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Major contributors to social contract theory: Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau 2. Social Contract Theory: We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain... them. We may also choose to believe in a god.The belief gives definition to our existance.Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. 3. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution: Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment 4. Bill of Rights (Enlightenment): The first eight Bill of Rights 5. Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment): people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness 6. Articles of Confederation weaknesses: No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade 7. Articles of Confederation - Strengths: Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. 8. New Jersey Plan: The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. 9. Virginia Plan: Proposal to create a strong national government 10. Constitutional Convention: A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution 11. Three-Fifths compromise: Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment). Bicameral congress. 12. Checks and Balances: A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power 13. Separation of Powers: Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law 14. Federalists: A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures. 15. Anti-Federalists: Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption. 16. Ratifying the Constitution: Article VII, 9 out of 13 states had to agree, it was ratified at state conventions [Show More]
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