PAF 1250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Daniel Shays, Supremacy Clause
9 Sep 2016
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Resolution to send commissioners to pa to make necessary changes to the constitution. Prompted collective action; daniel shays led mob of farmers against government of. Purpose: prevent foreclosures on their debt-ridden land. Found flaws in the articles of confederation so they planned to revise it. Virginia plan: a proposal provided for a system of representation based on population of each state. House of reps: reps would be apportioned according to number of inhabitants in each state. Senate: each state have an equal vote regardless of its size. Bicameralism: division of congress into two chambers(house of reps&senate) Reps: given two year terms of office, elected by the people. Responsible for the people, guard against excessive democracy. Can be amended by a convention: body of rules should be flexible to changes, but not too flexible c. Too flex-disastrous: constitutional limits on the national government"s power, separation of powers: checks and balances: maintain separation a. i.
