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The Connecticut (great) Compromise

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  • suggested by Ben Franklin
  • Virginia based in population
  • New Jersey based on equality
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New Jersey Plan

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  • small state got together & respond with it
  • kept most of Article of Confederation, just strengthen national government
  • unicameral legislature, one state; one vote
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What is based on in representation in the house ?

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Based on population

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What based on in representation in the senate?

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Based on equality

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3/5 Compromise

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Delegates compromise 60%; counting slaves as 3/5

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Slave trade compromise

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  • prohibit slave import, delay 20 years, 1807 slaveholder could be tax $10 per import slave
  • constitution implicitly recognize slavery
  • 1807 congress abolish slave importation
  • 1865, 13th amendment abolish it
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Who should declare war?

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Constitution said CONGRESS had right to declare war

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Bill of right

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  • sept 12-17: delegate tune in final draft, voting until last day
  • Written by James Madison
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Federalist

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  • support constitution
  • stress weakness of Article
  • led by James Madison/ Alexander Hamilton
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Anti-federalist

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  • Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Samuel Adam

- oppose constitution -object ratification method, absence mention of God, denial of state right to print $

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Congress

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  • makes law(meet in Capitol)
    - senate: 2 from each state
    - House of Representatives
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Presidency

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Executes, enforce law

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Federal courts

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Interpret law

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Federalism

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Power is divided between federal (national or central) government/ 50 states

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Limited government

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Gov only does what it is to authorized to do by people in constitution

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Republicanism

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Vote to elect people to represent us in congress

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Popular sovereignty

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People have power

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Majority rule with minority rights

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Accept results of election/ representative decision but remember to respect rifts of those who lost votes of election (minority)

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The Bill of Rights

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Protect our basic rights/ liberties from federal interference; added to constitution

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1st Amendment

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Freedom of…

  • religion (separation of church/ state)
  • assembly(right to gather peacefully)
  • press (to criticize the gov in print)
  • petition ( the gov for grievance)
  • speech ( to criticize the government)
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2nd Amendment

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Right to keep and bear arms(weapons) i

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3rd Amendment

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No quartering of soldiers in home (can’t do it during peacetime)

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4th Amendment

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No search/seizure without a warrant or “probable cause”

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5th Amendment

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No double jeopardy (cannot be tried for same crime twice)

- canning compel to be witness against yourself (“plead or take the fifth”)

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6th Amendment

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-rights of the accused
  A. Right to a speedy/public trial
  B. Right to lawyer
  C. Right to be inform of charge 
  D. Right to be confronted by witness
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7th Amendment

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Edit to trial the jury

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8th Amendment

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No cruel nor unusual punishment

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9th Amendment

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Unenumerated(list) right

  1. Just because some rights are not listed doesn’t mean they do not exist
  2. Basic for rights of:
    - privacy
    - birth control
    - abortion
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10th Amendment

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Reserve power

- powers not listed or specifically denied are reserved to the states

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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  • set number of Supreme Court judges at 6 (changed to 9 in 1869)
  • est. 3 circuit courts and 13 district court
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Revenue Laws (for source of income)

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  • tariffs on imported good
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Thomas Jefferson

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  • 1st Secretary of State

- in $2

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Henry Knox

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1st (largest) secretary of war

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Sugar Act (1764)

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  • tax sugar to reduce illegal trade

- vice-admiralty court (punish smugglers)

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Current Act (1764)

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  • colonist could no longer use paper money

- printing because shortage of it

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Stamp Act (1765)

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  • tax on paper doc: newspaper, etc.
  • colonist upset by/c passed without consent of colonial assembly
  • 1st “internal” tax, so it affected more people directly instead of “external”
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Federalist Paper

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  • John Jay
  • Madison
  • Hamilton
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Patrick Henry and The Virginia Resolves

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  • believes Americans had rights as ENGLISH

- Virginians should pay tax that were passed by VA assembly

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James Otis

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Called for “inter colonial congress” to take action against stamp act

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Sons of Liberty

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Terrorized stamp act collectors

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Declaratory Act

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  • passed after repeal of Stamp Act

- stated parliament can pass any law

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Charles Townshend

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Official state of national treasury

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Quartering Act if 1765

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  • Colonist must provide shelters and supplies for British soldiers
  • NY disbanded for not complying
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Townshend Duties

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  • tax on import “external”

- isn’t as upset as Stamp act

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Tea Act of of 1773

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-lower cost of tea but design to bail out of British E. India Comp., anger colonist

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Quebec Act

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Extended boundaries of Quebec south closing off western expansion of 13 colonies
- granted political rights to Roman Catholics

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Jean-Jocaques Rousseau

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Enlightment thinker advocate legal and political equality for all

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Battle of bunker hill

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  • 1st battle America did to Britain
  • led to moral and belief increase in military
  • America lost
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Battle of Saratoga (Oct. 1777)

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  • Amer. ( Gate) defeated Brit (Burgoyne)

- French aid/ alliance

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