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The US is composed of states they were part of brattish empire. This ignores the content.
Us was born as British colonies There was war between British colonies and British people in England. There wasn’t any tax representative. The other vision of British. (Tensions been escalated between colonies and Americans after British French and Indian war. 1763 1775 war begain= colonist original goal was to fight for there right until then it wasn’t war of independence Who should makes laws and decisions for American people.? Answer was Americans colonies should be able to do that. In the 1750s Britain fought a war between in brit and French |
French lost the war.
French and Indian war |
In north America troops were being prepared to support British in war and British stated charging taxes to the Americans.
Tax with no representation. The British over the 10-year period to weren’t charging taxes without reason. The king was being asked that they have to stop charging taxes to Americans because now they were getting frustrated. |
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Declaration of independence.
The colonies issued this document. That they declare independence. It was 13 states with smaller gov but not a national gov. Issues of US today vs issues 1776. The most imp problem is the written constitution. The British constitutional. |
The brit they as1781 they were beaten by army. Every American constitution written cons. r the basis how we do things.It merely describs how we do these things 1750 war btw the brit call it rebellion and Americans declared it as independence.Americans won.
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The declaration of independence
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1st paragraph
1st time it was the certificate for American people. Americans thought there self as British Americans. Powers of the earth. Were counted only 6 countries Brit |
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2nd day
standard rule for a free society. As an effort to achieve that goal to Same sex marriages should be treated equally. The point of declaration where .it was placed in declaration when later on we start Gov. it still there as a reference course. “Its stumbling “ dread scot cant sue his master. Free or slave will never be a master at least in some states court just got it wrong in a particular way. Lincoln wanted to prove that African Americans could be citizens and they should be. If he had to choose the African and union and he would choose union and the. Lincon was elected in 1860 as 1st republican president. The south left the US before lincon became the president. He was the best interpreter of DOI. It was setup for specific time goals the US was able to adopt 13ammendment |
as your right not is a slave.
The founders hoped that 1780 slavery would’ve fade away as a constitution. James Wilson the most imp founding father. He was the signer of declaration of DOI. He went back and setup the 1st Pennsylvania state Gov. He was at the constitutional convention1787. His fingerprints are all over the constitution. He spoke more frequently then James Madison. He went back to Pennsylvania and help self-constitution to the state. He was appointed by Washington to be one of the founding fathers of the court and He served there for 2 years. Lecture on Law in university of Penselvania. “When we say all men’s are equal…” Virtues= where people are good or bad Talents= things good at or not Dispossession= the things for life. Requirements= possessions. There is a great inequality among man. He’s not saying some people are better then the other. He meant they have different virtues |
talents and dispositions and according to him it should be this way. Wilson said declaration said nothing about Obligations. They weren’t concerned about obligations that time.
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Lincoln didn’t focused on obligation his arguments was slaves are equal to other humans.
Rights and obligations are two faces of a single coin. They always go together. It was the first statement on diversity. There is a reason Lincoln didn’t focused on obligation. His purpose was the Lincoln believed US was born in 1776 with the adoption of declaration. In 1776 we dedicated our self’s to the idea to the 1st self-evident truth that all men are equal. They couldn’t do any thing to full fill this idea. The idea of equality was put in declaration for future. Wilson said we are equal in rights and obligations. Lincoln said we are not equal in color |
size or in social capacity.
Lincoln and Wilson said similar things but in close physical |
material and circumstances and our capacities as human beings.
Lincoln said to a news paper in Illinoi 1857 He didn’t believe that African American will be US citizens immediately. He there would be a transactional period. African American will be thought to be good citizen. Before end of the war and his death |
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Massachusetts’s constitution
Was written by john Adams A comically precise definition of checks and balances of a state power. (one cant practice other 2 branches) Paragraph 8 regular and frequent elections |
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Virginia Constitution Right after the adoption of the DOI
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the founding fathers went back to there home states and changed the colony governments into state Gov.’s. Colonials Gov.’s were changed from colonials into state. They changed the names and modes of election.
Virginia from 100 years had an assembly they changed it to state legislator. They replaced royal governor appointed by king was replaced with elective governor of Virginia. They change the names of courts form royal to state Gov.’s. The judge’s commissions would be given to them now from instead of royal. Basically 2 states changed the names all over the instituions. Connecticut |
Road iland didn’t adopt constitution until 1840.
But others did in 1770 and 80’s. The 1st American governments weren’t any form of national Gov. The 1st Gov.’s in which American’s got experience. How they should work. What should be changed for them as a government? They replaced royal governor by electrol governor. They change the names of courts form royal to state Gov.’s. The judge’s commissions would be given to them now from instead of royal. They setup the model for modern Gov.’s |
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After DOI Jefferson wanted a role in the Gov. He wasn’t in the regiment and didn’t joined the army. He went home to become politician governor of Virginia. It was Imp for the one of the founder to set the government of the states adequately.
Jefferson in Virginia Wilson in Pennsylvania Adams in Massachusetts They went home to setup State Gov.’s These people were in the fight for there political rights bing war was fought they devoted time to be state governors. The constitution set the tone for all subsequent Americans. Virginia was so eager to get it done they declared independence informally earlier then DOI. They setup a constitution it was 3 weeks Before DOI and it included BR. THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN. British to this day they didn’t have a written const. To some degree it lead them to war. They rely on thousand year history to look back. Even in the case of road iland The Americans started to uniform and they In the case of road Ireland they Virginia elections paragraph 5 using similar frequent and regular The idea was to hire people and fire them after certain time so they cant misuse there power and dictator ship. Texas no term limits. |
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Basic Aspects of American Government
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1 -US Gov. is based on written constitution.
