Midterm Flashcards
Nationalist position
Rejects idea of constitution as a compact among the states
Government is not an agent of states
People, not the states, created both national and state governments
Government is not subordinate to states
Powers expressly delegated to national government should be expanded as much as possible to carry out people’s will
Federalists vs. anti federalists
Federalists: favored new constitution and argued that without a strong national government, anarchy would triumph
Anti-Federalists: opposed new constitution and complained it was extralegal (not legal) because congress authorized convention only to revise articles.
Lacked bill of rights to protect rights of states
State position
Constitution is a compact among the states
States created national government and gave it only certain limited powers
Doubt about power goes in favor of states
National government is an agent of the states
Believe states governments are closer to the people and can better reflect their wishes than national gov.
Proletariat:
Bourgeoisie
Communism
Socialism
The industrial working class, concentrated in factories
Middle class, owners of industrial capital such as factories and land
Economic system advanced by German philosopher Karl Marx in The Communist Manifesto
Government owns everything to put it simply
Cloture
Quorum
Limits debate by allowing senator to speak on a bill for an hour, it’s a vote thing
Minimum number of members needed for official legislative action
Types of congressional committees
Select, joint, conference, standing committees
SJCS
Strengths of the articles of confederation
- gave the colonists a form of government that enabled them to win the revolutionary war and make a treaty to end the war.
- congress was able to pass the land ordinances of 1785 and 1787.
Weaknesses of the articles of confederation
- government could not tax so they were broke
- government could not regulate interstate commerce
- government could not amend the articles of confederation
