PSC 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Roman Republic, Human Nature, Layer Cake
18 Sep 2017
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The american founding the articles of confederation. Representation = layer cake separation between people and national government. - no direct layer between people & government. Did not believe the people could not choose the best leaders. Distrust in people"s abilities to recognize and select good leaders. State equality: 1 vote per state (article v) Only one branch of government at the national level a congress: powers of national government, what powers only powers expressly delegated (article ii) Congress only has the powers that are listed (foreign affairs what the states shouldn"t be doing); not to own trade deals, not treaties or declarations of war. States for revenue (not taxes: needed a near full consensus 9/13 to agree and pass anything. No balance between state rights and national power. No guaranteed revenue (only the power to request it but no punishment for states not following through) government was dealing with debt from the revolutionary war shay"s rebellion.
