POL 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Albany Congress, Thirteen Colonies, American Front
24 Feb 2018
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Constitution - fundamental law underlying the structure of government. Sets basic rules and procedures of how the people shall be governed, including powers and structures of government, as well as rights retained by the people. Political culture - the broad patterns of ideas, beliefs, and values about citizens and government held by the citizens of a country. Values - central ideas, principles, or standards that most people agree are important. Who has/wants/deserves power & what someone has done to get/maintain power. Each colony is a separate and independent (from each other) political entity. The 13 us colonies are the first to assert their independence from the british empire. Britain lacked ability to project its influence. Britai(cid:374) did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to u(cid:374)ite the (cid:272)olo(cid:374)ies i(cid:374)to a si(cid:374)gle (cid:374)atio(cid:374)al asse(cid:373)(cid:271)l(cid:455) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the. United colonies might realize that they had common interests that conflicted with. No taxation to support the established state religion. No guilds of exclusive professionals or wage ceilings.
