GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Living Document, Bicameralism, Democratic Republic
25 Feb 2016
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Key theme: correlation vs. causation example: campaign donations. Dislike of taxation without taxation without representation (stamp act of 1765) Influence of political philosopher john locke: people have natural, inalienable rights. The tea party supports candidates who endorse a return to the constitution"s founding principles. Many tea party supporters see social security, medicare, and the federal reserve. System as unconstitutional because such policies are not expressly permitted by the. The constitution is a document of limits, and those limits must be respected - jim. Former representative jesse jackson jr. objected to the whitewashing of the document, as the reading excluded all portions of the constitution that alluded to slavery. The constitution was written to general in order to stand the test of time. The articles of confederation: the 1st attempt at government (1781-89) Too far in the direction of limited government. National government didn"t have power to tax or regulate trade, and no standing national army.
