2. What is a state? The state —a body of , living in a organized and with the to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority PEOPLE POWER POLITICALLY DEFINED TERRITORY
16. JOHN ADAMS ROGER SHERMAN ROBERT LIVINGSTON THOMAS JEFFERSON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Committee of Five
17. When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth…
18. When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation .
27. Virginia Plan Presented by Edmund Randolph May 29; conceived by James Madison , “the Father of the Constitution”
28. Virginia Plan LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF REVISION Supreme Tribunals Elected by the people Proportional representation based on population/tax Elected by state legislatures Elects Establishes Inferior Courts HOUSE SENATE VETO
39. PAST DOCUMENTS JOHN LOCKE TWO TREATISES MONTESQUIEU SPIRIT OF LAWS MAGNA CARTA KING JOHN; 1215; ENGLAND
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45. PAST DOCUMENTS JOHN LOCKE TWO TREATISES MONTESQUIEU SPIRIT OF LAWS MAGNA CARTA KING JOHN; 1215; ENGLAND ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS VIRGINIA BILL OF RIGHTS WILLIAM AND MARY GEORGE MASON ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION US FAILED 1 ST ATTEMPT
50. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION US 1 ST FAILED ATTEMPT KING GEORGE III’s RULE COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS/STATE CONSTITUTIONS
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Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Democracy —supreme political authority rests with the people Direct —will of the people is directly turned into public policy Indirect —representative democracy Dictatorship —those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people Autocracy —single person holds unlimited power Monarchy —hereditarily entitled Dictatorship —entitled by force Oligarchy —power is held by a small, usually self-appointed group
Democracy —supreme political authority rests with the people Direct —will of the people is directly turned into public policy Indirect —representative democracy Dictatorship —those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people Autocracy —single person holds unlimited power Monarchy —hereditarily entitled Dictatorship —entitled by force Oligarchy —power is held by a small, usually self-appointed group
METHOD 2: Geographic distribution of power Unitary government —all powers by the government belong to a single, central agency Federal government —powers are divided between a central government and a local government (division of powers) Confederate government —an alliance of independent states
METHOD 3: Relationship between Legislative and Executive Branches Presidential government —executive and legislative branches of the government are Parliamentary government —the executive branch comes from the legislative branch
Powers; representation; slavery Preserve order but protect liberty
Presented by Edmond Randolph
Powers; representation; slavery Preserve order but protect liberty
Presented by Edmond Randolph
Powers; representation; slavery Preserve order but protect liberty
