Warm-up:
2. What was Shay's Rebellion and what role did it play in the push for changing the Articles of Confederation?
Objective:
Vocabulary:
republic: a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives selected by means of popular competitive elections.
federalism: a political system in which ultimate authority is shared between a central government and state or regional governments.
Federalists: supporters of a stronger central government who advocated ratification of the Constitution. After ratification they formed a political party that supported strong executive and Alexander Hamilton's economic policies.
coalition: an alliance among different interest groups (factions) or parties to achieve some political goal.
ex post facto law: Latin for "after the fact" - a law that makes an act that was legal when it was committed, that increases the penalty for a crime after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier; forbidden by Article I of the Constitution.
line-item veto: the power of an executive to veto some provisions in an appropriations bill while approving others. The president does not have the right to exercise a line-item veto and must approve or reject an entire appropriations bill.
Homework:
Answer Chapter 2 Questions 5-15