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Quiz 1
Quiz 1
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Quiz 1
Details
15 Multiple-choice questions
More focused on lecture/overlap between lecture and book
Some book-only questions
Less detail specific than reading check questions
1 Short answer/essay
Multiple options, you choose one
˜2-3 paragraphs
Big picture/theme-related
30 minute time limit
What to Bring:
Number 2 pencil to bubble in scantron form
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Current Events
Current Events
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Current Events
Executive Orders
Figure 1:
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Current Events
Austin
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Today’s Puzzles
Today’s Puzzles
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Today’s Puzzles
How Puzzling
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Are the institutions created by the US Constitution democratic and legitimate
according to the democratic theory described in class?
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Some History
Some History
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Some History
US Founding Timeline
1492: Columbus arrives in the New World
1619: House of Burgesses meets for the first time
1620: Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
1774: Colonies come together \note{ The French and Indian War (1754-1763) –
North American theatre of the worldwide Seven Years’ War between England and
France. Dispute over territory along the western border of the United States
French and Indian War (1754-1763) Debt England heavily taxes the colonists 1765:
Stamp Act “No Taxation without Representation” 1773 – Boston Tea Party Parliament
declares martial law in Massachusetts To pay for the war, England decides to tax
colonists }
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Some History
US Founding Timeline
1492:
1619:
1620:
1774:
1776:
Columbus arrives in the New World
House of Burgesses meets for the first time
Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
Colonies come together
Declaration of Independence
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Some History
The Declaration of Independence
Purpose
Important ideas
Values
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Some History
US Founding Timeline
1492:
1619:
1620:
1774:
1776:
1781:
Columbus arrives in the New World
House of Burgesses meets for the first time
Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
Colonies come together
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation go into effect
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Some History
The Articles of Confederation
Powers of the National Government:
Commission officers in the army
Declare war
Coin money
Negotiate treaties
Establish a post office
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Some History
The Articles of Confederation
Powers and Limitations of the National Government:
Commission officers in the army but were dependent upon state militias
Declare war – couldn’t raise an army
Coin money – so could states – no taxing of citizens
Negotiate treaties – so could states
Establish a post office
States could impose tariffs on one another
Articles could be amended, but it required unanimity among the states
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Some History
US Founding Timeline
1492:
1619:
1620:
1774:
1776:
1781:
1787:
1788:
1789:
Columbus arrives in the New World
House of Burgesses meets for the first time
Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
Colonies come together
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation go into effect
Constitution written
Constitution ratified
George Washington elected president
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The Constitution
The Constitution
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The Constitution
Compromises in the Constitution
Large versus small states
Voting rights
The electoral college
The judiciary
Slavery
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The Constitution
Constitution Overview
First constitution ever created
Longevity
Most constitutions never make it to 50
U.S. Constitution now 228 years old
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The Constitution
Constitution Overview
Structure
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Relations among the States
Amending the Constitution
Debts, Federal Supremacy, Oath of Office
Ratification
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The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
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2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition (1791)
Right to Bear Arms (1791)
Protection against quartering soldiers (1791)
Freedom from Search and Seizure (1791)
Rights of Persons Accused of a Crime (1791)
Right to a Jury Trial in a Criminal Court (1791)
Right to a Jury Trial in a Civil Court (1791)
Protection from Unfair Fines and Punishment (1791)
Other Rights of the People (1791)
Powers of the States and the People (1791)
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The Constitution
Other Amendments
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Limiting Law Cases against States (1798)
Election of President and Vice President (1804)
Slavery Outlawed (1865)
Rights of Citizens (1868)
Voting Rights (1870)
Income Tax (1913)
Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)
Prohibition of Alcohol (1919)
Women’s Right to Vote (1920)
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The Constitution
Other Amendments
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21
22
23
24
25
26
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Terms of Office (1933)
Repeal 18th Amendment (1933)
Two-Term Limit on Presidency (1951)
Presidential Electors for DC (1961)
Poll Tax Prohibited (1964)
Presidential Succession (1967)
18 Year-old Voting (1971)
Limits on Salary Changes (1992)
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The Constitution
The 27th Amendment
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Constitutions in General
Constitutions in General
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Constitutions in General
Purpose of a Constitution
Establishes the basic rules of decision-making, rights, and the distribution of
authority in a political system.
Management of those relationships.
Establishes basic rules between authority and the public.
A bargain among elites
Self-reinforcing
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Constitutions in General
Should Constitutions Endure?
Jefferson once argued that constitutions should be rewritten every 19 years
“Dead should not govern the living”
Jefferson derided that those who “look at constitutions with sanctimonious
reverence, and deem the like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.”
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