Am Gov.

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Article 2

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The president serves 4 years. to be president you have to be a natural born citizen, 35 years old, and 14 years resident of the United States.

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Articles 1

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Have to be 25 years old, 7 years citizen and live in the state you represent to be house representative and senator.

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Article 3

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Judicial power vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior courts.

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Article 4

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Full faith and credit shall be given in each state.

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Article 5

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To become an amendment it has to go through 2/3 of state legislatures.

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Article 6

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The constitution is the supreme law of the land. All members of congress must take an oath to support the constitution.

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Powers of congress

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Raise and spend taxes, borrow money, regulate trade/economy of states, rules for becoming citizen and bankruptcy, make and give value to money, punish counterfeiters, make post offices, establish lower courts, protect ships on the high seas, declare war, make and fund an army, establish a navy, rules for armed forces, calling the national guards, rules for national guards, laws for D. C. And new lands, make laws to run government.

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Natural Rights Philosophy

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Based on imagining what life would be like without a government (State of Nature).
“The state of nature has a law to govern it witch obliges every one… No one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.” John Locke
Focuses on the individual rights and needs of each person.

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John Locke

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Locke believed that people are basically reasonable, but also looked out for their own self interest.
1632-1734
People have the following natural rights: Life, Liberty, Property

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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legitimate authority comes from the social contract agreed upon by all individuals. The authority should only do that which is best for the collective group.

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Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes: In order to gain protection from the state, one must give some of their rights.
In order to get something you have to give up something.

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Limited Vs. Unlimited Government

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Limited government: Government must follow certain rules and regulations.
Unlimited government: Government does not have any specific rules to follow (dictatorship)

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Main Ideas of Government

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Checks and balances: limitations on each other
Separation of powers: responsibilities divided among branches.
Federalism: powers are shared between states and national government.
Republicanism: representative democracy, power with the people.

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Classical Republicanism

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Citizens are expected to participate in government for common good.
Limitation on individual rights
Moral education
Small, uniform community: People will care for each other in a smaller community.
Official established religion.

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Articles of Confederation: strengths and weaknesses

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First version of the constitution, giving most power to states tried to set friendship between states.
Established a firm league of friendship, simple government, important powers given to congress, states provided funds and troops requested by congress.
States fought, denied trade, and shays’ rebellion.

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Connecticut Compromise

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Congress would consist of two houses
The senate would be equally represented.
The House of Representatives would be based on population.

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3/5ths Compromise

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This debate came from deciding whether slaves should be counted as citizens or not
Southern states believed slaves should be counted, while many northerners did not.
In the end all slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person.

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Types of Primaries

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Direct primary – an election held within a party to pick a candidate for the general election. Two types: closes and open.
Closed primary – only declared party members can vote. Receive only one ballot based on party affiliation.
Open primary — any qualified voter can cast a ballot. Usually receive two ballots, one from each major party.

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Caucuses

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A caucus is a group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support.
Caucuses are still used today in Iowa.

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Electoral College: Pros and Cons, other systems

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A group of citizens that cast Their votes for president
The founders feared a direct election would be difficult as communication and transportation was slow.
Also feared that citizens would not be able informed enough to make a rational decision.
The number of senators PLUS the number of representatives in a state make up their electoral votes.
Cons: Faithless Elector – an elector that does not vote according to the state’s popular vote.
Winner-takes-all system – whichever presidential candidate wins the most popular vote, wins all of the electors in the state.
Pros: The president must have a wide geographic distribution of support to win.
Encourages a two-party system.
Keeps more radical parties from entering the presidential race.