POLI SCI 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: First Continental Congress, Stamp Act Congress, Stamp Duty
23 Oct 2016
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Fiorina new american democracy: establishing a constitutional democracy chapter 2. Federalism: those who wrote and campaigned for ratification of the constitution. Anti-federalists: those who opposed ratification of the constitution. Constitution: basic governing document of the us. Divine right: doctrine that says g-d selects the sovereign for the people. Royal colony: (cid:272)olo(cid:374)(cid:455) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) the ki(cid:374)g"s represe(cid:374)tati(cid:448)e (cid:449)ith the ad(cid:448)i(cid:272)e of a(cid:374) ele(cid:272)ted assembly (example: jamestown) Politi(cid:272)k, for our (cid:271)etter orderi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d preser(cid:448)atio(cid:374)(cid:863: established the principle that the government resulted from the people"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t. Many colonies were initially organized as proprietary colonies (colony governed either by a prominent english noble or by a company), but later became royal colonies. John locke argued that governmental power must take several forms, each requiring a different institution through a separation of powers. Montesquieu solidified the 3 branches with the legislative, executive, and judicial: citizen rights and representation:
