1 1787: constitution by richard jensen & d’ann campbell for tah 2008
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1787: Constitution1787: Constitution
by Richard Jensen & D’Ann Campbell
For TAH 2008
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1783-1800 1783-1800 Constitutional FoundationsConstitutional Foundations
by Richard Jensen For TAH 2008
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Summary: USA gets Strong National Summary: USA gets Strong National GovernmentGovernment
• Nationalist sentiment led by veterans– Washington; Alexander Hamilton (NY)
– Long term vision of great nation
• Philadelphia: secret convention 1787– Terms of Office: 2-4-6 years
– Supreme Court; lifetime job
• Ratification Debates– Federalist papers
– Antifederalists & Bill of Rights
• YES: need strong gov't– Washington’s leadership
– Bill Rights promised soon
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Critical Era of 1780sCritical Era of 1780s
• Theory 1: Confederacy too weak
• Theory 2: it’s OK
• Evidence:– World at peace and no direct threats– USA very weak government; cannot pay its
bills because cannot collect taxes
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Problems with ConfederationProblems with Confederation
• Very weak central government– No money, no taxes, no president
• Dangerous world needs strong government– No wars in 1780s– but major wars in Europe in
1760s and 1770s, and again in 1790s
• 13 separate states feud with each other• Spirit of nationalism requires strong country• Solution: write a new Constitution
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Main Idea = RepublicanismMain Idea = Republicanism
• Get rid of aristocracy
• Equal legal rights
• Political power (vote) limited to– Independent– Virtuous
• Strong sense of civic duty
• Hatred of corruption
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The People RuleThe People Rule
• Aristocracy: aristocrats own and rule the country
• Kingdom: King owns and rules (and controls aristocrats); – France; “absolute monarchy”– Britain: Constitutional Monarcy
• Republic: the people are sovereign, and control gov’t via elections
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What is Corruption?What is Corruption?
• Use of government power for private purpose– For example—cash in your pocket– Helping your family (nepotism)– Taking bribes– No concern for public interest
• GOAL: minimize corruption
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"Serving Two Masters. The sort of thing that will cease when Senator Beck's Bill becomes a law." Keppler in Puck 1880. .
Railroad Corruption of Congress in Gilded Age
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Power itself corruptsPower itself corrupts
• Solution: divide the power so it cannot gang up on the individual citizen
• States and national government split powers
• Rights of individuals protected by courts
• Congress and President split the power and watch each other all the time
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Founding Fathers: young menFounding Fathers: young men
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Philadelphia 1787Philadelphia 1787
• Philadelphia Convention: selected by states; secret• Basic goal" perfect machine"• Need Strong national gov't• Seek balance among dangerous forces• Leadership: Hamilton, Madison, Wilson
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Issues 1787Issues 1787
• Fear of national power; solution: counterbalances• Small states vs Large• Sectionalism, North vs South vs West• No foreign dangers at the moment; inward-looking• Slavery in South
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LeadersLeaders
• Washington• James Madison
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AssumptionsAssumptions
• republicanism: no aristocracy; equal citizens = basic values of new system; every part must support this goal
• separation of powers at national level– executive/legislative/judicial
– checks and balances: each watch the other
• federalism = balance between states & nation– states to remain sovereign in own sphere
– State Power; citizenship; courts; taxes; cities;
– control over election procedures
• popular sovereignty: people ultimately rule
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Slavery IssueSlavery Issue
• Southern states refused to consider abolition of slavery
• Slaves could not vote BUT they would be counted in population– Compromise: only 60% of slaves counted
• Fugitive slaves to be returned to masters• International slave trade could be
abolished20 years later (it was, in 1807)
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Virginia PlanVirginia Plan
• Virginia was the most influential state and had the largest population
• Proposed very powerful House
• Weak President (chosen by House)– weak Senate (also chosen by House)
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New Jersey PlanNew Jersey Plan
• Small states would have little power under Virginia Plan so they came up with plan of their own
• One state one vote, giving small states an advantage
• Weak national government
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• Take best part of Virginia Plan– Strong House
• Take best part of New Jersey Plan– Strong Senate
• Add strong president
• Everyone agreed
Great CompromiseGreat Compromise
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Separation of PowersSeparation of Powers
• Three powers:– Legislative (Congress) makes laws– Executive: (President) enforces law, commands
army– Judiciary: vague in 1787 because world has
never seen a strong judiciary
• Ideas based on Montesquieu and his analysis of English way of government
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Congress = peopleCongress = people
• Great Compromise: Senate for States, House for Population– slaved property counts, not other kind
• powers; rules; officers; journals– Congressmen are independent, not tools of state government
• House: represent population; power over taxes & spending– apportionment by enumeration
• Senate: too aristocratic? small states demand it;– advise and consent to appointments by 51%; Treaties by 2/3
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Office of PresidentOffice of President
• President: strong elected executive– not a king, or god; not hereditary
– limited powers, balanced by Congress
– debate on need, danger of office;
• Not a king (no inherited offices)
• Not a puppet of legislature
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Selecting a Republican PresidentSelecting a Republican President
• President: strong elected executive– not a king, or god; not hereditary– limited powers, balanced by Congress– debate on need, danger of office;
• reelection or term limits? 4 years re-electable– Washington tradition: only two terms (broken by FDR, 1940)
• small vs large states; electoral college helps both• selection by parties: not expected
– top vote getter = president, 2nd = VP– no majority? Then House picks from top 3
• only used in 1800 and 1824
