Fed 70
Who wrote Federalist 70?
Who is Alexander Hamilton
Who wrote Federalist 10?
Who is James Madison
Brutus argues that the Supreme Court would become too powerful because it lacks this.
What is accountability to the people (or term limits)?
Who wrote Federalist 51?
Who is James Madison
Who wrote this federalist paper?
Who is Alexander Hamiliton
What branch of government does it discuss?
What is the Executive Branch
What is a faction?
Groups of citizens united by a common interest or passion, adverse to the rights of other citizens or the community's long-term interests
Brutus believed liberty could best be protected by this level of government.
What are state governments?
What was the main argument of federalist 51?
What is the structure of government must include a system of checks and balances
Who does federalist 78 speak about?
Federal Judges
What historical civilization does the author refer to support his claim?
What is the Roman Empire
What does the Author say is the main reason for factions in a society?
What is unfair representation and unequal distribution of wealth/property
This branch of the proposed federal government was feared to “swallow up all the owners of the state governments?
What is National legislature / Congress
In what is "government itself the greatest of all reflections on human nature"?
What is the Author is recognizing that humans are capable of great things but are just as easily susceptible
What is the one stipulation for judges to hold their positions?
What is good behavior
What specifically ensures unity in the executive branch?
What is Single Executive
How does federalism control factions?
Large republics create more factions that will compete
What is the “elastic clause” of the Constitution that gives Congress unlimited power?
What is the necessary and proper clause?
What does the author say is one remedy to ensure that the legislative branch, the strongest branch, does not abuse its power?
What is to divide the legislative into two groups w/ different means of election and different representatives
Why does fed 78 say the judical branch is the leats powerful branch of government?
What is it doesn’t have the power to enforce or fund action based on their rulings
What word does he use to describe how the executive branch should operate?
What is Energetic
What two options did the author propose for correcting factions?
What is Large Republics and Competitions
Brutus argues that without this, the “necessary and proper” and “supremacy” clauses could threaten individual liberties.
The Bill of Rights!
What does the author claim in his opening argument?
There must be three branches.
What is the argument the author uses to justify life terms for the position discussed in Fed 78?
What is to protect against political pressures and allow judges to stay unbiased in their decisions