POSC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jeffersonian Democracy, Indirect Election, Limited Government
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Colonial experiences with democratic institution; english parliament and colonial charters. Repeal of the stamp act (tax on all things paper and documents. Enactment of the townsend act (tax on tea) A call to revolution liberty, equality, individual right, self-government, lawful powers. Philosophy of john locke rights life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness , social contract give up a little bit of liberty to have freedom for all (ex: taxes, stop lights and signs) Thomas jefferson founding father, all white men were created equal . Political science (analyzing: american government, international relation, comparative politics, constitutional law, black politics. Slavery slavery isn"t/wasn"t about race, it was about property. Prohibited congress from interfering in states commerce policies. Raised fear about the weakness of the national government. Weakened congress nation dissolving shay"s rebellion rebellion of farmers, marched to prevent their land from being foreclosed. Motivated congress to authorize a convention in philadelphia to revise articles of confederation.
