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Friday September 23, 2011 GOAL 1: The learner will examine the constitutional underpinnings of United States government

Friday September 23, 2011 GOAL 1: The learner will examine the constitutional underpinnings of United States government. . First 5: (YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES)

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Friday September 23, 2011 GOAL 1: The learner will examine the constitutional underpinnings of United States government

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  1. Friday September 23, 2011 GOAL 1: The learner will examine the constitutional underpinnings of United States government. First 5: (YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES) List the 4 federalist papers you have read or learned about in here in order of there importance in drafting and ratifying the Constitution In Detail explain what each argued for Cite sources and quotes if possible(Use notes/handouts)

  2. Anti-Federalist “Centinel” And his complaints

  3. Quotes from ‘Centinel’ I promise faithfully to guard the State, The Gods, the Temples, and the Imperial Seat “The man will surely fail who dares delay, And lofe to-morrow that has loft today”

  4. Centinel’s Complaints: • There is no bill of rights limiting what the federal government can do to the people – • When the people transfer their authority to the government they handover all powers BUT those that they specifically note that they are retaining – liberty of the press is especially important • The constitution should best exemplify the lessons of the past • History produces the options that we have for government • Liberty is too fine a thing to trust to experiments • For instance – separation of powers assumes that humanity is wise enough to balance three branches of government – that is has never been done before shows it cannot be done -- if you create a complicated government there will not be accountability • The only real check on too much governmental power is a people who are civically virtuous who operate within a simple legislative body

  5. Centinel’s Complaints: • New federal government would have power to tax and maintain a standing army – next stop despotism – • Federal courts would rapidly supersede the authority of state courts • This is too large a country to rule democratically – the best government is government that is responsive to local concerns and knowledgeable to local conditions  • Misc gripes • House ruled by elites • Senate is undemocratic • “advice and consent” means president has to follow Senate • Congress could eliminate the election of Congress by superseding local legislatures – Could expand terms to lifetimes • Congress can call forth a militia as a tool of despotism

  6. Anti-federalists (model of the constitution) • The constitution should best exemplify the lessons of the past • The constitution should create a state grounded in a perfect past (agolden age) • History produces the options that we have for government • Liberty is too fine a thing to trust to experiments • Anti-federalists (the constitution and the individual) • The sovereignty of the people is transferred into the government when it is created and there it resides until we see a Lockean-style revolution • The constitution gives the government form • The constitution provides the rules for the government • To interpret the document you must look at the rules that the constitution contains

  7. Anti-federalists (good government and good citizens) • The government should be simple and rely upon representatives that are imbued with civic virtue • A simple government is knowable and is easily made accountable • A confederacy is best where power is retained by smaller state governments that are more accountable and homogenous • A good citizen is virtuous and that is needed for self government • Wealth and poverty should be moderated to create a stabilizing middle class – • believe in the redistribution of property • Government should be stable and static

  8. Anti federalists (energy in government) • Energy in government can be oppressive so it must be limited by rules • Anti federalists (on bill of rights) • When the people transfer their authority to the government they hand over all powers BUT those that they specifically note that they are retaining • The people can be fooled into sacrificing their liberty, they will come back to their senses but by that point it will be too late • Popular will is not always reliable on constitutional-level questions (though usually fine at the statutory level)

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