Compromises of the Constitutional Convention
What is the Great Compromise?
Direct Democracy
People vote on laws directly
Broad participation in politics and Civil Society
What is a PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
The people rule and the government can only rule with the continued consent of the governed.
What is popular sovereignty?
Favored an elite democracy
Did not trust the majority to rule
Faction is inevitable so construct a government to control it
The protection of property is the main purpose of government
What is Federalist No. 10?
Wealthy Merchants, Landowners
Strong National Government >
Weak State Governments
Government by the elite
No Bill of Rights necessary
What is a federalist?
Body to choose the President
The number of electors (members) is equal to the total number of Congressmen
Each state may decide how to choose their delegates who are sent to the Electoral College
What is the Electoral College
Interest Groups influence policy making
What is a PLURALIST DEMOCRACY?
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What are natural rights?
Feared a pluralist and elite democracy
Republic would morph into power being held by a corrupt few
The people’s voices can better be heard by representatives who personally known them
Participatory democracy is desired
What is Brutus 1?
Thomas Jefferson
Laborers, Small Farmers
Called Democratic-Republicans
Weak National Government < Strong State Governments
Government of the common man
Protection for Individual liberties necessary
What is an Anti-Federalist?
When counting the population for representation in the House of Representatives, only 3 of every 5 slaves would be counted
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
Elected Representatives act as trustees for the voters
Emphasizes limited participation
Power concentrated with few and often wealthy
What is an ELITE DEMOCRACY?
The government cannot do things that infringe or impede the natural rights of the people. Separation of powers, checks and balances, and the Bill of Rights are examples.
What is limited government?
No power to tax people directly
No power to regulate commerce
No power to create and maintain an army
No President
No National Court
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Powers each branch has to check the power of another branch
What are checks and balances?
Congress could not interfere with the slave trade until 1808
What is the compromise on the importation of slaves?
The states hold the majority of power in governance and retain all of their own sovereignty.
What is a Confederate Government?
The idea that if the government is not protecting the natural rights of the people, the people have the right to alter or abolish that government.
What is social contract?
The tyranny of the majority must be limited by limiting the government from within the government.
What is Federalist No. 51?
Power is shared among 3 branches to prevent 1 branch from having too much power
What is the separation of powers?
mandated that tariffs were only to be allowed on imports from foreign countries and not exports from the U.S. This compromise also dictated that interstate commerce would be regulated by the federal government.
What is the commerce compromise.
The states and national government share power, often overlapping in their responisibilities and powers
What is federalism or cooperative federalism?
The idea that government officials and the government overall will be responsive to the will of the people.
What is republicanism?
Set the foundation for social contract, natural rights, and popular sovereignty for the United States.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
to accuse someone of misconduct
What is impeachment?