LO 1.A.1: Compare how various models of representative democracy are reflected through major institutions, policies, events, or debates in the U.S.
The united states was the front runner in creating a democracy. Although we weren't the first nation to have this form of government, american democracy influenced various other countries to change their form of government to reflect ours. U.S. representative democracy isn't perfect and some may even say it is flawed. Those who doubt our system believe we don't representing the nation, but only a select few. However, i believe that america has one of the closest forms of true representative democracy. Various other models of representative democracy are reflected throughout the us; for example, the election of representative and senators to act for the people in government is a good example of this type of government. Also, throughout the U.S. people are selected to represent the views of the people in enacting policies for the nation on all scales. Because the nation cannot come together in one location to vote on issues mayors, congressmen, senators, and other representatives stand for the people.
LO 1.B.1: Analyze and compare democratic ideals reflected in U.S. foundational documents.
The articles of confederation, constitution, bill of rights, and declaration of confederation are the united states main foundational documents. First, the declaration of independence expressed the colonies demands to create there own nation apart from Britain because parliament denied them representative government and civil rights. Therefore, They seeked liberty, equality, and justice. In the articles of confederation, america's first document as a nation, colonists drafted a very flawed form of government. Although the articles were lacking on many levels, its intention was to give rights to the people and protect them from a government that refused to protect those rights. The constitution, implemented the ideas of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and the bill of rights granted freedoms (freedom of speech, religion, press, privacy, bear arms, etc).
LO 1.B.2: Compare and interpret Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy.
Federalist believed or in the constitution while anti-federalists did not. Federalists believed in a government with a strong central authority or federal government, limited state power, opposite of the articles of confederation, and a large republic. Federalists argued that a senate with two representatives per state was enough to represent the people and that a bill of rights was not necessary. Also, they opposed the articles of confederation because they believed it was ineffective and didn't grant the congress essential powers. In contrast, the anti-federalists believed in a weak central government, strong supported power and influence of the states, bill of rights, in amending the articles and not abandoning it, and a small republic to protect rights.
LO 1.C.1: Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting greater power to the federal government formerly reserved to the states.
The article of confederation outlined a government that was unicameral, had no executive or judiciary power, with congress delegated appointed by state legislatures one vote per state. Also, congress was granted specific few powers and all other powers were reserved by the states. The debate over federal and state power was polar. On one side, federalist favored a strong central government lead by one person and lessened state powers, this idea was to protect the newly formed government and provide stability. While on the other side, anti- federalists distrusted a strong federal government because they believed that with a strong central power came a tyrant who sucks away all civil liberties and rights of the people. Because of shays rebellion, in the constitution they decided to go with a stronger central authority. Shay's rebellion showed everyone that the rights of the federal government were essential to promote order.
LO 1.C.2: Analyze causes and effects of constitutional compromises in addressing political, economic, and regional divisions.
The compromises of the constitution were crucial in order top get the document ratified. the key compromises at the constitutional convention were the three fifths compromise, great compromise, election of the president, slave trade, and commerce compromise. The great compromise settled the debate of the Virginia and New Jersey plans. The Virginia plan wanted representation based on population to support large states, while the new jersey plan wanted representation to be equal for every state to support small states. The great compromise created a bicameral legislation with the house of representatives and the senate. In the house, representation is based on population, while in the senate each state has 2 representatives. The three fifths compromise decided to count African Americans as 3/5ths of a person in both representation and taxes. This branched from a debate between southern and northern states. Southern states wanted there slaves to count for representation, but not taxes, and northern states found that unfair because in the south slaves accounted for a large amount of the population. In the commerce compromise, north and south matched against each other again. The north wanted tariffs on imports, while the south did not. The slave trade compromise was one of the most controversial, in the convention they decide to wait to ban the slave trade to prevent the southern states from breaking off from the nation and not signing the constitution. Lastly, the election of the president was decided to be by the electoral college.
LO 1.C.3: Explain how the issues raised in the ratification debate are reflected in ongoing philosophical disagreements about democracy and governmental power.
