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The Annapolis Convention

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  • by Alexander Hamilton

- recognized the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and tried to strengthen them

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Rhode Island

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“Rouge Island”

  • mad creditors accept paper tender
  • bad for our national credit
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Shay’s Rebellion

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  • cause: promised pensions to veterans, didn’t get them
  • Daniel Shay, shows weak AoC
  • rebellion goes on for months, the govt. is too weak to stop it
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The Philadelphia Convention

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  • by James Madison, all 13 states in
  • commit treason, threw away AoC
  • Patrick Henry “smelt a rat”
  • Franklin in France and mad about it
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Virginia Plan

large state plan

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  • by James Madison
  • bicameral legislature
  • based off population representation
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New Jersey Plan

small state plan

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  • by William Paterson
  • unicameral legislature
  • every state has equal representation
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Great Compromise

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-by Ben Franklin
-2 house legislature
-House: popular vote, financial legislation, impeach officers
-Senate: 2 from each state, approves president treaties, approve foreign ambassadors, write legislation, judge impeachments
Executive: by electoral college, sign or veto, commander in chief
-Judicial: by Senate, declare unconstitutional acts of Congress

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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  • 5 slaves = 3 citizens
  • protective tariff policy in North
  • North want tariffs, South say NO
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Constitution: Non-Democratics

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  • fed judiciary by president-by electoral
  • some states don’t get attention
  • white male citizens with no crime can vote
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Bill of Rights

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-to satisfy the Anti-Feds

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Exclusionary Rule

Probable Cause

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1- police find stuff without warrant, can’t be used in court

2- if provoked with sigh/hearing, police can get person

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1st Amendment

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Freedom of speech and press

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2nd Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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3rd Amendment

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Don’t have to quarter troops in your home

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4th Amendment

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No unwarranted police searches or seizures

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5th Amendment

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Due process of law, right to NOT testify against yourself

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6th Amendment

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Right to speedy trial, call witnesses, and have attorney

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7th Amendment

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Right to jury trial against another person

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8th Amendment

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No excessive bail or fines, no cruel or unusual punishment

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9th Amendment

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People have other rights- to be continued…

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10th Amendment

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All powers not expressly delegated to the central government belong to the people and the states

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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-filled Article 3 of Constitution

Chisholm v Georgia- made 11th Amendment- citizens from one state can’t sue another state

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Hamilton’s Economic Program

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Needed:
1 assumption of state debts
2 Bank of the United States
3 tariffs
4 excise tax
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Assumption of State Debts

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  • takes states rights away, all capital in the south

- $70 million

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Bank of the United States

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  • make money with interest
  • regulatory power
  • Madison says unconstitutional by the 10th Amendment
  • Hamilton says it is constitutional by the elastic clause
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Tariffs

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  • North like high protective tariffs
  • South not, traded crops with world
  • Tariff of 1789- satisfied everyone
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Excise Tax

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  • Whiskey Tax- on the distillation of whiskey, targeted farmers
  • Whiskey Rebellion- Washington stopped with Army, showed strength of the Constitution
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Intercourse Act

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Only way of obtaining Indian land way by treaty

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Foreign Affairs

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  • French Revolution come into US
  • Washington not to help French
  • Genêt Affair- begs US for help, being deported, receives death letter, is allowed to stay in US
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American Neutrality Problems

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  • Mississippi Territory dispute
  • Spain closed port of New Orleans
  • British no leave, we no give land
  • British impressments
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Jay’s Treaty

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-Jay was chief negotiator
Didn't:
-stop impressments
-make British leave
Did:
-open more ports
-Spanish think Britain and American is going to attack them
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Pinckney’s Treaty

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  • US have Mississippi Territory

- free access to port of New Orleans

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Washington’s Farewell Address

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  • stay out of foreign affairs
  • stay away from political parties
  • only 2 terms per president
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Election of 1796 and 1800

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-Both showed weakness of the Articles
1796- college behaving wrong, no tie
1800- college behaving right, tie

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12th Amendment

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President and Vice President run as a ticket

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XYZ Affair

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Adams sends 3 ambassadors to Talirand, 3 French want bribe, NOPE, 2 year long Quasi War
-Napoleon- Treaty of Morfontane- American neutrality

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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-limited freedom of press, revision of grievances
-1st test of 1st Amendment
THE THREE
1 jail/fine for bad talk of govt.
2 neutralization from 5 to 14 years
3 president can make anyone a persona non grata

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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

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  • A and S Acts unconstitutional
  • don’t apply in VA and KY
  • states have right to nullify federal law? YES!
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Contributions of Federalists

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1 strengthens fed. govt.
2 sound economic policy
3 construction of navy
4 accommodation of trade w/ Brits
5 neutrality with foreign wars
6 Marshall put in Supreme Court
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Election of 1800

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1 electors behaved
2 congress and executive branch controlled by feds.
3 feds. have to choose Dem-Rep
4 Hamilton give to Jefferson
5 burr kills Hamilton in duel
6 Burr secede from Union with the Louisiana Purchase

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Election of 1800 Long Term

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Opposite idea parties squared off, entire shift of power without bloodshed

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Election of 1800 Short Term

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Focus on well-educated farmers, Judiciary Act by Federalists

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Republican Motherhood

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  • have to train boys to participate in a democracy

- a chance for women to get to vote

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