This day in History

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This day in History

• Aug. 26th, 1939 The first ever televised Baseball
  game (Dodgers vs Reds)

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Chap 5

• The Constitution

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• Early Government
• A. Articles of Confederation (1777) creates a
  Republic
• Most power stays with the states.
• One branch Government, Congress.
• Each state had its own court system.
• Could declare war and borrow money

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• B. Weaknesses
• NO power to tax.
• Congress had no power to enforce states.
• 3. Changes in the Articles takes all 13 to
  agree.

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• C. Shays Rebellion 1786-1787
• 1. Do you Raise Taxes to pay war debts?

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• II. Constitutional Convention (May 1787)
• Decisions
• 1. George Washington unanimously elect as its
  president of convention.

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• b. Divisions at convention
• revise the Articles or start over?

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• c. Virginia Plan (James Madison)
• bicameral (two house) national legislature.
• representatives based on number of citizens.
• create an legislative, executive and judicial
  branch.

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• d. New Jersey Plan (William Paterson)
• all states to have the same voting power.
• states more power than the national government.
• Government could regulate taxes.

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• e. The Great Compromise (July 1787)
• Created a bicameral legislature
• Representation , Senate 2/votes
• A House of Representatives based on the
  population.
• Slavery Issue?
• 3/5ths Compromise. Slave counts as 3/5 of
  population.

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This day in History

• Aug. 27, 1955 The "Guinness Book of World
  Records" is published for the first time.

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• III. Battle for Ratification
• Federalist favored the Constitution.
• Washington, Madison, Hamilton.
• Anti-Federalist opposed the Constitution. (it
  posed a threat to state governments and
  individuals rights.)
• Patrick Henry, Sam Adams, John Hancock.
• Agreed because of Bill of Rights.

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• c. Bill of Rights
• First 10 become the bill of Rights. (passed as
  one amendment).

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• IV. Government under the Constitution
• Six principles
• Popular sovereignty- people
• Limited Government
• Separation of powers
• Checks and Balances- prevents too much power
• Judicial Review
• Federalism- levels of power

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• V. Government Leaders
• President and Cabinet
• Washington- President
• Adams- Vice President
• Jefferson- Sec. of State
• Hamilton- Sec. of Treasury
• Knox- Sec. of War

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• b. Differences create Political Parties
• Jefferson Hamilton
• Strict construction
  Loose construction
• Agrarian Industry/Business

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• II. Test of Federal power
• 1794 Whiskey Tax Rebellion- 1st test of Federal
  power,
• 1. Washington send 12,000 men to put down
  rebellion. (Federal power over laws)

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• b. Constitution permits change.
• Elastic Clause
• Amendments

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This day in History

• Aug 28th, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a
  dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial

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• C. Defines powers
• 1. Delegated Powers Nat. govt.
• 2. Reserved Powers State govt.
• 3. Concurrent Powers Nat. and state govt.

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• d. Enumerated Powers
• 1. Powers written specifically in the
  Constitution. These may apply to any of the three
  branches, or to any level of govt. or the people.

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• e. Implied Powers
• 1. Powers in the constitution but not
  specifically written down. Interpretation is
  required to understand these powers.