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What are the 3 function of government?

Three functions: Maintain authority, ensure national security, and manage

Why is the Magna Carta important?

It put more control on monarchs that limited government's power

Why is Common Sense important?

Motivated people to rebel against Great Britain

Why is the Declaration of Independence important?

America had officially declared they were separating from England

What is a republic?

Power is held by the people and their elected representatives

What is a theocracy?

Ruled by religious institution

What is a monarchy?

One inherits rule of government

What is a direct democracy?

All citizens vote on important decisions

What is a representative democracy (or indirect)?

We elect people to make laws and policies for us

Expanded the Social contract theory to use against the gov't to say they are breaking the rules and wrote the Two Treaties of Government

John Locke

Created the Social Contract Theory and wrote the Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes

Created the idea of separation of powers and wrote the Spirit of Laws

Baron De Montesquieu

Influenced the Social Contract theory and sparked Romanticism

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Why is the Virginia Plan important?

Created the idea of representation according to population

Why is the NJ Plan Important?

Called for equal representation and favored state power

Why is the Connecticut Compromise important?

Compromise between the smaller states and bigger states in regard to representation in Congress

Why is the 3/5 compromise important?

Settles dispute over the representation of slaves between the north and south

What are James Madison's concerns regarding factions?

He saw factions inevitable, however, they were dangerous because one group opposed another and if one group is pleased, the other will lose their liberty. This is why the majority must be checked and a large republic is in order.

Correlation of Shays Rebellion to the Constitution Convention.

Shay's rebellion stressed the need for a strong government in order to not only protect from external threats, but internal ones as well. Alas, this call for adjustments to be made, which is when the Constitutional Convention was formed.

Federalist

-Wanted a strong central government-Large republic ensured the best protection of individual freedom-Federalist won because they are better organized,

Anti-Federalist

-Wanted a weak central government-Want Bill of Rights-Small republic-Constitution adapts; changing times-Not centralized and couldn't agree

Debate over Bill of Rights

Anti-Federalist wanted Bill of Rights to ensure rights could not be encroached upon, and the Federalists compromised.

Bill of Rights importance for securing individual freedom

It guarantees natural rights of individuals and prevents the government from extending their authority to strip individuals of their natural rights