Federalist Papers
Wrote about why we were setting a republic instead of a democracy
What is Federalist Paper # 10
States all men are created equal...
What is the Declaration of Independence
Deals with the Executive Branch
What is Article II
States that the people may overthrow the government.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Eminent Domain
What is the 5th Amendment?
Talked about how the new government's checks and balance system would keep one branch from getting too powerful.
What is Federalist Paper # 51
Made it hard to pass laws with a 9/13 votes required.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Deals with ratification.
What is Article VII?
Almost impossible to amend because it required a unanimous vote.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Free Religion, Speech, and Assembly.
What is he 1st Amendment?
Talked of the need for one President and that a four year term was the right length.
What is Federalist paper # 70
Spelled out the reasons the new Constitution should be ratified.
What are the Federalist papers.
Deals with the Judicial Branch.
What is Article III?
The father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
It states that the States get all powers not given to the federal Government.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Talked of giving judges life tenure to protect them from politics and to make sure the interpretation of law was stable over time.
What is Federalist Paper #78
In opposition to the Constitution, stated that this new government would take all powers from the states.
Deals with the Amendment process.
What is Article V?
This document states that the clergy were worse than the KKK because he knew what the KKK wanted.
What is the Letter Home from a Birmingham Jail?
The three amendments that expanded voting rights in the US?
What are the 15th, 19th and 26th amendements?
He wrote in a style that was easier to read and wrote Federalist papers 70 and 78.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
The author of the Letter From a Birmingham Jail
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Establishes the Constitution as Supreme Law.
What is Article VI?
The reason the framers chose a republic over a democracy was that they feared ____.
What is the 'tyranny of the majority?
Defines citizenship, establishes equal protection, and provides for selective incorporation.
What is the 14th Amendment?