The Americans Flashcards

1
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What do the Americans focus on?

A

jefferson
hamilton
Madison

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2
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When did Jefferson become member of the house of burgesses?

A

1767 (age 24)

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3
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When was the “shot heard around the world” fired?

A

April 19 1775

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4
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Who writes the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas jefferson

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5
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Second continental congress

A

adopts declaration of independence
serves as conditional government through end of war

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6
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articles of confederation

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written same time as declaration
strongly emphasized limited government
no chief executive

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7
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what did the articles of confederation - states rights need to be ratified?

A

consent

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8
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what could states do because of the articles of confederation?

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sign treaties and mint their own currency

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9
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National congress elected by state legislature

A

could not enforce taxation
america owned foreign debt and couldn’t pay it because of this

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10
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when did Virginia call for a state convention on commerce?

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Sept. 1786

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11
Q

What would produce the constitution?

A

a deal was struck to meet the next year with only 5 delegations showing up

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12
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Shays rebellion

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massachusetts farmers lost their land because they couldn’t pay taxes or debts so they attacked the state arsenal

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13
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when was the constitutional convention?

A

May 1787

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14
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who mostly wrote the constitution?

A

Madison

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15
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Framer’s theory

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did not want to abandon all of the principles of confederation
equality, self rule, natural rights

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16
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Was abject of monarchy important in Framer’s theory?

A

yes

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17
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what did framer’s theory advocate for?

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republican democracy

18
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equality (framers theory)

A

unaddressed in constitution

19
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self rule (framers theory)

A

government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed

20
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natural rights (framers theory)

A

the ‘unalienable’ rights described in the declaration

21
Q

how long did the constitutional convention last?

A

may 25 - sept 17 1787

22
Q

when was the documented ratified?

A

June 21 1788

23
Q

three major fronts of the prominent debate

A

representation
powers of the national government
separation of powers
individual rights

24
Q

powers of national government

A

debates about power of congress

25
Q

separation of powers

A

anti federalists did not think that the constitution separated powers enough

26
Q

federalist debates

A

April 1787 and 1788
Hamilton, Madison and Jay wrote under Publius

27
Q

Federalist 10 (Madison)

A

warns against factions in American politics
establish a way to control negative effects of factionalism

28
Q

federalist 10 solutions

A

representative democracy
large republic gives people ability to choose ‘natural democracy’

29
Q

federalist 51 (Madison)

A

origin of checks and balances in the American system
if men were angels, no government would be necessary
ambition must be made to counteract ambition

30
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origin of checks and balances in the American system

A

if the president is trying to expand their power, they have to contend w/ a congress who is trying to expand their power

31
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if men were angels, no government would be necessary

A

if we were nice all the time we wouldn’t need gov.

32
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ambition must be made to counteract ambition

A

no one branch lets any other branch get too powerful

33
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federalist 23 (Hamilton)

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argues for benefits of national UNION
articles insufficient for preserving the union of states
‘energetic’ national gov. is necessary

34
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federalist 67 (Hamilton)

A

rationale for why presidents of us should look the way they do have have the power the way they do

35
Q

what does federalist 67 provide reasons for?`

A

why the American presidency would not devolve into a monarchy

36
Q

what does federalist 67 circle back to?

A

promote utility of checks and balances

37
Q

what does Hamilton assert in federalist 67?

A

checks are enough to keep the presidency from becoming ‘most dangerous branch’

38
Q

what did anti federalists fear?

A

strong central government would become tyrannical

39
Q

what did anti federalists think?

A

constitution did not go far enough in guaranteeing negative freedom

40
Q

what is the biggest concession anti federalists get?

A

guarantee that the bill of rights would be proposed for ratification

41
Q

when are the first ten amendments in the constitution ratified?

A

December 1791