Test #2 Notes POLS 1101 1. The Constitution a. Constitutional Change i. Constitutional change processes: 1. The formal amendment process a. Two stages: (Both stages are necessary) i. Proposal 1. Two thirds of congress votes needed ii. Ratification 2. Three fourths of state legislatures votes needed b. Interpretation by the courts
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Emancipation Proclamation What was it? President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1‚ 1863. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are‚ and henceforward shall be free." Immediate impact- freed all slaves in states that were still in rebellion on January 1‚ 1863. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-emancipation-proclamation-takes-effect Political impact- immediately denounced by copperhead democrats; saw as
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kept the country united. He is the epitome of what we wish to see in leader from his days to todays. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in Hodgenville‚ Hardin County‚ Kentucky to a family living in a single-room log cabin. His father‚ Thomas Hank‚ lost everything due to a land dispute and the family has to move to Perry County‚ Indiana at a young are. Years later‚ his
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though Mexican troops tried to win Texas back‚ they were unsuccessful. 3 (14) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo What: In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo‚ Mexico ceded California and New Mexico‚ and acknowledged Rio Grande as the Texas border. The United States‚ in return‚ promised to assume any financial claims the new citizens had against Mexico and pay Mexico $15 million. When: February 2‚ 1848 Significance or Impact: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo marked the end of the Mexican War‚ led to vast
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Historical Foundations of the United States Constitution Sheila James May 23‚ 2013 POS-301 Chris Woolard Historical Foundations of the United States Constitution The United States Constitution is an extremely valuable document .The constitution assisted in creating our modern day United States; The constitution assisted in establishing our administration giving inhabitants privileges and liberty. The Constitution was put in place to give citizens a voice on how the country should be run
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on what to do with former slaves if they were freed also differed. Some abolitionists believed that they should be sent “back” to Africa. In an article published in The New England Magazine 2 it was declared that‚ “ the black population of the united states shall ultimately be conveyed away through its means…” The plan stated in this article was essentially to send blacks back to Africa where there ancestors where from. This was a strange and in some ways absurd approach because the so called slaves
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13th amendment‚ slavery would be abolished‚ unless there was a crime committed. African Americans thought they were free and wanted to start their own families‚ but evil was on the rising. Racial groups began to attack blacks and to mistreat them. Their leader was Andrew Johnson. Then‚ because of the president‚ a radical movement was done and it helped keep African Americans safer for a while. Not long after‚ Convict Leasing was put into motion. There was wiggle room in the 13th amendment‚ which
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to each state. Which lacked the authority to make the states work together to solve national problems. The Constitution of the United States sets forth the nation’s fundamental laws. It also establishes the form of the national government and defines the rights and liberties of the American people. It also lists the aims of the government and the methods of achieving them. The Constitution was written
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The Constitution of the United States established a fundamental law that guaranteed basic rights for the people of America. The Constitution was ratified on September 17‚ 1787 in the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. At the convention‚ delegates wanted to make a strong federal government that has three branches; executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial‚ and a check and balances so no branch would override the other. The creation of the Constitution ensured unity in the United States‚ but
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What problem was there with the Vice-President that term? 18. Name the scandal that involved the French and a bribe demand? 19. What laws passed by the Federalists limited criticism of the government? 20. Which states objected to the laws with written resolutions? 21. The idea of a state ignoring an unconstitutional law is called? 22. What happened in the election of 1800? 23. Who wins the 1800 election? 24. What was Jefferson’s philosophy of government? 25. What Supreme Court case began the
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