The ratification debate was long. But, through that debate in the constitutional convention we were granted one of the most influential documents in the world, the constitution. however, The issues raised in the ratification later led to civil war and the splitting of north and south. The main issue was slavery. Northern states wanted to ban slavery, while the southern states didn't because they benefited from it. However, the Missouri compromise was very controversial and led to many angered southern states because it granted new US land slavery free. In addition, states rights, harpers ferry, Abraham lincoln, john brown, uncle toms cabin, and the underground railroad were all issue causing the southern states to join the confederacy.
LO 1.D.1: Evaluate the relationship between separation of powers and checks and balances.
Separation of powers is the delegation of different powers in the branches of government. while, checks and balances was a system of each branch checking on the other to ensure constitutionality. the legislative branch makes laws, the executive branch carries out those laws, and the judiciary monitors or interprets those laws. no branch can carry out a power without cooperation of the other two branches. checks and balances prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
LO 1.E.1: Assess how the distribution of powers among three federal branches affects policy making
The distribution or rationing of powers among the three federal branches causes policy making to be more dragged out and strenuous then it needs to be. It is very time consuming and because of checks and balances can lead to deadlock of no governmental action being done. With the creation and polarity of political parties in government policy making is no longer efficient.
LO 1.F.1: Explain how and why the appropriate balance of power between national and state governments has been interpreted differently over time.
The balance of power between the national and state governments can be seen as lacking, many believe that state governments should be granted more powers, especially lately with higher government scandal and corruption. The federal and state partnership was designed by the founding fathers to promote a balance of power. However, that is not the case. The federal government is vested more powers that the states and can over write anything the states do. This isn't democracy. This isn't equality. This isn't democracy.
LO 1.F.2: Analyze questions over the allocation and scope of central power within a federal structure.
One could question the scope in with central power is allocated in US politics. Are the states reserved more powers? Is the executive branch the central focus? Is one branch really in control? When it comes to central power it is hard to see where it is actually coming from. In today's politics you say and do what you have to do to appease the most amount of people, but was that decision really the right thing to do?
The united states was the front runner in creating a democracy. Although we weren't the first nation to have this form of government, american democracy influenced various other countries to change their form of government to reflect ours. U.S. representative democracy isn't perfect and some may even say it is flawed. Those who doubt our system believe we don't representing the nation, but only a select few. However, i believe that america has one of the closest forms of true representative democracy. Various other models of representative democracy are reflected throughout the us; for example, the election of representative and senators to act for the people in government is a good example of this type of government. Also, throughout the U.S. people are selected to represent the views of the people in enacting policies for the nation on all scales. Because the nation cannot come together in one location to vote on issues mayors, congressmen, senators, and other representatives stand for the people.
LO 1.B.1: Analyze and compare democratic ideals reflected in U.S. foundational documents.
The articles of confederation, constitution, bill of rights, and declaration of confederation are the united states main foundational documents. First, the declaration of independence expressed the colonies demands to create there own nation apart from Britain because parliament denied them representative government and civil rights. Therefore, They seeked liberty, equality, and justice. In the articles of confederation, america's first document as a nation, colonists drafted a very flawed form of government. Although the articles were lacking on many levels, its intention was to give rights to the people and protect them from a government that refused to protect those rights. The constitution, implemented the ideas of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and the bill of rights granted freedoms (freedom of speech, religion, press, privacy, bear arms, etc).
LO 1.B.2: Compare and interpret Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy.
Federalist believed or in the constitution while anti-federalists did not. Federalists believed in a government with a strong central authority or federal government, limited state power, opposite of the articles of confederation, and a large republic. Federalists argued that a senate with two representatives per state was enough to represent the people and that a bill of rights was not necessary. Also, they opposed the articles of confederation because they believed it was ineffective and didn't grant the congress essential powers. In contrast, the anti-federalists believed in a weak central government, strong supported power and influence of the states, bill of rights, in amending the articles and not abandoning it, and a small republic to protect rights.
LO 1.C.1: Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting greater power to the federal government formerly reserved to the states.
The article of confederation outlined a government that was unicameral, had no executive or judiciary power, with congress delegated appointed by state legislatures one vote per state. Also, congress was granted specific few powers and all other powers were reserved by the states. The debate over federal and state power was polar. On one side, federalist favored a strong central government lead by one person and lessened state powers, this idea was to protect the newly formed government and provide stability. While on the other side, anti- federalists distrusted a strong federal government because they believed that with a strong central power came a tyrant who sucks away all civil liberties and rights of the people. Because of shays rebellion, in the constitution they decided to go with a stronger central authority. Shay's rebellion showed everyone that the rights of the federal government were essential to promote order.
LO 1.C.2: Analyze causes and effects of constitutional compromises in addressing political, economic, and regional divisions.
The compromises of the constitution were crucial in order top get the document ratified. the key compromises at the constitutional convention were the three fifths compromise, great compromise, election of the president, slave trade, and commerce compromise. The great compromise settled the debate of the Virginia and New Jersey plans. The Virginia plan wanted representation based on population to support large states, while the new jersey plan wanted representation to be equal for every state to support small states. The great compromise created a bicameral legislation with the house of representatives and the senate. In the house, representation is based on population, while in the senate each state has 2 representatives. The three fifths compromise decided to count African Americans as 3/5ths of a person in both representation and taxes. This branched from a debate between southern and northern states. Southern states wanted there slaves to count for representation, but not taxes, and northern states found that unfair because in the south slaves accounted for a large amount of the population. In the commerce compromise, north and south matched against each other again. The north wanted tariffs on imports, while the south did not. The slave trade compromise was one of the most controversial, in the convention they decide to wait to ban the slave trade to prevent the southern states from breaking off from the nation and not signing the constitution. Lastly, the election of the president was decided to be by the electoral college.
LO 1.C.3: Explain how the issues raised in the ratification debate are reflected in ongoing philosophical disagreements about democracy and governmental power.
The ratification debate was long. But, through that debate in the constitutional convention we were granted one of the most influential documents in the world, the constitution. however, The issues raised in the ratification later led to civil war and the splitting of north and south. The main issue was slavery. Northern states wanted to ban slavery, while the southern states didn't because they benefited from it. However, the Missouri compromise was very controversial and led to many angered southern states because it granted new US land slavery free. In addition, states rights, harpers ferry, Abraham lincoln, john brown, uncle toms cabin, and the underground railroad were all issue causing the southern states to join the confederacy.
LO 1.D.1: Evaluate the relationship between separation of powers and checks and balances.
Separation of powers is the delegation of different powers in the branches of government. while, checks and balances was a system of each branch checking on the other to ensure constitutionality. the legislative branch makes laws, the executive branch carries out those laws, and the judiciary monitors or interprets those laws. no branch can carry out a power without cooperation of the other two branches. checks and balances prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
LO 1.E.1: Assess how the distribution of powers among three federal branches affects policy making
The distribution or rationing of powers among the three federal branches causes policy making to be more dragged out and strenuous then it needs to be. It is very time consuming and because of checks and balances can lead to deadlock of no governmental action being done. With the creation and polarity of political parties in government policy making is no longer efficient.
LO 1.F.1: Explain how and why the appropriate balance of power between national and state governments has been interpreted differently over time.
The balance of power between the national and state governments can be seen as lacking, many believe that state governments should be granted more powers, especially lately with higher government scandal and corruption. The federal and state partnership was designed by the founding fathers to promote a balance of power. However, that is not the case. The federal government is vested more powers that the states and can over write anything the states do. This isn't democracy. This isn't equality. This isn't democracy.
LO 1.F.2: Analyze questions over the allocation and scope of central power within a federal structure.
One could question the scope in with central power is allocated in US politics. Are the states reserved more powers? Is the executive branch the central focus? Is one branch really in control? When it comes to central power it is hard to see where it is actually coming from. In today's politics you say and do what you have to do to appease the most amount of people, but was that decision really the right thing to do?