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Scavenger Hunt Which groups or individuals have gained the right to vote via an amendment to the Constitution? 精品文档 Scavenger Hunt What section of the Constitution states that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness? What is the one right mentioned in Constitution? 精品文档 Ratifying the Constitution approved by at least nine states approved at ratifying convention Not state legislatures or popular vote Debate between federalists and anti-federalists Needed the big states 精品文档 Civic Disengagement of College Freshmen 28.1% keeping up to date with political affairs 17.6% “influencing political structure” 30.9% becoming a community leader was essential or very important 73.4% being very well off financially is essential or very important 27% realistically, an individual can do little to bring about changes in our society. 精品文档 Objectives of Class Institutional perspective Critically evaluate government To help make you better citizens Introduction to political science as a major 精品文档 American Political Thought Consent of governed Separated Power- Locke Taxation without representation Distrust of centralized authority 精品文档 Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. 精品文档 精品文档 精品文档 Articles of Confederation No executive Limited powers for Congress no means of collecting revenue Each state has one vote Super-majority required to pass laws WHY? 精品文档 The Articles’ Deficiencies Limited trade among states Radical Legislatures in PA and RI– paper $$ Increasing foreign threats National government was TOO weak 精品文档 Shay’s Rebellion Economic recession Daniel Shay and poor farmers Local courts and legislature National government has no troops Implications? 精品文档 Constitutional Convention The Scen