Chapter 6 Flashcards
(Pg 9/3) Pinckney suggested
That the first branch be elected by the state legislatures instead of the people
(Pg 9/3) property:
Right which a man would fight to defend
(Pg 9/3) liberty, property, and no stamps:
First slogan of the American Revolution
(Pg 9/3) continental congress had said the
Colonists were entitled to “life, liberty, and property”
(Pg 9/3) John jay:
“The people who own the government ought to govern it”
(Pg 9/3) resolve 4
“That the members of the first branch of the national legislature ought to be elected by the people of the several states”
(Pg 12/4) America was
Middle class
(Pg 12/4) the convention…
Debated, argued, and quarreled over the nature and disposition of the American people
(Pg 12/4) convention overrode…
Property conditions and in the end the U.S. Constitution required no property qualifications for men who were to govern the nations
(Pg 12/4) to the convention the words vigorous, energetic, etc. meant
“A government with strong central powers”
(Pg 12/4) representation was necessary because
People could not act collectively
(Pg 12/4) opposition to popular election would come from
State governments
(Pg 12/4) Madison states that people must
Elect at least one branch of the legislature
(Pg 12/4) George read:
Signer of the declaration
“Lawyer who had been in politics all his life”
Preferred all boundaries of states to be erased
(Pg 12/4) question of resolve 5
“How many senators would be suitable and how should they be elected?”
