Philosophers
The Critical Period
Federalist Papers
Madisonian Model
Federalism
100
An 18th century philosophical movement that began in western Europe with roots in the Scientific Revolution and focuses on the use of reason.
What is The Enlightenment?
100
Nation's first constitution that created a league of friendship among the states.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100

Madison wrote this about the need for a large republic to help deal with the problems associated with factions.

What is the Federalist 10?

100
Dividing of the government into 3 branches: legislative, executive and judicial.
What is Separation of Powers?
100
Like a layer cake with national and state governments each having specific responsibilities within their own spheres of influence.
What is Dual Federalism?
200
Wrote Leviathan and claimed that in a state of nature, life would be solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
Under the Articles, one way Congress was limited was by this. 

What is no power to tax, supermajority to pass legislation, states could coin own money, etc.

200

Federalist 51 is about this.

What is the importance of the separation of powers and checks and balances

200
The ability of each branch of government to limit the other two branches in order to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are Checks and Balances?
200
Like a marble cake and requires national and state government to share powers and responsibilities.
What is Cooperative Federalism?
300
Wrote Second Treatise on Civil Government and claimed that natural rights of life, liberty and property were granted by God.
Who is John Locke?
300
Name of the rebellion by debtor farmers in western Massachusetts that led to the demise of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
300

Madison writes that this is the best form of government to help control factions. 

What is a Representative Republic?

300

This branch is outlined in Article 1, the longest Article in the Constitution. 

What is the Legislative Branch?

300
Type of federal aid given to states to be used for a specific purpose.
What are Categorical Grants?
400
Wrote Spirit of the Laws and described separation of powers and checks and balances.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?
400
A legal document that determines the fundamental political principles of a government.
What is a Constitution?
400
This Federalist paper is about the importance of judicial review and the role of the Supreme Court in checks and balances.

What is Federalist 78?

400

This branch is outlined in Article 2 and is the second longest Article. 

What is the Executive Branch?

400
Type of federal aid given to the states with no strings attached and can be spent freely.
What are Block Grants?
500
Argued that the only good government was one that was freely formed with the consent of the people through the social contract.
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
500
Name of the meeting called to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
500

Who are the 3 authors of the Federalist Papers and name one other significant contribution to US Government for each. 

Who are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.

500

This branch is outlined in Article 3, but the powers are not clearly defined unlike the other two branches. 

What is the Judicial Branch?

500
When the federal government requires states to comply with a regulation or law but does not give them the resources to carry it out. 

What are Unfunded Mandates?

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