What happens? ↑

• What happens? ↑• “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in

the world” – King George III (is he right?)

George Washington never became…

• Cake analogy• Rock Band

“Great Experiment” analogy– 1st album?– 2nd album?– Third Eye

Blind, 9 Days, Hootie and the Blowfish

• Roman Empire Threat…

• May 1787?– 2nd

Constitution Convention meets• 1st was a joke

• Shay made the elite even more scared of “Mobocracy”– Especially

GW

• “there are combustibles in every State which a spark might set fire to…I feel infinitely more than I can express for the disorders which have arisen. Good God!”

– When GW announces he is going, the Convention gains legitimacy

• Survey the land before sale.

• Make 6 mile town grids (36 square…. one for school)

• No slavery in NW Ordinance Territory

• System used later on as USA expanded

“Hey Mr. Biniukow, I saw your squares

on TV during the election last night!”

• Majority were wealthy landowners…

• Well-Educated• Occupations

– 32 Lawyers– 11 Merchants– 4 Politicians– 2 Military Men– 2 Doctors– 2 Teachers– 1 Inventor– 1 Farmer

• If this Convention fails we would “become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war and conquest.”

• What does he mean?

• What kind of men made up the delegation?– Educated WASP$

• What will some of them want? (Like AH)– For only the elite to run

the government• Problem with this

thinking? Who won’t allow it?– common people

• Mobocracy – irrational decisions made by many–Average people are

not smart enough• Do not know how to

run things

• Many examples in history– Rome

• Consul = one• Senate = few• Plebians = many

– England• King = one• Lords = few• commons = many

– USA will be• Exec = one• Senate = few• House = many

2. Goal of ↑ is to prevent – Tyrannical government

with concentrated power3. Solution

– Make government in a constant tug of war over powers and responsibilities

– Tug of war never has a conclusion or winner