Unit 2: Building the New Nation
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Timeline
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The Unwritten Constitution
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The unwritten constitution are those processes of our government that are considered an essential part of the system yet they are not actually in the Constitution. These are customs and precedents that have been doing for so long that many citizens think these are, in fact, laws yet they are not. The Unwritten Constitution is divided into the Cabinet, the Electoral College Promise, the Judicial Review, the political parties, the Congressional Committees, and the term limits for the President. This document explains George Washington's establishment of the first presidential cabinet, including Alexander Hamilton as the Secretary of the Treasury, John Jay as the Secretary of State (until Thomas Jefferson returned from Europe), and Henry Knox as the Secretary of War. John Adams was appointed Vice President because he received the second most amount of votes. The document also explains the term limits for presidency and how society is reliant upon the different political parties. Emily V |
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The Removal Act
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Lewis and Clark: A Scientific Interest
This document is talking about Indians that Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey. It is a journal entry by Meriwether Lewis on August 19th, 1805. Specifically, the Indians are coined by Lewis as "Flathead Indians" because of the way their skulls are shaped. In the entry, Lewis talks about how the Indians do not punish their children much, because, in their words, it cows and breaks the spirit of the boy, and after the whip he never recovers his independence of mind. They also treat their women with little respect, going so far as to whore their wives out if the price is high enough. The man feels degraded if he had to walk any distance, and women do everything except hunt and fish. He also describes how the people had many ranging diseases, but not many (useful) remedies to treat them with. He suggests that gonorrhea and syphilis are native disorders of America because the Indians have had little to no contact with outsiders, but still they are infected.
This entry was seemingly written to describe one of Lewis' more interesting encounters with natives, considering he had many. It is easy to tell why this entry stands out: the odd appearance, lax parenting, and misogyny. Perhaps the thing that stands out most about Lewis' writing is that the description draws such a sharp line between misogyny and degradation. When half of the population is treated as property (literally), culture seems animilistic. Cultures where women are treated as equals appear much richer, and this entry shows a stark contrast. Sean G. |
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Cohens V Virginia
This was a supreme court case that set the foundation for judicial review which established that the supreme court had the right to review state criminal proceedings, and to hear all cases that involved constitutional questions. The case was between the Cohen brothers and the state of Virginia. Under an act of U.S. congress, the operation of a lottery in the District of Columbia was authorized. The Cohens proceeded to sell tickets in the commonwealth of Virginia, violating state law. They were tried and fined for $100 and pleaded their case to the Supreme Court. Virginia said that because state law prohibited it, it didn't matter that Congress approved selling of the tickets. Virginia further argued that the court had no jurisdiction over the case because a verdict had already been reached by the courts state of Virginia. John Marshall, head Supreme Court justice, laid the foundation for judicial review during this landmark case, arguing that state laws and constitutions, when against the Constitution and federal laws were "absolutely void."
After establishing this, Marshall concluded that the lottery matter was a local issue and that the Virginia court was right in their ruling. Tyler F |
Four Worlds:
Political
Legal System
Security
Managing the Commons
Enforcement/Recourse
Fairness/Rights
Redistribution
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Economic
Standardization
Infrastructure
Means of Production
Means of Exchange
Entrepreneurship
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Social
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Cultural
Common Indentity
Respect for Authority
Shared Values
Beliefs
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