POSC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Town Hall Meeting, Direct Democracy, Limited Government
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Constitution: democracy, rule by the people, popular sovereignty, political equality, political liberty, direct democracy, form of political decision-making in which the public business voted upon, ex: town hall meeting, representative democracy. Declaration of independence: call to revolution rather than framework, articulated ideas codified in constitution, natural rights, not government given or taken, government to protect. If fail to protect rights: withdraw consent, create new one, 27 paragraph rants. Articles of confederation: loose (cid:862)league of frie(cid:374)dship(cid:863) a(cid:373)o(cid:374)g states, all laws approved by 9 of 13, amending articles must be unanimous. Confederacy: states have power, sovereignty, weak central government, no finance, unable to defend in foreign affairs, ca(cid:374)"t pre(cid:448)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)er(cid:272)ial (cid:449)arfare. Ineffective and unworkable: goal, protect individual rights, strong and effective in large scale. Compromises: great compromise, bicameral legislature, senate= 2, house of rep= based on population, three-fifths compromise. Involving executive: ex: length of president term.
