American Politics And Issues: Chapter 4

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Summarizes the fundamental prizes of American self- government

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The Preamble

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League of Friendship

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Articles of Confederation

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Articles Weakness

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No executive

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Elites

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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:

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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:

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1. Social Contract

2. Limited Government

3. Concept of the Governed

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Founders goal was simple:

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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

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Republic

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Big States Plan

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Virginia Plan

•Two Houses, Representation in both based on population

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Small States Plan

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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

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Apportionment

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Apportionment

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The proportional distribution of the seats in a legislative body

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The great compromise

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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

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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

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Tyranny

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Federalism

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Division of power between the national government and the state governments

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Separation of Powers

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The power to make, administer, and judge the laws- was split into 3 branches

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Senators

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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

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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

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Concentration of Power

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Undemocratic Features

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•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

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Federalists

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Opposed ratification of thr constitution

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Anti-Federalists

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Ratification

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Article 7

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Judicial Branch

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Marbury vs. Madison 1803

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Reconstruction Ammendemens

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