Constitutional Democracy Chapter 1. Democracy Defined Government by the people, either directly or...
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Constitutional Democracy
Chapter 1
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Democracy Defined
Government by the people, either directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections.
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Core Questions
1. What conditions are conducive to democracy?2. How do we define constitutional democracy?3. What are the origins of constitutional democracy
in America?4. Who were the Framers and what was the origin
of their political thought?5. What were the main arguments for and against
ratification used by the Federalists & the Antifederalists?
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Chapter Outline
A. Defining Democracy
B. Conditions necessary for democracy
C. Roots of American Democracy
D. The Constitutional Convention of 1787
E. Adoption
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Shay’s Rebellion
Shay’s Rebellion pointed out the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation.
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The Constitutional Convention
Ratification of the Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia was a product of many compromises. Other issues such slavery were left unresolved.
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The Slavery Issue
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The States Ratify
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Direct Democracy
Government in which citizens come together to discuss and pass laws and select rulers.
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Representative Democracy
Government that derives its powers indirectly from the people, who elect those who will govern; also called a republic.
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Constitutional Democracy
A government in which those who exercise governmental powers do so as a result of winning free and relatively frequent elections and are subject to recognized, enforced limits on power of all government officials. It is the elections that make the government democratic; it is the recognized and enforced limits on power that make it constitutional.
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Constitutionalism
The set of arrangements such as checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process, and the Bill of Rights that requires our leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they make laws. We then hold them politically and legally accountable for how they exercise their powers.
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Statism
The idea that the rights of the state (meaning nation) are supreme over the rights of the individual.
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Popular Consent
The idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people its governs.
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Majority
A candidate or party wins more than half the votes cast to win an election.
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Plurality
A candidate or party wins the most votes cast, not necessarily more than half.
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Social Capital
Participation in associations that reinforce democratic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences.
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Ideology
One’s basic beliefs about power, political values, and the role of government-beliefs that arise out of education, economic, and social conditions and experiences.
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Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the American states, drafted in 1777, ratified in 1781, and replaces by the present Constitution in 1789.
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Annapolis Convention
A convention held in September 1786 to consider problems of trade and navigation, attended by five states and important because it issued the call to Congress and the states for what became the Constitutional Convention.
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Constitutional Convention
The convention in Philadelphia, May 25 to September 17, 1787, that framed the Constitution of the United States.
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Shay’s Rebellion
Rebellion by farmers in western Massachusetts, in 1886-87, protesting mortgage foreclosures; led by Daniel Shays and important because it highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for a Constitutional Convention went out.
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Bicameralism
The principle of a two-house legislature.
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Virginia Plan
Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature, the lower house to be elected by the voters and the upper chosen by the lower.
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New Jersey Plan
Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally.
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Connecticut Compromise aka The Great Compromise
Compromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population, and upper house in which each state would have two senators.
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Three-fifths Compromise
Compromise agreement between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention in which the slave population would be counted at three-fifths for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
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Federalists
Supporters of ratification of the Constitution whose position promoting a strong central government was later voiced in the Federalist party.
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Anti-federalists
Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government generally.
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The Federalist
Series of essays promoting ratification of the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison in 1887 and 1788.
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
1. Congress had no direct authority over citizens but had to work through the states; it could not pass laws or levy taxes in order to carry out its responsibilities to defend the nation and promote is well-being.2. Congress could not regulate trade between the states or with other nations. States taxed each others goods and even negotiated their own trade agreements with other nations.3. Congress had to handle administrative duties because there was no executive branch.4.Congress could not forbid the states from issuing their own currency, further complication interstate trade and travel.5. The lack of a judicial system meant that the national government had to rely on state courts to enforce national laws and settle disputes between states. In practice, state courts could overturn national laws.
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The Virginia & New Jersey Plans
Virginia PlanLegitimacy derived from
citizens, based on popular representation
Bicameral LegislatureExecutive size undetermined,
elected and removable by Congress
Judicial life-tenure, able to veto state legislation
Legislature can override state laws
Ratification by citizens
New Jersey PlanDerived from states, based on
equal votes for each stateUnicameral legislatureMore than one person,
removable by state majorityNo power over the statesGovernment can compel
obedience to national lawsRatification by states
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Ratification of the US Constitution
StateDelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode Island
DateDecember 7, 1787December 12, 1787December 18, 1787January 2, 1788January 9, 1788February 6, 1788April 28, 1788May 23, 1788June 21, 1788June 25, 1788July 26, 1788November 21, 1798May 29, 1790
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Creating the Republic
April 1775: American Revolution begins at Lexington and Concord
June 1775: George Washington assumes command of Continental forces
November 1777: Articles of Confederation adopted by the Continental Congress
March 1781: Articles of Confederation ratified by all the states
October 1781: British defeated at YorktownApril 1783: Congress ratifies peace treaty with BritainAugust 1786: to February 1887: Shay’s Rebellion in
western Massachusetts
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May 1787: Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia
September 1787: Constitution of the United States adopted by Constitutional Convention
June 1788: Constitution ratified by nine statesJanuary and February 1789: First national electionsMarch 1789: United States Congress meets for the first
time in New YorkApril 1789: George Washington inaugurated as first
presidentSeptember 1789: John Jay becomes first chief justice of
the United StatesSeptember 1789: Congress proposes Bill of RightsDecember 1791: Bill of Rights (first ten amendments)
ratified as part of the U.S. Constitution