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10 Cards in this Set
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Autocracy |
a system of government by one person with absolute power. |
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Oligarchy |
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution |
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Democracy |
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
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Five Sectors of Society with Political Interest |
New England Merchants Southern Planters Royalists Shopkeepers, Artisans, Laborers Small Farmers |
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Main Political Concerns w/ 5 Sectors |
Taxes, Trade, Commerce |
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Articles of Confederation Goals (7) |
-limit central government -central gov based on Congress -No executive -No judiciary -execution of law left for States -members of articles of Congress=delegates -only one member from each state sent to congress |
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Powers of Articles of Congress (six) |
-Declare War -make peace -make treaties and alliances -coin and borrow money -negotiate trade w/ native Americans -appoint senior officers of army |
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Articles of Congress limits (six) |
- No levying taxes - couldn't regulate interstate commerce - army was militia from States - No judicial authority to settle national disputes - couldn't stop discrimination between States (foreign trade) - no way to enforce congress' will |
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Compromises for Constitution |
Representation -Virginia Plan -New Jersey Plan -Connecticut Plan - Great Compromise Slavery -3/5 Compromise |
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Goals of New Constitution (4) |
-promote commerce and protect property -guard against excessive democracy in all gov -New principles to satisfy States -protect people from gov encroachment |
