Fed Papers
What does Federalist 10 say about factions
That you cant eliminate them so you fight them with other factions
James Madison is connected with what plan
The Virginia Plan
What Enlightenment idea is it "It is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government,"
Popular Sovereignty
Article 1 of the constitution establishes what branch
The Legislative Branch
What are ex post facto laws
Laws that punishes people for acts that were not crimes at the time
What does Federalist 39 say about the constitution
That it is partly national and partly federal (Also the people with have both direct and indirect influence in the gov)
Should slaves be counted towards population? What compromise solved that
3/5th compromise
Why did the constitution intentionally say "We the people"
Because of thinking ahead/Popular sovereignty
Article 2 of the constitution establishes what branch
The Executive Branch
What is the first amendment
Freedom of Speech
How does Federalist 51 explain how to prevent a tyrannic branch
By making each branch have the ability to check the other two
Slave Trade Compromise
South worried that their economy would calapse if they let congress regulate trade, the compromise was that congress could not act on slave trade for 20 years.
Who influenced the idea that "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights,"
John Locke and Natural Rights
Article 3 of the constitution establishes what branch
The Judicial Branch
What is a writ of habeas corpus?
the right of people detained by the government to know the charges against them
Whats a reason why Federalist 70 says we should have a single leader
1. Having more than one leader hasnt gone well in the past
2. Want one person to blame
3. Need to act quickly in an emergency
William Paterson is connected with what plan
The New Jersey Plan
Thomas Hobbes is a philosopher who influenced what enlightenment idea
The Social Contract
What is participatory democracy
A democracy where the population/community votes on topics (Think of town squares)
What are bills of attainder?
When legislature declares someone guilty without a trial
What is Fed 78 saying about the judicial branch
That it is intentionally weak (Neither Purse Nor Sword)
The Senate being represented equally (2 per state) and the House being represented by population is due to what compromise
The Great Compromise
James Madison says that if men were angels we wouldn't need a government, what Enlightenment idea does this sound like
The Social Contract (We give up some basic rights so that we can be protected)
What is elite democracy?
A democracy of only the most educated people making the decisions
What is the second amendment
What is the right to bear arms