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1、EarlyAmericanHistory:1600to1791English Roots of our GovernmentlMagna Carta: 1215lEnglish Bill of Rights: 1689lJohn Locke: Social Contract: 1690Magna Carta: 1215It limited English kings powerJohn Locke & Thomas JeffersonLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of HappinessThirteen ColoniesMayflower CompactDecla
2、ration of IndependenceThomas Paine: Common SenseAmerican Revolution:American Revolution1775 to 1781lBritish tighten control on colonists by taxationlColonists protestlColonists formed militiaslDeclaration of IndependencelU.S. (colonists) gain independencelForm a government: Articles of Confederation
3、lLater, formed a better form of government: ConstitutionArticles of ConfederationlNo presidentlNo national court systemlNo power to taxlNo national armed forceseach state raised its own troopslEach state had its own currencyJames Madison: Father of the ConstitutionConstitutional Convention1787l55 de
4、legates met in Philadelphia: all men and very wealthylIn 3 months they drew up the ConstitutionlBalance between states and national govt.lThree BrancheslChecks and BalanceslBill of Rights: rights to peopleConstitution of the United StatesFederalists vs. AntifederalistsThe Constitution: DebatelFedera
5、listslWanted a strong national governmentlWanted to ratify the ConstitutionlAnti-FederalistslWere against the ratification of the ConstitutionlComplained that it lacked a section that gave the People rights.Bill of Rights: First Ten AmendmentsBill of Rightsl1st amendment: freedom of religion, speech
6、, press, right to assemble and petitionl2nd amendment: right to bear armsl3rd amendment: no quartering of soldiersl4th amendment: no unreasonable searches and seizures of persons and property without probable causel5th amendment: no double jeopardy, right to remain silent.l6th amendment: right to a speedy triall7th amendment: guarantees a jury trial in civil casesl8th amendment: no excessive bails or fines and no cruel and unusual punishment
