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Constitution ratified, 52 representatives (Founding Fathers)Primary Author: James MadisonRatification Debates then
"Today's Democracy Isn't Exactly What Wealthy US Founding Fathers Envisioned"
George Washington, first presidential election of the USA1st Congress consisted mainly of Federalists who supported strong central gvtThomas Jefferson = secretary of State Alexander Hamilton = secretary of the Department of Treasury
- Number of seats / state in the HOR proportional to pop- 2 seats / state regardless of pop appointed by state legislatures- All revenue bills must begin in HOR- Judiciary to be appointed
- 3/5th of the slave pop would count for representation in HOR + for taxation - Importation of slaves outlawed after 1808
Articles of Confederation (1st US Constitution)Many problems, each state had its own currency, its own army
Represented by Thomas JeffersonMainly opposed to a new constitution and to too much power given to the gvt
Who was the 2nd President of the USA from 1797-1801?
By what year had all 13 original states ratified the new constitution?
The states agreed to ratify the Constitution only after a number compromises were reached
What significant event happened in 1607 in Chesapeake Bay?
Represented by Alexander HamiltonTended to be rich farmers, well educated artisans in favour of a good economic relationship with GB
La puissance américaine en question
Une intervention décisive dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale (1941-1945)
Le temps des incertitudes (1960-1980)
Le choc du 11 septembre et la tentation de l'unilatéralisme (2001-2003)
A la tête du « monde libre » (1945-1960)
De l'espoir d'un nouvel ordre mondial à l'isolationnisme (1918-1920)
Pendant la Guerre froide, la puissance assumée (1945-1991)
Les fragilités de l'hyperpuissance depuis 1991