September 27th: American Government-
Today's important and captivating lecture was based on aspects of the justifications & rationale behind the adoption of our current form of Constitutional Democracy in place of the orginial Articles of Confederation. Key terms referenced included the following [know these terms!]; Anti-federalists as opposed to the Federalists, the first ten amendments or THE BILL OF RIGHTS- Note: see an earlier post for more information on the Bill of Rights [as a way to appease some of the concerns of the Anti-federalists],checks and balances, natural or inalienable rights, judicial review, New Jersey and Virgina Plans and how they transpired into THE GREAT COMPROMISE [which is manifested as a bicameral Congress or legislature], The question of slavery...