What Did the Founders Think About Constitutional Government?

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What Did the Founders Think About Constitutional Government? Unit 1 Section 1

Characteristics of Colonial America Free in 1783 with Treaty of Paris Separation Physical distance Religion and language Class Differences Wealthy families dominated Farming Different things for different places. Slavery 300,000 slaves in 1760

How Did Founders Learn About Government? . Aristotle and Cicero of Greece 16th and 17th Century Hobbes and Locke By 1776 had 150 years of local self-government

What Did the Founders Learn about Government? Sources contradicted each other Ancient philosophers People had obligations to one another Those who govern must be wise. Help people learn Greek and Roman Democracy begins well but ends in tyranny. Natural rights theorists People have natural rights that must be respected. Form government to protect rights. British Monarchy could evolve into free government. American Local self-government coexist with distant central authority.

What Did the Founders Learn about Government? Government should be servant, not master of people. Fundamental higher law, or constitution, should limit government. .

From What Could the Founders Choose? Mixed Constitution Mix of monarchical, aristocratic, and democratic. Britain Limit of monarch, aristocracy in House of Lords, House of Commons for common people. Representative government Republic-Thing of the people. Representatives in gov. Did not like direct democracy Why? .

What is a Constitution? Plan that sets forth the structure and powers of government. Controversies around written constitutions Why? Unwritten constitutions Only Britain, Israel, New Zealand. Combo of written laws and precedents.

What is a Constitution? Constitutional government= limited government. Government limited by provisions of constitution. Democracies have free, fair, regular elections. Unlimited government where rulers use power, unrestrained by laws or elections.

Discussion Questions 1. How would you organize a government so that it would be fairly easy to remove and replace officials who violated the constitutional limitations on their powers? 2. What might happen in a government in which there as no agreed-on or peaceful means for removing officials? Give a recent example to support your answer. 3. Is it important that a constitution be written? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a written constitution? Of an unwritten constitution?

Cool Down Day 1 How would America be different if we had direct democracy as opposed to an indirect republic/representative democracy? 3 sentences