GOV 310L Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: New Jersey Plan, Connecticut Compromise, Supremacy Clause
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Some people left for canada to escape conflict in colonies. Social contract theory - govt. exists because we agree they can exist, and those who are governed can change government. Thomas hobbes - people choose their own leader with absolute power. John locke - system of government where executive and legislative share power. Failed - no tax, no leader to unite, unable for national government to regulate trade, nothing could be changed if states agreed. New jersey plan - small states plan. Connecticut compromise - middle ground of both plans. Supremacy clause - led to judicial review, marbury v madison case. Unfunded mandates - national government says state must do something, but does not give money or instructions on how to do it. Dillon"s rule - local governments are creatures of the state. Dual sovereignty - state and federal government have final authority over their own policy domains.
