Thursday, November 18, 2010
Government Quiz Next Class For Bday
Next class you will have a short 20 point quiz on the three plans for government. Know the New jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, and the Hamilton Plan inside and out. The chart on page 69 in Challenege to Democracy will help you as well.
Government Notes 11/18/2010
What do we mean by the word Constitution?
•As a term in politics
oSignifies a system of fundamental principles- a body of basic laws- for governing a state or country
oA constitution is a design for permanent political order
•A Constitution does it’s work through what is known as THE RULE OF LAW
oPeople respect and obey laws rather than follow their own whims or yield to the force of someone else
Without a pattern of basic law, people could not live together in peace. Lacking a tolerable constitution, they never would know personal safety, or protection of their property, or any reasonable freedom.
A constitution is an effort to impose order for the achievement of a certain ends
•Ends are set forth in the preamble
To understand liberty, order, and justice, you must think of their opposites slavery, disorder, and injustice
No country has ever attained perfect freedom, order, and justice for everyone
•Presumably no country ever will
•Human beings and societies are imperfect
All good constitutions change over the years because the circumstances of a nation change
Good Constitutions provide:
1.Stability and continuity in the governing of a country
2.Restraining government from assuming powers that rightfully belong to other political entities
3.Establish a permanent arrangement that enables public officials and others with political authority to represent the people they govern
4.Hold public officials directly accountable to the people
•As a term in politics
oSignifies a system of fundamental principles- a body of basic laws- for governing a state or country
oA constitution is a design for permanent political order
•A Constitution does it’s work through what is known as THE RULE OF LAW
oPeople respect and obey laws rather than follow their own whims or yield to the force of someone else
Without a pattern of basic law, people could not live together in peace. Lacking a tolerable constitution, they never would know personal safety, or protection of their property, or any reasonable freedom.
A constitution is an effort to impose order for the achievement of a certain ends
•Ends are set forth in the preamble
To understand liberty, order, and justice, you must think of their opposites slavery, disorder, and injustice
No country has ever attained perfect freedom, order, and justice for everyone
•Presumably no country ever will
•Human beings and societies are imperfect
All good constitutions change over the years because the circumstances of a nation change
Good Constitutions provide:
1.Stability and continuity in the governing of a country
2.Restraining government from assuming powers that rightfully belong to other political entities
3.Establish a permanent arrangement that enables public officials and others with political authority to represent the people they govern
4.Hold public officials directly accountable to the people
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Constitution Notes
New Jersey Plan was defeated but not totally•Supporters of Virginia saw that if they wished the delegations from all states to sign a new constitution, they must make an important concession to their colleagues who feared centralization and who represented the smaller states
•Even more importantly the general public would have to be assured that the majority of men at the convention did not mean to strike down the state governments by their new instrument of national government
Anti-Federalists•Openly opposed the new Constitution
•Felt that it gave too much power to the national government and took too much away from the states
•Wanted a Bill of Rights to be included in the Constitution
oFelt that it failed to provide for certain basic liberties
Federalists•Supported the Constitution
•Argued that the nation would not survive without a strong national government and pointed to the failure of the AOC to support their view
•Agreed with the Anti-Federalists on the fact that the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights
•They promised that if the new Constitution was passed they would adopt a Bill of Rights
•Even more importantly the general public would have to be assured that the majority of men at the convention did not mean to strike down the state governments by their new instrument of national government
Anti-Federalists•Openly opposed the new Constitution
•Felt that it gave too much power to the national government and took too much away from the states
•Wanted a Bill of Rights to be included in the Constitution
oFelt that it failed to provide for certain basic liberties
Federalists•Supported the Constitution
•Argued that the nation would not survive without a strong national government and pointed to the failure of the AOC to support their view
•Agreed with the Anti-Federalists on the fact that the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights
•They promised that if the new Constitution was passed they would adopt a Bill of Rights
Monday, November 15, 2010
Americas Review
For those of you who are following along in the book, our notes correspond with chapters 7 and 8. Review your notes and pay special attention to the following topics:
Jefferson's Presidency
-who designed D.C?
-who was first president inaugurated in the White House?
-What was Jefferson's message to Federalists and Republicans?
-what was his feeling about slavery
-What was the Virginia Dynasty?
-What was Monticello?
-What was Jefferson's political affiliation?
-What were Jefferson's political philosophies?
-Why was the Mississippi River so important to U.S?
-Who owned mouth of Mississippi River?
-Who was Robert Livingston?
-Who was James MOnroe?
-How was Lousiana Territory acquired? And from whom?
-Why was Lousiana Purchase important to U.S.?
-Who was William Marbury?
-Who was James Madison?
-Who was going to benefit from the appointment from the midnight judges?
-Who signed those commissions?
-Who was John Marshall?
-What was established because of the court case Marbuy v. Madison?
-Was this a written policy already included in the Constitution?
-Who succeeded Thomas Jefferson as president?
-What type of president was he?
-What was the Nonintercourse Act?
-What was Macon's Bill No. 2?
-Who were Henry Clay and John Calhoun? What was their philosophy?
-Who were Tecumseh and Tenskwata?
-What was the first Battle of the War of 1812?
-Who did the U.S. Declare war against?
-How did the war of 1812 go in terms of individual battles?
-Which battle was decisive enough to have one side decide to quit?
-What was significant about the Battle of New Orleans?
-Who achieved hero status for his victories at New Orleans?
