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Ideas That Shape American Politics

Presentation/Discussion 1

Kayla Mason

Professor Weeks

POS 110

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

Who wrote it?

Thomas

Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Robert

Livingston

Who wrote it?

John Adams

Roger Sherman

Why it was written:

Why did they write it?

  • To explain the decision to break away from England

  • As a statement to world of America's purpose

The U.S Constitution

U.S. Constitution

Who wrote it?

James Madison

Benjamin Franklin

George Washingtion

Who wrote it?

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

Why it was written:

Why did they write it?

  • To change the ideas from the Declaration of Independence into the supreme law of the land.

  • To become the rulebook and guide for the government.

  • To protect citizens and ensure their rights.

American Revolution

What if it wasn't successful?

American Revolution

  • Authors would likely not have written

the "By The People" textbook.

  • The United States could still have been

under the rule of Great Britain.

  • The Declaration of Independence and

the Constition most likely wouldn't have been written.

Terms

Terms

The Spirit of Who We Are

The Spirit of Who We Are

  • The Spirit of the United States is a nation of immigrants who come in hopes to live the American dream and to reinvent themselves.

  • Americans are many generations of all different kinds of people who are always changing, growing, and moving on to stand for our country.

Land of the Free

Land of

the Free

  • America is the land of the free because of the many people who fought for our country and laid their lives on the line.

  • America is able to stay free because of the rights given to the citizens and the people who lead our country.

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Two Sides of Liberty

Negative Liberty

Positive Liberty

Two Sides

of Liberty

  • The liberty, and provision of basic necessities, to pursue one’s goals

  • Agrees that the government helps all people to achieve real freedom
  • Freedom from constraints or the interference of others

  • Disagrees with the government collecting taxes and using that money to help the homeless or feed the hungry.

Idea of Freedom is Always Changing

Idea of Freedom is Always Changing

  • Freedom is repeatedly won and lost.

  • Slavery and racial segregation was around for a long time and after protest and many court proceedings, African Americans finally received the rights that they deserved.

  • The ideas of freedom and rights have changed many times throughout American history and continue to change.

Difference Between the U.S. as a Democracy Compared to The U.S. as a Republic

U.S. Democracy

U.S. Republic

Difference Between the U.S.

as a Democracy Compared

to The U.S. as a Republic

  • A government in which citizens rule directly and make governmental decisions for themselves.
  • A government in which citizens rule indirectly and permit elected representatives to make decisions.

Origins of Limited Government

Origins of Limited Government

  • Limited government became an idea when Americans developed a distrust for the government.

  • Distrust started from when England ruled America.
  • England was governed by a king and the Americans saw the king as

a distant figure who had no right to interfere with their events.

  • Our American freedoms were derived from war and this created negative effects in trust for our own government.

Limits on Government Action and Self-Rule

Limits on Government Action and Self-Rule

  • Self-rule wants the winning party to be able to put its policies into place without trouble.

  • The limited government says no and that the winning party doesn’t need to be a part of our private lives.

  • Americans debate what limits should be pursued as new ideas are being generated.
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