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Madisonian Model and Ratification

Madisonian Model and Ratification. Lineberry, Popp and Collins. The Madisonian Model. To prevent a tyranny of the majority, Madison proposed a government of: Limiting Majority Control Separating Powers Creating Checks and Balances Establishing a Federal System. The Madisonian Model.

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Madisonian Model and Ratification

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  1. Madisonian Model and Ratification Lineberry, Popp and Collins

  2. The Madisonian Model • To prevent a tyranny of the majority, Madison proposed a government of: • Limiting Majority Control • Separating Powers • Creating Checks and Balances • Establishing a Federal System

  3. The Madisonian Model • The Constitution and the Electoral Process: The Original Plan (Figure 2.2)

  4. The Madisonian Model

  5. The Madisonian Model • The Constitutional Republic • Republic: A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws • Favors the status quo – change is slow • The End of the Beginning • The document was approved, but not unanimously. Now it had to be ratified.

  6. Ratifying the Constitution

  7. Ratifying the Constitution • Ratification • Lacking majority support, the Federalists specified that the Constitution be ratified by state conventions, not state legislatures. • Delaware first ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787. • New Hampshire’s approval (the ninth state to ratify) made the Constitution official six months later. • Needed Virginia and New York, large eco and powerful states, to ratify also – used Federalist Papers as ratification propaganda • Important today as guide to interpretation and FF intent

  8. Constitutional Change

  9. Constitutional Change • The Informal Process of Constitutional Change • Judicial Interpretation • Marbury v. Madison (1803): judicial review • Changing Political Practice • Technology • Increasing Demands on Policymakers

  10. The Importance of Flexibility • The Constitution is short, with fewer than 8,000 words. • It does not prescribe every detail. • There is no mention of congressional committees or independent regulatory commissions. • The Constitution is not static, but flexible for future generations to determine their own needs.

  11. Understanding the Constitution • The Constitution and Democracy • The Constitution is rarely described as democratic!! • There has been a gradual democratization of the Constitution. • The Constitution and the Scope of Government • Much of the Constitution reinforces individualism and provides multiple access points for citizens. • It also encourages stalemate and limits government.

  12. Summary • The Constitution was ratified to strengthen congressional economic powers, even with disagreements over issues of equality. • Protection of individual rights guaranteed through the Bill of Rights. • Formal and informal changes continue to shape our Madisonian system of government.

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