POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bicameralism, Puritans, Limited Government
24 Jun 2016
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Awarded by king of england giving holder the rights to establish plantations and. A. 2. a) massachusetts in 1691 (wanted to govern in a puritan way) B. 1. a) does not write a form constitution for states. Thought about the idea of one constitution over all the states while the states still have their own constitutions. B. 1. b) enjoins them to organize their authority on basis of the people . Minimal modification to colonial charter and then add a bill of rights. Balance of power- strong bicameral legislatures, weak governors, and. 3 out of 13 unicameral because fear of repeating experience with the king. Post-civil war/ reconstruction got rewritten by many states. 1920s new states entered and revaluations in older states. Changes due to de facto power grabs by governors through the courts. Changed by neglect ignores the precedence of how the rules of the constitution work. Historical circumstances- events happening in a state at the time the constitution is.
