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Federalism in the United States

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY IDENTIFICATIONS: UNIT TWO Articles of Confederation: powers, weaknesses, successes The Articles of Confederation delegated most of the powers (the power to tax, to regulate trade, and to draft troops) to the individual states, but left the federal government power over war, foreign policy, and issuing money. The Articles? weakness was that they gave the federal government so little power that it couldn?t keep the country united. The Articles? only major success was that they settled western land claims with the Northwest Ordinance. The Articles were abandoned for the Constitution. Land Ordinance of 1785 A major success of the Articles of Confederation. Provided for the orderly surveying and distribution of land belonging to the U.S.

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1 AP Government Chapter 3 Notes: Federalism ? Criminal actions can be defined by state law, by national law, or by both. Thus a criminal can be prosecuted in the state court system, or in the federal court system, or both. ? Numerous programs are funded by the national government but administered by state and local governments. ? Understanding federalism and how it differs from other forms of government is important in understanding the American political system. ? There are three ways of ordering relations between central governments and local units: (1) a unitary system, (2) a Confederal system, and (3) a federal system.

Jacksonian Democracy

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Jacksonian Democracy I. Definitions A. Series of reforms ? altering federal government and bringing vote to people B. Andrew Jackson and Democratic Party running country C. Contradiction ? period of slavery and horrible treatment of Native Americans ? Jackson also develops ?monarchical? attributes D. Attractive candidate - Andrew Jackson attractive ? war hero, man?s man, self-made wealth, westerner ? ?old hickory? ?man of the people? II. Causes ? economic shift + no longer belief that aristocracy of old should rule all Causes by economic and social changes - shift in power Transportation + immigration takes power from plantation aristocracy and New England elite Cotton increase power of Southern economy Westward movement ? taking of Native American/Hispanic land

US Political Science Outline

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1/11 Constitution A constitution is a blueprint for government, may also be sen as a set of rules for government Many nations have constitutions, some are written in a single document, others consist of many documents taken together Constitution is the US blueprint for government Declaration of Independence Gives list of grievances for why separating from Britain States principles Declares independence ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1/18 The Constitution big things Republicanism: Government by representatives who are chosen by the people Federalism: Power is divided between levels of government Separation of Powers: Power is divided between branches of government Constitution Article I

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The government of the United States of America is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that constitute the United States, as well as one capital district, and several other territories. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, respectively; the powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts inferior to the Supreme Court.

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The government of the United States of America is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that constitute the United States, as well as one capital district, and several other territories. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, respectively; the powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts inferior to the Supreme Court.

AP US Government and Politics (Constitutional Underpinnings)

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The Constitutional Underpinnings Enlightenment Philosophies (Framers of the Constitution)- 18th century Thomas Hobbes book: Leviathon believed the best way to protect life was to give power to an absolute monarch John Locke book: Second Treatise on a Civil Government believed that life, liberty, and property need to be respected Charles de Montesquieu book: The Spirit of Laws advocated for the separation of power into three branches of government Jean Jacques Rousseau believed in a social contract- government freely formed with the consent of the people The Articles of Confederation- led to the Constitution Accomplishments won the Revolutionary War (negotiated the treaty that would end the revolutionary war) established the Northwest Ordinance- methods by which states enter the Union

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Georgia Great Awakening-cause and effects New England Confederation Mercantilism French & Indian War Iroquois Confederacy Albany Plan Proclamation of 1763 Salutary Neglect Stamp Act & colonial reaction Declaratory Act Virtual representation Declaration of Independence John Locke Common Sense War of Independence Republican Motherhood Battle of Saratoga Articles of Confederation Shay?s Rebellion Land & Northwest Ordinance Annapolis Convention Constitution & compromises Federalist & Anti-federalists Washington?s Presidency, Hamilton?s Plan, Farewell Address/Proclamation of Neutrality & Whiskey Rebellion John Adams? Presidency, XYZ Affair, Alien & Sedition Acts, Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions, Midnight judges, Marbury v. Madison Election of 1800

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