Basic Principles of Government
What os government ?
The organization between the governed and governing .
What is Social Contract ?
A document prepared by the colonies in order to take a stance against British polices that was sent to the King .
Delegates were never in the Philadelphia at the same time and was largely dominated by sectionalist interests.
What were the main issues that resulted from the Conditional Convention?
Wanted to allow white males over the age fo 25 to vote, wanted voters to be property to be property owners and decided to allow each states to determine voting requirements.
What were key voting issues ?
things a government decides to do (taxation, education, healthcare, etc).
What is public policy. ?
Right of kings.
What is Divine Right Theory?
Primary goal was to establish a ''firm friendship among'' among the states .
What was the main goal of the Articles of Confederation ?
Upper level of society in the states, no women, no enslaved people. and no one from the working class.
What was the demographic of delegates at the Constitutional Convention ?
Northern states wanted to count enslaved people for taxation , while Southern states did not want them to have representation. Enslaved people would count as 3/5's a person for taxation and representation.
What is the Three=Fifths Compromise?
The power to write law and frame public policy.
What is Legislative power?
Former colony became a independent central government that had total sovereignty.
What is the Declaration of Independence ?
A convention where each states received one vote on issues and states could send as many delegates as they wanted.
What is the Constitutional Convention ?
George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin.
Who were the key figures at the Constitutional Convention ?
Southern states wanted to protect their economy, while Northern states agreed that states must follow national guidelines for trade .
What were key differences among Northern and Southern states when it came to their viewpoint regarding trade and commerce issues?
The power to execute , enforce , and administer law.
What is executive power?
States gave most of their sovereignty to the central government States retained a small amount of sovereignty.
What is the Constitution ?
This gave the delegates in the convention an incentive to change the government .
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Presented the Virginia Plan, argued that the Articles of the Confederation were so flawed they had to amended, and aimed to discard the Articles of Confederation and created a new government.
What impact did Governor Randolph have ?
No experience required under the Articles of the Confederation , established a Supreme Court, and Congress established inferior courts.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The power to interpret the law, to determine laws meaning, and settle disputes that arise in society?
What is Judicial power?
Former colonies gave a small amount of power to a central government and former colonies kept their power.
What is the Articles of Confederation ?
One vote for each states regardless of size, Congress is powerless to lay and collect taxes, no national court system , and no executive act or force of Congress.
What are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Favored three branches of government , a bicameral legislature, a ''National Executive'', and ''National Judiciary''.
What is the Virginia Plan ?
A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay the supported the new draft of the Constitution that parked mass beat among government official and bodies.
What were the Federalist Papers?