punishment
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9th amendment
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rights retained by the people
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10th amendment
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rights reserved to the states
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