PSC 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: First Continental Congress, Connecticut Compromise, Perpetual Union
24 Feb 2016
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Us constitution defines the basic structure of our national government. Divides the gov"t into 3 branches and describes the powers of the branches, their relationships to each other, the interaction b/t gov"t and those governed, and relationship b/t national gov"t and the states. First continental congress meet september 1774 in philadelphia. Their objective was to restore harmony b/t great britain and the american colonies. 7 june 1776: virginia"s delegation called on the continental congress to express the colonies" reasons for declaring independence --> thomas jefferson drafted this (the. Declaration of independence: drafted by thomas jefferson, the document that proclaimed the right of the colonies to separate from great britain. Social contract theory: the belief that the people agree to set up rulers for certain purposes and thus have the right to resist or remove rulers who act against those purposes.
