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Constitutional Underpinnings

Unit 1

1.1 - Identify the difference between government and politics.

1.1 - Identify the core principles of the American Revolution.

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Government is the formal structures and institutions through which binding decisions are made for citizens of a particular area.

Politics is the process by which the character, membership, andactions of a government are determined.

Government and Politics

Government and Politics

The hypothetical condition that preceded governments.◦ There must have been a time before government,

and so the question is how legitimate government could emerge from such a starting point, and what hypothetical reasons for entering a state of society by establishing a government.

State of Nature

Individuals unite into political societies by a process of mutual consent, agreeing to abide by common rules and accept corresponding duties to protect themselves and one another from violence and other kinds of harm.

Social Contract Theory

The colonists desired protected liberties based not on the king but on a “higher law” that embodied “natural rights,” such as those of life, liberty, and property, that were given by God.

These rights could not be taken away from anyone by anyone, theoretically.

By property, the revolutionaries did not be money, land, or economics; they meant the idea of being able to move up in life, of being capable of improving.

American Ideas

“All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

“That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

“That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.”

Declaration of Independence

Hobbes Locke Rousseau

But where’d they get these ideas?

Wrote The Leviathan◦ Argued that if humans were left to their own

devices, chaos and violence would ensue. In a state of nature, life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” He argued that the best way to protect life was to give total power to an absolute monarch.

◦ Purpose of government: to impose law and order to prevent the state of war. Designed to control, not represent.

Thomas Hobbes

Second Treatise on Civil Government◦ While Hobbes was concerned primarily the

protection of life, Locke went further and argued that liberty and property also needed to be respected.

◦ Believed life, liberty, and property were natural rights granted by God; it was the duty of all governments to respect and protect these rights. If government did not, then citizens have the right of revolution.

◦ Purpose of government: to secure natural rights for man. Should be representative, responsive to the people.

John Locke

Argued that only the only good government was one that freely formed with the consent of the people. This consent was shown in powerful “social contract,” which was an agreement among people.

Purpose of government: to bring people into harmony, uniting them under the “General Will.” Citizens can’t delegate, must be actively involved.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

With someone sitting next to you, complete the following assignment:◦ On a sheet of paper, create Twitter accounts or

Facebook pages for Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Write two tweets or status updates for each that reflect their views on the Declaration of Independence and/or their own views about the state of nature.

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1. In political science, the structures that make and enforce the ‘rules of the game’ are called:

A.the Constitution.B.the body of law.C.the political system.D.the government.

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2. Under this notion, individuals exchange certain rights for security.

A.Popular sovereigntyB.Social contract theoryC.Natural rightsD.The Great Squeeze

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3. This man believed the government’s role was to impose law and order to prevent the state of war. Designed to control, not represent.

a. Hobbesb. Lockec. Rousseau

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4. “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Which European philosopher discussed today would agree with this statement from the Declaration of Independence?a. Hobbesb. Lockec. Rousseau

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5. “The only good government is one that the people give permission to be in charge. You know, a sort of, social contract theory.”

Which European philosopher discussed today would agree with this statement?a. Hobbesb. Lockec. Rousseau

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Create a graph that highlights the main similarities and differences between Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau discussed in class today.

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What do you do if you have a disagreement with someone? How do you solve the problem? Give an example.

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Shays’s Rebellion, shown here, was an armed uprising that shocked the nation in 1786 and led to the Constitutional Convention a year later.

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Constitutional Convention of 1787LO 1.4 Assess the important compromises reached by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

The Delegates•74 delegates appointed, 55 arrived, 40 did the work•All white male landowners•George Washington elected to preside

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Constitutional Convention of 1787

Conflict and Compromise• Large vs. small states

• Virginia Plan – central gov’t based on population

• New Jersey Plan – representation equally distributed

• Connecticut Compromise – bicameralism – one chamber for large states, one for small states

• North vs. South• Three-fifths compromise

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Virginia Plan

Divided power between a legislature, executive, and judiciary

Checks and Balances Bicameral Congress Selected Executive Independent Judiciary “Council of Revision” National Supremacy

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New Jersey Plan

Divided government—legislature, executive, and judiciary

Unicameral Congress, each state represented equally by one vote

A “multi-member” Executive An independent Judiciary National Supremacy

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The Great Compromise◦ Three branches◦ Bicameral legislature with the ability to tax and

regulate commerce◦ Single executive◦ Independent judiciary empowered with judicial

review◦ National Supremacy

The Three-Fifths Compromise◦ Census

The Sectional Compromise◦ Simple majority of both houses of Congress to

regulate commerce

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Compromise2.6

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To Adopt or Not to Adopt?LO 1.5 Evaluate the arguments for and against the ratification of the Constitution.

Federalists•Seaboard and city regions•The Federalist written by Hamilton, Madison, Jay

Antifederalists• Backcountry

regions: farmers and relatively poor people

• Opposed strong central government

• Opposed lack of Bill of Rights

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Which of the following was not a part of the Virginia plan?

A. Bicameral legislatureB. Each state would be represented equallyC. National law would supersede state lawD. Three branches of government

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Which of the following was not a part of the New Jersey plan?

A. Unicameral legislatureB. Each state would be represented based on

populationC. National law would supersede state lawD. Three branches of government

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Which compromise was between large states and small states?

A. Virginia PlanB. New Jersey PlanC. Connecticut CompromiseD. Three-fifths Compromise

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Which compromise was between the North and South?

A. Virginia PlanB. New Jersey PlanC. Connecticut CompromiseD. Three-fifths Compromise

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The biggest contribution of the Antifederalists was ____.

A. The FederalistB. The Bill of RightsC. New York’s supportD. All of the above

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