POSC 225 Lecture 2: POSC 2
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Colonial experiences with democratic institutions lawful powers. A call to revolution liberty, equality, individual rights, self government, Political science gets beyond that- think critically, analyze possibilities. Social contract: belief that we give up some liberties just go get some type of freedom. Raised fear about the weakness of the national government. Prohibited congress from interfering in states commerce policies as well as. Created a weak national government (cid:498)all men were created equal(cid:499) aka white men. Slavery- isn"t or wasn"t about race- more about property: because you had slaves it was basically like owning a pet. Virginia (large-state) plan based on size. New jersey (small state) plan each state given one vote. Great compromise: two chamber congress proportional representation: the number depends on the population representatives carry two. Motivated congress to authorize a convention in philadelphia to revise like that against them years.
