From 4bbdf67f3c60cba24fa97b5df72232d89b1f4cb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holden Rohrer Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:42:35 -0400 Subject: watched a lecture --- rich/11_party_compromise | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) create mode 100644 rich/11_party_compromise (limited to 'rich/11_party_compromise') diff --git a/rich/11_party_compromise b/rich/11_party_compromise new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6842e82 --- /dev/null +++ b/rich/11_party_compromise @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +The compromises made between Federalists and Anti-Federalists to form a +Constitution + +Both sides needed to work together to form this Constitution, and the +Federalist papers were meant to build a framework amicable to +Republicans. + +Commonalities between the two sides +- Republicanism +- All founders wanted to protect personal liberty from gov +- "Science of politics": a more perfect union +- The role of interests and factions +- Public opinion and consent of the governed +- The desire for happiness: meant "property" + - The founders were landowners + - Personal property to the general public + +Constitution ratified by 9 states in 1788 +- Bill of rights is a compromise + - Federalists didn't want Bill of Rights + - Wanted constitution to be about structure of institutions, + which were supposed to make laws corresponding to rights + - Anti-federalists did + - Originally only applied to national government (states were free + to infringe) + - 12 original, 10 ratified. The two unratified + - Reapportionment (populations for areas) returns as legislation + - 27th amendment in 1992: Congressional pay, etc + +Amendments +- One of the most difficult processes +- Two formal ways to propose amendments + - A 2/3 vote in each chamber of Congress + - Nationwide convention (never used) + - Called by Congress at request of state legislature + - State representatives vote towards the amendment + - Also requires 2/3 +- Two ways to ratify + - Positive vote in 3/4 of state legislatures + - Time limit to vote on amendment + - Special Convention (used once) + - States send delegates + - Faster +- Divisive issues being proposed means that amendments haven't happened + +Government Under the Constitution +- Confederal system ruled out by AoC +- Unitary system would be national giving out power to subnationals +- Federal system sets more concrete national/subnational bounds. -- cgit