Not all elections are the same. Even so, some principles should apply to every election. These include: If you want to learn more about elections, we have a 9-part course, each part is a 20 minute read. Easy! Click here: https://cffad.org/things-you-might-not-know-about-elections/ See our other topics here: https://cffad.org/topics/ and our glossary here: https://cffad.org/glossary/
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The following is an extract from Lesson 4 of 4 of An Introduction to the U.S. Congress. You can get all of the lessons here: https://cffad.org/topic/#congress-part-1 Getting the allocation of powers right can make all the difference between a system of government that prioritizes justice, happiness, and liberty (as in the Preamble to the Constitution)
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Back when the Constitution was written, some people did not trust the new federal government the framers created. Those who felt this way, the so-called Anti-federalists, were especially concerned that the new government would tyrannize the people or the state governments. Here is how Patrick Henry put it: “Show me that age and country where
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What powers are denied to Congress?
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How does the Bill of Rights restrict Congress?
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Checks and balances – what and why?
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How does the Constitution balance the federal and state governments?
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Congress – too powerful or not powerful enough?
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How did the framers decide to count enslaved people?
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How should large states be balanced against small states?
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How should our representatives be elected to Congress?
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Why did the framers value representative democracy?
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How to deal with centralized power and majority factions?
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The following is an extract from Lesson 1 of An Introduction to the U.S. Congress. You can get the whole thing here: https://cffad.org/topic/#congress-part-1 We need Congress as a way to solve national problems. Can that be done in way that is responsive to, and accountable to the people? In some places and times, the laws
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What is politics like in places like Cambodia and Nicaragua?
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Which matters more, having a constitution, or what a constitution requires?
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Is republican democracy sufficient to stop tyranny?
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Is representative democracy any better than a pure democracy?
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Why did the framers have a problem with direct democracy?
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The framers had a lot of distrust on their minds.
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