BIOL 206 Study Guide - Natural And Legal Rights, Human Nature, Connecticut Compromise
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It creates political institutions, assigns or divides powers in government and often provides certain guarantees to citizens. Sets the broad rules of the game: the rules are not neutral; some participants and policy options have advantages over others, the road to revolution. Shay"s rebellion: series of attacks on court houses by a small band of farmers led by revolutionary war captain. 3/5"s compromise: political equality and voting left to states(table 2. 2, economic issues, states had tariffs on products from other states, paper money was basically worthless, congress couldn"t raise money, actions taken: Powers of states to be limited: the individual rights issues, some were written into the constitutions. Strict rules of evidence for conviction of treason. Right to trial by jury in criminal case: some were not specified. Rights of the accused: to prevent a tyranny of the majority, madison proposed a government of: Now it had to be ratified(favors the status. Federalist concerning about the lack of basic liberties.
