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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