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1 belief of Hobbs

  • Self-preservation

  • Abolute monarchy

  • NEED GOV to protect pep taking pep right

  • Impose law

  • Negative POV

  • No representation

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Federalism

national and subdivisional governments both exercise direct authority over individuals

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Necessary & Proper Clause

setting forth the implied powers of Congress

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Define

which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature (Senate) and representation based on population in the other house

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What are the reserved powers of the state?

powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

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2 belief of Locke

  • Perfect euality & freedom todo whatever

  • Natural rights & natural laws

  • Protect natural rights

  • Represenative democracy

  • “Consent of gov”

  • Gov promoted PUBLIC GOOD

  • TABULA ROSA: human mind, blank slate

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Expressed Powers

notion that the constitution grants to the federal government only those powers specifically named in its text

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Full Faith & Credit Clause

requiring each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states.

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What are the compromises in the Constitution?

Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Electoral College. The Great Compromise settled matters of representation in the federal government.

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What are examples of reserved powers?

include such powers as those To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.

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3 belief of Montesquieu

  • Basic types of gov: republics, monarchies, despotisms

  • Checks & balances

  • Seperation of powers

  • RULE OF LAW

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Federalist

Each level must have some domain in which its policies are dominant and some genuine political or constitutional guarantee of its authority

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Supremacy Clause

establishes that federal laws/United States Constitution take precedence over state laws/state constitutions

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What were the 5 compromises of the Constitutional Convention?

  • Great Compromise. MPI/Archive Photos / Getty Images. ...
  • Three-Fifths Compromise. Library of Congress/Public Domain. ...
  • Commerce Compromise. ...
  • Slave Trade Compromise. ...
  • Election of the President: The Electoral College.
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What is an example of full faith and credit?

general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof

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3 beliefs of Rousseau

  • “Natural man”

  • Emotion & reason balance important

  • Women naturally dif from men

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Antifederalist

individual who opposed the ratification of the new Constitution in 1787. The Anti-Federalists were opposed to a strong central government

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Reserved Powers

that are not specifically delegated to the national government or denied to the states

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What did the Great Compromise do?

agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States

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full faith and credit clause and what does it say?

 requires that all decisions, public records, and rulings from one state be honored in all the other U.S. states

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Locke & Hobbs Social Contact Theories

Hobbs: People give up ALL freedom so gov can keep you safe

Locke: People agree to give up some freedoms for gov protect of natural rights

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3 antifederalist

3 federalists

F: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay 

A:James Winthrop, Patrick Henry and George Mason 

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Concurrent Powers

authority possessed by both state and national governments

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What is the Bill of Rights compromise?

helped gather enough support for the Constitution to ensure its ratification and lead to the adoption of the first ten amendments

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What does a federalist stand for?

supporters of the proposed Constitution

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