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Early 1200's Imposed taxes lead to Magna Carta |
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Ideal Cut with king John to limit his powers Focused on taxation Property Rights: private property est. Rights of the Accused: fit crime to punish (permenant document, early form of Const.) |
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legislature elected by people stripped rights from king |
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| 1688-Parliament wins over king overthrows him |
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Britain setles 13 colonies w/ 13 sep. govts. colonial legislature elected royal governer- appointed by king of england |
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1754-1763 taxes- stamp act protesters= patriots (against brits) Tax collecters and troups = red coats |
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1770 Brits killed unarmed Patriots at a riot |
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| Battles at Lexington And Concord |
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1775 Minute men (be ready to respond in a minute) |
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1774 1st meeting reps all 13 colonis in phillidelphia Ben. Franklin, John Adams, George Washington |
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| Declaration Of Independance |
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1776 Thomas Jefferson "all men=" unailienable rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness) |
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Royal Governers Judges troops trade taxation w.o. rep. rights of the accused |
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1775-1781 G.Washington-army |
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weak and limited power 1770-1790 No exec. Branch-President No Judicial Branch-No fed. Courts |
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| Legislative Branch- Continental Congress |
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State Delegates- No elections: apptd by leg., each state 1 vote laws req. 2/3 maj.- 9 states Const. Amends.-Unanimous-13 for |
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1980? taxes spending-asks state for money no control over country no control over commerce |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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1787 congress stronger powers representation of states |
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Larger states Bicameral (two-housed) |
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Lower house- state population- elections Upper house- appointed by the Lower house |
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Small States unicameral (one-house) |
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| each house- equal representation |
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Bicameral House of Reps- state pop.-direct elect- 2 yr terms Senate-States-Equal Rep. 2 per state( 100 sen. in senate) 6 yr terms |
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1820 Congress vs. Senate- unresolved no ban for 20 yr. South- count all slaves North- count no slaves *led to 3/5 comp. |
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states count some slaves- state pop. every 3 out of 5 count= 60% |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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Exec. Branch- enforce laws(foreign policy & defence) president-abuse power n.j. plan-small states virginia plan- large states |
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| Const. Convention term limits |
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term- 4yrs short-1 long-7 term- No term limits 2 term limit- 8 year 22nd ammend. (1940s) |
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Electors -state =# members- house 7 senate can't be members of congress must be independent- majority vote selected by state legislatures or direct election |
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stronger nat'l govt. limits power |
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legislative- makes laws- article I (Congress) Executive-enforces laws,admins programs foreignpolicy & defence -article II (President, Bureacuracy) Judicial- interprets laws- article III (Fed judges,Supreme Court) |
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Senate 2/3 maj vote- conduct trial censure- officially dissaproval fines-penalties |
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Division of powers Nat'l powers vs. States |
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1777-1778 articles of confed. weak nat'l govt.- few powers delegates powers to lower unites |
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Defense (army& navy-declare war) powers belong only to nat'l govt. written in const. |
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(taxes-courts-legislatures) belong to both states and nat'l govt. |
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(Education) belong to states not mentioned in const. |
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const. gaurentees boundries can't be changed states regulate elections redraw boundries for house districts |
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| Federalism and Implied Powers |
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Flexibility allow fed govt. expansion general and broad |
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1916 16th amaendment-income tax |
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regulation of buisness and trade rail- computers- airplanes |
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| Necessary And Proper Clause |
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Fed Government can create anything related to enumerated powers defences-enumerate-army& navy -airforce (nec and prop b/c no planes when wrote!) |
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federal laws supereme to state leg. |
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1803 first time a law declared unconst. |
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1819 broad interp.of supremacy clause & nec. and prop. clauses |
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1789-1828 fed govt. expansion strong prez (washington) supreme court ( john marshall 1801-1835) marburry v. maddison mcculloch vs. maryland |
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1828-1865 states gain more power jackson(1828-36) fed govt. more limited powers veto power weak 1 term presidents (1836-60) slavery |
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1865-1932 dual federalsim era fed govt- foreign policy- defence/ econ devel. states- education, social welfare, civil rights |
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FDR 1930's fed govt. job programs welfare-unemployment pay social security |
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L. Johnson 1960's civil rights health care (medicare/medi-caid) |
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1968-2008 Nixon in 68- rep- law and order power returned to states (Devolution) fed govt tax and budget cuts 80's reagan 90's rep. congress/ welfare reform |
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