Question 2 Flashcards
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“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
The king and parliament could block all colonial laws and all colonial laws had to be approved by the king
this was mostly an issue of self-governance so having an independent government was the major solution however by granting states lots of rights to create their own laws in the 10th amendment and Article IV section 1 they address this
Grievance 1
“He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them” “There were instances when the King would block laws that Colonial governors were trying to pass. This interfered with the colony’s ability to self rule.”
One instance was New York in 1764. The governor agreed on a law to include Indian tribes among the colonies but the King blocked it telling governors to stop pursuing this notion.” “Article IV section 1
Governors are the executive powers in states.
The president does not have veto power over governor approved state legislation.
Greivance 2
Supporters of Virtual Rep
Thomas Whately & George Grenville
Oops of Virtual Rep
William Pitt the elder
Ben Franklin
James Otis Jr
Daniel Dulany Jr
Magna carta 1215
King john was exercising too much power, and spent hella $$$$$ for the war in france
-establishes the idea that the king is below the law.
-established an english standard of justice
Outlines judiciary
Clauses: 34- proto bill of rights (fair judicial, in the region that u committed)
-69- if the king breaks it, the barrons can take his shit
-contractual approach from government
-more secular
State Constitutions importance in nat’l constitution.
Art 1 Sec 2 –> States determine voting rights
Art1 sec 3 —> senators elected by state legislatures.
