the us constitution. definitions a set of rights, powers and procedures which underpin the workings...
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The US Constitution
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Definitions
• A set of rights, powers and procedures which underpin the workings of a political system
• The rules of the political game
• Establishes the formal distribution of power for each political institution
• And where the limits are – checks and balances
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Purpose
• Determines two key relationships:
• 1. Between different political institutions
• Eg who has more power – Congress or the President?
• 2. Between political institutions and the people
• Eg the Bill of Rights
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So we know …
• Who makes law?
• Who passes law?
• Who enforces law?
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History
• May 1787: the Philadelphia Convention
• 55 male delegates from the original 13 states:
• The Founding Fathers (or the Framers)
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Key principles
• Separation of powers• Baron de Montesquieu
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Key principles
• Checks and balances
• Example:
• The confirmation process:
• President nominates, Senate confirms
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Key principles
• Provision of rights• Bill of Rights• First ten amendments
to the Constitution, 1791
• Thomas Paine, The Rights of Man
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Influence of Thomas Jefferson
• Drafted the Declaration of Independence, 1776
• Behind the Bill of Rights, 1791
• President 1801-1809
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Key principles
• Responsible Government
• Contract Theory• John Locke
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Key principles
• Federalism• Original federal state• Remember: the states
came together to create the centre in 1787