HST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Whiskey Rebellion, Fugitive Slave Clause
11 Oct 2016
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Executive (president and his/her advisors): enact on laws/put it to action. Legislative (u. s senate and house of reps. ): make and change laws. 3 branches ensure a separation of powers and system of checks and balances (through power sharing) Legislative branch comprised of a senate and house of reps. (u. s congress) each state elects two senators for 6 year terms (originally elected by state legislatures not the people) # of reps. in the house is dependent on population size (2 year terms: slaves (in the house) are considered as 3/5 of a person (three-fifths. Compromise: 1793; slaveholding states had 47 congressmen (w/ slaves), if slaves hadn"t been counted they would have only had 33 congressmen. Primary function: write, debate, and pass bills and send them to president to become laws. Has power to: enact legislation, tax people, borrow and coin money, regulate commerce, and raise armed forces.
