POLI 2051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: First Continental Congress, Supremacy Clause
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Definition: a document that specifies the basic structure of government. Our constitution embraces four basic political principles - Britain at war with france for control of north. America - british repelled the french by 1763, but they had a problem; they were broke. Tea act of 1773 - the boston tea party. He called reconciliation a dream and urged rebellion. Despite all this, most colonists probably did not want independence. Most estimates put the support at about 1/3, with another third supporting the king, and the final third apathetic. The declaration of independence - an example of social contract theory. The articles of confederation - a loose association of independent states. Initially the plan was to revise the articles of. Virginia plan had the effect of writing a whole new charter of government. Power divided into three branches: legislative branch divided into two. House of representatives chosen by the people.
