[PS 100] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (32 pages long)

• School: Oakland University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PS 100
• Professor: Towner

Document Summary

Second continental congress: 1775: ware broke out in spring 1775. Articles of confederation: (adopted 1777: ratified in 1781. The articles of confederation: the confederation at war. States: chiefly responsible for recruiting troops and outfitting them for battle. National military command: no administrative branch; so had to do all the hard work, including requisitioning the army, most difficult was that congress labored under a constitution designed to, organize fighting force. Many difficulties during war: could borrow money, but couldn"t tax it. In 1787, the 55 delegates met in philadelphia. Delegates drew on their shared experience of a war and its aftermath. Issues of consensus: know they wanted a republic, stronger government, a limited government. Philosophical ideas: natural rights, limited government. Political experience: most framers were experienced politicians, used compromise to settle difficult questions. Economic interests: elites" interests were protected, property interests considered very important.