Bill of Rights/Federalist 10
What document did James Madison Write?
Fed 10
This is the branch discussed in Federalist 70
The executive
What is the first section of the constitution?
The preamble
This is a dependency on the elections
This was the reason the Articles of Confederation attempted to keep a weak government
The tyranny experienced in Britain
What are the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments
This is the power of the courts to check the constitutionality of the actions of the other branches
Judicial review
What were the four steps of non violent action against racism suggested by the writer of Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
1. Negotiation
2. Self purification
3. Direct Action
4. Proof of injustice
This is what was feared would create a tyranny
A large government
This is the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence
To explain why the colonies had the right to form their own government
Why were the writer(s) of Fed 10 against factions?
They believed factions would become corrupt and too powerful.
This is the least dangerous branch of government, according to Federalist 78
The judicial
How many times has the Constitution been amended?
27 times
This is the main argument of Federalist 51
Checks and balances will prevent tyranny
This is what the Articles of Confederation failed to account for while giving states votes
Population
True or False:
The bill of rights was primarily written by Thomas Jefferson
False
The bill of rights were ACTUALLY primarily written by James Madison
This is what Hamilton argued for in Federalist 70
A single executive
For what movement was the letter from a Birmingham jail considered a foundational document?
The civil rights movements
These are the clauses that Brutus 1 criticizes
This was what was established in the Articles of Confederation
A league of friendship among the 13 states
True or False:
Fed 10 and the Bill of rights were written by the same person
True:
They were both written by James Madison.
This is the reason argued for why judges should have lifelong positions
So they are not influenced by pressure from the legislative or executive branches
How many delegates signed the constitution?
39 delegates
This is what Brutus 1 eventually contributed to adopting
The Bill of Rights
This is one of the failures the Articles of Confederation lead to
Shay's Rebellion