CAS HI 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Annapolis Conference, Bicameralism, Indirect Rule
5 May 2019
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Instability in state law: an injustice of state laws. Internal violence: annapolis conference sept. 11-14 1786, may 1787 federal convention phil pa, 55 delegates, 34 lawyers, 18 cont. Army vets: washington as convention president, virginia plan stronger bicameral govt, new jersey plan based on articles, written by william patterson, the federalists strong nationalists, federalists vs. anti-federalists, ratifying. The constitution has a special place in our national consciousness, celebrated as one of the key achievements of the revolution, rule of law. ". The crisis that led to the constitution"s creation, the federation was counter-revolutionary, created a more democratic govt. Created a central authority that was more intrusive than london ever was. Framers of the constitution were hostile, hamilton just wanted a stronger central govt. The 1780s, financial issues became central, people were going into debt, state legislators kept solving problems to the advantage of debtors.