– crisis of 1800 requires clarification
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Presidential PowerPresidential Power
• executive departments not created but allowed for [Treasury, State, War started in 1789]
• domestic affairs: limited explicit powers• foreign affairs; ambassadors, treaties
– annex new territory? not explicit
• appointments to all offices – Senate confirmation as check
• Impeachment process (by House & Senate)– pardons: absolute power
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War PowersWar Powers
• President as commander in chief– no independent army aristocracy
• shared power with Congress– Congress declares war– Funds the military, makes rules
• State militia allowed (but not state armies)
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Missing TopicsMissing Topics Not discussed at ConConNot discussed at ConCon
• 1. not decided: national debt, national capital location
• 2. not expected: political parties; considered divisive
• 3. not expected: national media & focus on national affairs & (after 1900) on the President as persona
• 4. not expected: federal power expands at expense of state power
• 5. not expected: growth of Supreme Court power (esp 20c)
• 6. not developed: rights of minorities [Calhoun, 1830s]
• 8. Not mentioned: Executive orders by president
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Ratification Ratification by all 13 statesby all 13 states
• 1. Prestige of Washington, Franklin & other signers decisive
• 2. anti-federalists: no need for central power; demand bill of rights; fear of President; fear aristocratic Senate– localistic outlook & values vs cosmopolitan federalists
• 3. Federalists; Hamilton, Madison & Jay "Federalist Papers”– Madison: 10th Federalist & pluralism--the bigger the territory, the
more different interests there are, and the less likely to have one dominant interest
• 4. geography: coast = yes, inland = no• 5. Charles Beard: financial self interest put it through
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Bill of RightsBill of Rights
• Promised during ratification
• 10 Amendments adopted 1789 (in effect 1791); Madison as author
• Protect individual against Nation
• 4-5-6-7-8th Amendment jury trials, self-incrimination; punishment
• 9th-10: reserved to states and people
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First AmendmentFirst Amendment
• Freedom of speech• Freedom of Assembly• Freedom of Press• Freedom of religion
– Free expression
– Separation
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11stst Amendment: Speech, religion, Amendment: Speech, religion, assemblyassembly
• Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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22ndnd Amendment: guns Amendment: guns
• A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Second Amendment: gunsSecond Amendment: guns
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44thth Amendment: privacy Amendment: privacy
• The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, – against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated,
– and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
• Privacy leads to Roe v Wade = abortion right
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55thth Amendment: property Amendment: property
• No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
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Fifth:Fifth:Right Against Self-Incrimination Right Against Self-Incrimination
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Later DevelopmentsLater Developments
• Marshall: Supreme Court makes final decisions
• later amendments: – 13 no slavery; 15- Black vote– 14 equal protection
• National rights extended to cover the states (20c)
• Right to Privacy (1965)– Roe v Wade (abortion rights)
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Supreme Court defines the rulesSupreme Court defines the rules
• Constitution is supreme
• Supreme Court defines the Constitution
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OriginalismOriginalism
• Debate today: should we depend more on– Original understanding in 1787
– Needs of America today?
• Justices Scalia and Thomas• Why: to have definite, fixed answers by using the
answers of 1787– NOT: history is contested ground. Founding Fathers
usually argued a great deal and rarely were fully agreed.
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Special “Privilege”Special “Privilege”
• Double meaning of “privilege”
• Special advantages given to ascribed status– that is, status you are born with (race, gender,
ethno-religious, ancestry)– violates “equal rights” principle
• highly contested issue then and now– race/racism; “privileged” ethnics– affirmative action to counter-act the privilege
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Who should vote?Who should vote?• Ex Confederates (yes, 1868)• Freedmen (yes, 1867)• Women (yes 1920)• Mormons (must renounce polygamy)• Indians (yes, 1924)• Illiterates (no 1900; yes 1970)• Non-Citizens (European, Asian)• Age 18-21 (yes, 1972)• Felons (no? debated 2005)
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Political StatusPolitical Status
• Person• Citizen
• Protected Class
• Republican Adult
• Basic rights• Basic + US will
protect internationally
• Indians, ex-slaves; & “minorities” after 1970
• Voting Rights
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Why important todayWhy important today
• Supreme Court interprets the Constitution
• Many judges, lawyers, law professors study it very closely
• Debate today: should we depend more on– Original understanding in 1787– Needs of America today?
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Lawyers?Lawyers?
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2000 election to Supreme Court2000 election to Supreme Court
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Best presidentsBest presidents
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Term limits= distrust politiciansTerm limits= distrust politicians
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Online ResourcesOnline Resources
• Bill of Rights http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/constitu/const-l2.html
• Online: Library of Congress documents• http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
• More Links
• http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/pol-gl.htm#Con
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Online bookOnline book
• The Fathers of the Constitution by Farrand (1921)
» Short, accurate, readable
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Excerpt and text search
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ReadingsReadings
• Popular: – Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the
Constitutional Convention May - September 1787 by Catherine Drinker Bowen (1966) 300 pages
– Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787by Christopher Collier (1987)
• A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution by Carol Berkin (2003), 200 pages of text, 100 pp documents