POL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Federal Judiciary Of The United States, Commerce Clause, Supremacy Clause
10 May 2017
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Lecture 9 - 9/29/16: the media gives us biased information based on what will gain the most views. Political institutions and elected officials: the constitution, the colonial era (pre-1760s): british rule, but local colonists had control over taxes, it was expensive for british to govern these colonies, british tax stamps, tea, etc. Taxation without representation : roots of revolution, british take control of taxes, stamp act 1765, tea taxes; boston tea party 1773, end of democracy, est. The constitution: problems with articles are addressed in the constitution, slavery and the constitution, slavery never mentioned, legal inequality of slaves upheld, art. 9: slave trade continues until 1808: art. Collaboration between states and federal government: guidelines too strict or too vague, make it difficult for states to implement federal policy, states forced to take federal money to maintain infrastructure, roads, etc. People are satisfied and nothing changes: 2. Minority party better at responding, rises over the majority (realignment: 3.
