POLS 1336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Overproduction, Exit Poll, Legislature X Of Italy
17 Oct 2016
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Conflict of 1786 and federalist #10: weak central gov, weak state gov. Led by shay: role of confederation congress. Governor of massachusetts calls militia but they don"t come because they"re in the protest: what happened. Killed judges and prosecutors: unique experience of rhode island, they"re the only state gov w/ yeoman-farmer dominated space. Largest challenge facing the convention: preventing future abuses of governmental power. Formula for facing this challenge: separate branches that share power. The problem of getting the new constitution adopted: articles of confederation holding them back because they need everyone on board, debate the constitution for the public through newspapers (85; madison, Hamilton, john jay) (federalist papers became popular in 1980: federalist = for new constitution, antifederalists =anti new constitution. The ratification struggle and the role of the federalist papers: bargain & trade, federalist/antifederalist papers. Intentions of the framers as seen in madison"s fed. Group of people with the same opinion. The majority (in a socioeconomic way: yeoman-farmers)