-What ended the War of 1812?
-What did it call for?
-Who was Oliver Hazard Perry?
-What is significant about the ships Niagara and Lawrence?
-Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? Where?
-What was the American system?
-What was Madison's Republican presidential plan influended by?
-What was the Tariff of 1816?
-Was there a second national bank?
-Why was it needed?
-Which political parties lasted into Monroe's era of good feelings?
-Who is Eli Whitney?
-Why was his invention important?
-Why was there sectional conflict between Northeast and Southerners?
-What settled this conflict? How did it settle this conflict? Was the conflict ever "really" settled?
-The Monroes Doctrine announced U.S. Foreign Policy. What were its main points?
If you are able to answer the questions in this study guide, yuo will be more than prepared for the test.
Jefferson's Presidency
-who designed D.C?
-who was first president inaugurated in the White House?
-What was Jefferson's message to Federalists and Republicans?
-what was his feeling about slavery
-What was the Virginia Dynasty?
-What was Monticello?
-What was Jefferson's political affiliation?
-What were Jefferson's political philosophies?
-Why was the Mississippi River so important to U.S?
-Who owned mouth of Mississippi River?
-Who was Robert Livingston?
-Who was James MOnroe?
-How was Lousiana Territory acquired? And from whom?
-Why was Lousiana Purchase important to U.S.?
-Who was William Marbury?
-Who was James Madison?
-Who was going to benefit from the appointment from the midnight judges?
-Who signed those commissions?
-Who was John Marshall?
-What was established because of the court case Marbuy v. Madison?
-Was this a written policy already included in the Constitution?
-Who succeeded Thomas Jefferson as president?
-What type of president was he?
-What was the Nonintercourse Act?
-What was Macon's Bill No. 2?
-Who were Henry Clay and John Calhoun? What was their philosophy?
-Who were Tecumseh and Tenskwata?
-What was the first Battle of the War of 1812?
-Who did the U.S. Declare war against?
-How did the war of 1812 go in terms of individual battles?
-Which battle was decisive enough to have one side decide to quit?
-What was significant about the Battle of New Orleans?
-Who achieved hero status for his victories at New Orleans?
-What ended the War of 1812?
-What did it call for?
-Who was Oliver Hazard Perry?
-What is significant about the ships Niagara and Lawrence?
-Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? Where?
-What was the American system?
-What was Madison's Republican presidential plan influended by?
-What was the Tariff of 1816?
-Was there a second national bank?
-Why was it needed?
-Which political parties lasted into Monroe's era of good feelings?
-Who is Eli Whitney?
-Why was his invention important?
-Why was there sectional conflict between Northeast and Southerners?
-What settled this conflict? How did it settle this conflict? Was the conflict ever "really" settled?
-The Monroes Doctrine announced U.S. Foreign Policy. What were its main points?
If you are able to answer the questions in this study guide, yuo will be more than prepared for the test.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sports and Society Gender Bender
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20011019friday.html
Missouri Compromise Assignment
The Missouri Compromise and the Nullification Crisis
1. Which region, north or south had the most land area in 1820?
2. Which region was more densely populated?
3. Which region had the higher number of black people?
4. What two southern states did the population outnumber white population?
5. In which region can you find states where the female population outnumbered the male population?
6. Compare the land area in the territories where slavery was prohibited with that of the territories where slavery was permitted, by adding the land area totals of Michigan to Missouri, and then of Arkansas to Florida. Which had the most land area?
7. What changes did the Missouri Compromise bring to the U.S. map?
8. How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem of keeping the balance of power in the Senate between the free and slave states?
9. What territory was added to the slave side?
10. What territory was to be kept free of slavery?
11. What did the south stand to gain as a result of the Compromise? What did the south stand to lose?
12. Why would the south begin to look to land to the west of the borders of the U.S., in what was then part of Mexico?
13. Could either side be considered the winner in this compromise? Why or why not?
14. What were the inhabitants of the portion of the Missouri Territory that was petitioning statehood authorized to do?
15. Who was eligible to vote and hold office?
16. What form of government were they required to establish?
17. How many representatives would they be given in the House of representatives until the next census could be taken?
18. Where was the slavery “forever prohibited?” What was the provision for fugitive slaves?
1. Which region, north or south had the most land area in 1820?
2. Which region was more densely populated?
3. Which region had the higher number of black people?
4. What two southern states did the population outnumber white population?
5. In which region can you find states where the female population outnumbered the male population?
6. Compare the land area in the territories where slavery was prohibited with that of the territories where slavery was permitted, by adding the land area totals of Michigan to Missouri, and then of Arkansas to Florida. Which had the most land area?
7. What changes did the Missouri Compromise bring to the U.S. map?
8. How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem of keeping the balance of power in the Senate between the free and slave states?
9. What territory was added to the slave side?
10. What territory was to be kept free of slavery?
11. What did the south stand to gain as a result of the Compromise? What did the south stand to lose?
12. Why would the south begin to look to land to the west of the borders of the U.S., in what was then part of Mexico?
13. Could either side be considered the winner in this compromise? Why or why not?
14. What were the inhabitants of the portion of the Missouri Territory that was petitioning statehood authorized to do?
15. Who was eligible to vote and hold office?
16. What form of government were they required to establish?
17. How many representatives would they be given in the House of representatives until the next census could be taken?
18. Where was the slavery “forever prohibited?” What was the provision for fugitive slaves?
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