ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

UNIT 68.1

Where did we get the idea of Representative

Democracy?

What type of Government will the NEW nation create?

The Enlightenment

THE enlightenment •Human Goodness

•Reason(Why does 1 person rule so

many)

•Thinking about the process of who should have power.

WHO HOLDS THE POWER TO GOVERN AND

WHY?

THE enlightenment

JOHN LOCKE: believed a social contract, or agreement, existed

between political leaders and the people they ruled.

Where did we get the idea of Representative

Democracy?The

Enlightenment The English

THE ENLGISH•Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights:• Eliminated the power of Kings and Queens

KING AND QUEEN

People

POWER

KING AND QUEEN / REPRESENTATIVES

POWER

People

Where did we get the idea of Representative

Democracy?The

Enlightenment The English

Colonial Documents & Ideas

TOWN MEETINGS MAYFLOWER COMPACT

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Addressed important town issues.

Virginia House of Burgesses

(Representative)

Ability to govern themselves.

(They didn’t need kings and queens to

have laws)

Rules and laws of what their

government should be like.

Colonial Documents and Ideas

Constitution: a set of basic laws and rules that state the powers and duties of government.

INTRODUCING IDEAS OF DEMOCRACY

The State Constitutions

Introducing Ideas of Democracy

Republic: The people have control over the Government

-The people elect representatives.Republicanism: The support for a republic government.

Limited Government: All leaders have to

obey the laws and no one had total

power. PROTECTION OF

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

The State Constitutions

The Separation of Church and State

What does the Separation of Church and State mean?

Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom:

Promoted the separation of church and state in Virginia.

Thomas Jefferson

Suffrage

Suffrage: voting rights Expanded in some states. Mostly white

(+ Property Owners) Some states

Free African Americans

What is Suffrage?

Forming a Union

Strong Central Government Weak Central Government

Articles of Confederation

Created the Confederation Congress Each State had 1 vote Limited powers

Make coins and borrow money Negotiate Treaties

(Countries / Native Americans) Settle conflicts among states. Ask for Money and Soldiers

Couldn’t force (WHY)

The Northwest Territory

What to do with New Land?&

What to do with the war debts?

If YOU were a member of the Confederation Congress, what would YOU do with the

following questions?

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