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12 Cards in this Set
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According to DeTocqueville, what is an association?
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Association is ultimate form of an indiv which incr his strength by allying w/other people w/similar goals & incr legitimacy of their cause
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What is the difference between an association in England & in America?
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An association in England is seen as a rebellion or a secret society, whereas American association would be seen as engaging in democratic govt
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Dred Scott
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1857 slave went to live in free state and was sent back to slave state where he was forced to be a slave
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brown vs. school board of topeka
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separate is unequal, pertaining to schools
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What does Tocqueville see as the potential danger of a political association?
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Tyranny of Majority-those that are in the position of power(elected officials) ignore public interests and address only their own needs & their interests
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federalist
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advocate of centralized govt
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According to DeTocqueville, what would motivate a person to join an association?
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participate in govt(democracy), incr knowledge, put forth public sentiments, more effective in strength in numbers
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Why were blacks 3/5ths of a male in the constitution?
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Compromise between N & S, primarily for House of Representatives who had more representation depending on the population and used slaves to count as part of that population-enforcing their bondage
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What was the paradox(contradiction) in the U.S. Constitution?
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women had no right to vote, poor farmers in Shay's rebellion w/no economic equality b/c they had no say in the govt, voting required that white males 21+ w/50 acres of land to vote
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What systems of beliefs were utilized in the format of the U.S.'s constitution?
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Natural law, equal rights: life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, disdain of aristocracy
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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1896 racial segregation upheld by court, separate is equal
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Fugitive Slave Law
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legislat authorizing special commissioners to arrest actual or presumed fugitive slaves & return them to their owners
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