American Government

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American Government

• Chapter 2 cool review

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Early History (section 1)

• Early political documents from British history
  included such things as trial by jury and due
  process
• The colonists came to America with a belief in a
  limited, representative government
• The colonies were established for separate
  reasons and therefore didnt see themselves as
  friends

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Ha ha, you cant get us across the ocean
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Remember!!

• The colonists were used to ruling themselves
  since the King was so far away.
• Many of the colonies made quite a bit of money
  off of trade

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Colonists get angry section 2(bring on Jerry
Springer)

• Since the colonists liked ruling themselves, new
  royal policies were not well accepted
• Ruling of the colonies was more federal
• Colonists tried to unite (Albany Plan, etc.) but
  that never really worked out.

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I told them the Albany plan was a good idea.
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But they were pushed over the edge!!

• Stamp Act (even though it was repealed)
• Led to no taxation without representation
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• First Continental Congress sent an angry doc to
  the king
• Second CC Revolution begins

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Dear George

• We want to break up!! The DoI is written- major
  ideas are
• Natural rights
• Limited government
• Liberty, liberty, liberty

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Do over!! Lets make a new government (section 3)

• The Articles of Confederation emerge in 1777
• States have all the power
• National gov can not tax, regulate trade, no
  executive, no judicial branch
• Can not be amended unless everyone agrees
• Essentially no national government!

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• Need for a stronger government led to
• The constitutional convention!!!

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Constitution Time!! (section 4)

• Part One Writing the dang thing
• Compromise, compromise, compromise
• Virginia wants a bicameral, representative gov
  while New J wants a unicameral, one state-one
  vote gov
• This led to.the GRRRREAT Compromise
• Or connecticut compromise
• There was also the 3/5 and slave trade compromise
• So are we done?

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Not so fast!!(section 5)

• Convention part two Do we sign this thing?
• Federalists agreed- heck yeah!!!
• The Anti-federalists complained
• It doesnt have a BoRs
• It doesnt mention God
• It gives too much power to the pres (ie KING?!)
• It doesnt let states print money
• It could enslave a free people!!! (Patrick Henry
  says)

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In the end

• 9 states ratify
• Finally Virginia and New York join in
• George W becomes the first president