HIST 2055 Chapter : 06-Oct
Document Summary
James madison is there and is central to writing the constitution. James morrison, hamilton, both there: they are worried about keeping power and order in the colony. Worried about anarchy: willingness to compromise, balance of power and liberty, still believe in virtue and popular sovereignty, they don"t think the national government has enough power. Local vs national interest: reduce fears that state legislative too responsive to people, figure out some problem of securing broader national vision. Leader of military: appoints a lot of people power, veto powers, they don"t want to create another king, just a president with appointment powers and veto powers, electoral college. Impeachment is really difficult: strong judiciary, allows for supreme court and other federal courts. Judicial review: could be amended, you can change the constitution, congress can pass an amendment, send it to state, get 1/3 votes, states can call for constitutional convention to write an amendment.
