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Jan 1, 1200
Cinsinnatus 519 b.c to 430 b.c
influenced u.s government
Republican form of government
Cinsinnatus was a farmer who was chosen to be a dictator after his years he went back to farming
influences
Republicism- is based on this belief ; the people exercise thier power by voting for thir politicial reprisentatives
Seperation of power- every branch has power over another
Popular Sovereignty- a government where the people rule -
john locke
influenced u.s government
Natural Rights- life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
State of Nature- no government and no laws
Jobs of Government- to protect our natural rights
influenced
individual rights- refer to the rights of individuals, in contrast with group rights
Popular Sovereignty- is the belief that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power -
Montesquieu 1689 to 1755
Balance of power- divided the power in the goverment
french philosopher
Montesquieu supported human freedom and opposed tyranny
influences
Republicism- is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections.
Check and Blances- each branch of government can exercises checks, control, over the other branches.
Seperations of Power- each branch has power over another, no one branch can take absolute power -
articles of conferderation
was the first constitutin of the United State of America and legelly established the uniomn of the states -
problems with the articles
the states had more power thaan congress. congress couldnt get money by taxes or enforce laws. -
Philadelphia Convention may 25 to setember 17
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constitutional government
a constitutional government is a set of rules for the government to fallow
this is when we became a free country away from great britian
influences
Limited Power- in the American government everyone, citizen powerful leader must obey the laws.
Checks and Balances- each branch can exercise shecks, controls over the other branches. -
washingtons presidency
President Washington established the executive and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States as well as guaranteed the survival of the United States as a power and independent nation. His presidency set the standard for future Presidents. -
first political parties
ferderalist vs democratic-republicans
the federalist grew from the securatary of the treasury, alexander hamilton favored a strong sentral government.
the democratic-republician was founded by james madison and by washingtons Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who strongly opposed Hamilton's agenda. -
ratification process
Ratification is the approval by the principal of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal. The term applies to private contract law, international treaties, and constitutional amendments in federations such as the United States and Canada. -
domsetic issues
Getting British out of America for good. the british had a few forts left in America and had to get them out so the white setlers could move west. the british had entognized the native americans to fight the white setlers.
whiskey rebelian- the settlers got really mad that the government put a tax on whiskey, everybody fought and made a rebelian, whiskey rebelian -
froeign issues
Washington made a treaty with france, Jay treaty, the French wanted the americans to capture british trade ships. -
arguments over the constitutinal tnterpretation
everybody thought different and fought over who was right and who was wrong
