POLS 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bicameralism, Enumerated Powers, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
11 Jan 2017
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Power at national level (unlike articles @ w state power) Representation by population (va self-interest bc they"re largest state) Legislative - most powerful so bicameral upper - we elect lower house (house of reps), - # of reps by population lower house elects upper house (senate) - # of reps by population. Judiciary - supreme court has lifetime tenure (not in final version) est. Council of revision - supreme court/president has absolute veto: new jersey plan. Equal representation - every state has same # of house/senators. S wants slaves counted as people for representation. N argues when slaves escape to another state, you can"t get them sent back because s wants to count them as people, not property: 3/5 compromise - for representation, slaves will count as 3/5 of a person. Const. says escaped slaves must be sent back. Ii. the final product - constitution: article 1: S2: house of rep - 2 yr terms; people elect; # decided by population.