A Cons. is a grant of political powers. Politicos= is the power to solve the problems to settle disputes. They don’t’ give there power to Gov. Political American political theory is based on idea that people are free and they donate their power to Gov. to impose order and impose laws. We have hired Gov. and gave them right to Gov. to. Protect us. Gov. is bodyguard to protect its people. A written constitution is a contract of with a list of things what Gov. can and can’t do. There are reasonable and unreasonable things a Gov. can do. 1-2 Grants and limit of powers. Granting means limiting at the same time 1-3 The people control content. Most cons. Are adopted by conventions of delegates. Indirect adoption is the perfect way to do things in US. In American system are adopted by delegates. In direct adoption of const. 1-4 Amendments (people indirectly control amendments by delegates) people vote for amendments. If a constituonal not controlled by the people then it doesn’t belong to the people it belongs to the controlling authority which is in other words dictatorship. Texas is exceptional here legislators can propose for amendments not people. People vote for in general public elections. 2- Separation of powers (American Gov.’s are divided into 3 branches.) to give couple of beinine examples some body tried to establish. 1-The power to make laws |
2-The power to enforce laws and 3-The power to decide disputes when they arise bcz of those laws or under those laws. |
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Making or executing a law Against Theft
Law Enforcement Power If a theft took place The person accused did it. Dispute resolving power Court system Did a theft took place Did person necessarily steal it. Did the person do it or don’t. If took without permission then it was to deprive you from your precession. |
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2-1 Legislated power
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executive power
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and judicial power
If your member of a legis. one power you cant hold an office from rest of the 2 braches. Checks and balances= The purpose of separating powers so they couldn’t use it against you as Gov. dictator ship. |
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3 Regular and Frequent Elections
3-1 Idea is to protect to control Gov. you have to some setup in Form of gives people choice who will populate Gov. Texas elect it’s judges Elections have to be regular and frequent. Frequent = election after 2 year. Regular = putting the time in constituent was seen as problems. Legislators can’t change any thing. Now modern democracy such as Britain and Canada didn’t follow these patterns In US president can’t decide to reschedule the elections. Us president can postpone but they will be still leaving the office when there term ends. States hold presidential election and president have no control over it. Regular & Frequent elections US held congressional and frequent election over the years. 4- Bills of rights or declaration of rights. Bill or specific rights ( a list of things that Gov. can do to you. And must do for you.) BR. to protect us from GOV. 1st BR. was only to limit Federal Gov. Now it limits all states. (on p) Other then Bill of Rights Basic Aspects of GOV protect our rights. Some states had there and TX has its now. So it was thought all states should have it. On the promise that one would be proposed to them after ratification after the Gov. will be created. States agreed. The promise was fulfilled by proposing BR to the sates and was ratified (BR with slight changes). The BR is chief thing to protect us from fed and state Gov. Br. is additional set of limitation that only applies to that constitution. It’s almost universal not quite as. An additional bill as a part of original constitution slightly more focused for protection of your rights. |
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The constitution of the US
Article of confederation was called the 1st constitution of the US and the congress under it was meant to be the 1st Gov. Professor didn’t agree with them. If we think a Gov. have Written constitution |
Separation of powers
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Regular elections
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Article1 establishes legislator for US.
Establishes house and senate Every single state has a legislator. One of the Imp work of president is check and balance of legislative power. Article2 the executive of the US is solely concerned with one office Presidents Office. There were copying the separation of powers Article3 establishes judicial system courts each state Gov. has court system as well. 1st sentence of all three articles created Separation of powers. Article 4 was a grab bag Section4-“ The US should….” Legislator against domestic violence. Due to shays rebellion at the moment it was made to handle little rebellions. Republican form of Gov. means= a constitution |
separation power
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BR(may be)
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Article 5(worst written
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one written sentence)
One fundamental way to amend the constitution of US. 2 steps 1-One an amendments is proposed by some body and ratified by some body else Proposal = method that had always been used in Us by congress is proposal Many amendments put before congress. Congress proposes 2/3 of the house and 2/3 of the vote of senate. After proposal it moves to state legislatures 4 3-Quarters of the state legislators have to approve before it goes to amend constitution. Ex in a 100-body legislator 50+ is more. People are still in charge of this process |
indirect way of election.
State legislator have to pass amendment and is given to him by constitution the state governor have no say |
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3rd day
2nd part bill of rights it was part of the deal to get original constitution ratified. It was proposed by congress 2/3 of the house 2/3 of the senate sent to the state to ratified. It was proposed as 10 amendments mailed out as a packet. Each states voted on an amendment at a time. The BR was sent out to the sttes as 12 amendments and after the original constitution. It isn’t addendum. When 3 to 2 were adopted and became Amendments 1-10 A student at UT 1791 so college student got it ratified. 10 amendment were ratified by the states in 1791 this cons. Includes BR. why should Us BR applied to the states and limits it’s own power. Amendment 11to12 and 13 1870 they were still not giving them the right to vote. What every amendment is about. Quizlet it. 3rd amendment 11 to 12 |
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(The problem occurred the guy who invented the m. American politics had been Kansas Nebraska act and altered by 1850 we were headed for political crisis. Lincoln is the best interpreter of declaration of act. ) |
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4rth day on note book 5th day Senate-District 9 It was made to make sure Kelly Hancock is re-elected. The maps r drawn with the focus of republican and democratic neighbor hoods. Democracy means someone always losses. If you’re democrat in a republic district the possibility you will lose. Jerry medric all district are jerry medric. It becomes ill legal when you do certain forbidden things. JM was considered illegitimate move. They got away with district 9 was bcz the neck was short. Note book Texas legislature 2 chambers 3 numbers 4 term & limits 5 districts How bill becomes a law? House Leadership of both houses |
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