Is the Constitution a Living Document 1215 Barons

Is the Constitution a Living Document?

§ 1215 Barons to King John §Trial by jury and due process §Protection against taking of life, liberty, land §Only for rich barons

§ 1628 for Charles I §Not imprison political enemies §Monarch cannot rule military during peacetime §Challenged divine right of kings

§ 1688 to King William and Queen Mary §No standing army §Free elections for Parliament §No cruel or unusual punishment

§Description: Powers given to Congress §Very weak = right to make money but no right to tax §Super-Majority 9/13 states had to agree on anything

§Who has the power in the articles of confederation? §Give two examples: § 1) § 2)

§ Weak friendship of states § States have all the power. Why? § No president and no judiciary § Could make treaties, create an army § Did make treaties with Native Americans for Northwest Territories § Could not collect taxes to pay for a war or pay off debts § Shay’s Rebellion

§ 74 Delegates Chosen from 12 States(Rhode Island did not attend) § Purpose was to revise Articles of Confederation § Not in attendance were Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Hancock, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams § Younger and more ambitious group. All white men.

§ Federalist § James Madison and Alexander Hamilton § Weakness and failure of articles § Need to tax § Need for an executive to make quick decisions § Need for compromise between large and small states § Anti Federalist § Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Sam Adams § Wanted States to hold Powers § Too much power for central gov’t § To much power for executive branch (King) § Lack of “bill of rights”