Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Believed in a strong federal government.
Federalists.
What movement in Europe influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
The Enlightenment
Power is shared between the state government and federal government.
Federalism
The AOC had a strong or weak federal government?
Who wrote the Federalist Papers? (3)
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
Believed the Constitution was necessary.
Federalists.
Who is known as the Father of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Power is separated into three equal branches
Separation of Powers
The AOC had a strong or weak state governments?
Strong
This Federalist Paper discussed having a system of Checks and Balances to keep the federal government from becoming too powerful
Federalist #51
Believed in a weak federal government.
Anti-Federalists.
What inspired the American Revolution?
Unfair taxation and the Enlightenment.
The power of the government resides with the people. People make the decisions in our government.
Popular Sovereignty
How many of the 13 states had to agree before a law could get passes?
All of them
Congress created two chambers to deal with the one branch having too much power under the Articles of Confederation. What are those two chambers?
Senate and House of Representatives
Believed that strong state governments was necessary.
Anti-Federalists
What were two major problems with the Articles of Confederation?
Weak federal government, only one branch (legislative), no court system, lack of taxing power, weak federal military, took all 13 states to agree before laws could be created.
The power of the government is limited to only what the Constitution says it can do.
Limited Government
Did the state governments ever pay taxes to the federal government?
No
The federal government can make laws that are necessary and proper to supporting and enforcing the Constitution.
Necessary and Proper Clause
Believed that a Bill of Rights was necessary for the Constitution to protect people's rights.
Anti-Federalists.
What was the Great Compromise?
This allows each branch of government to keep the other branches in check from becoming too powerful
Checks and Balances
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
This Federalist Paper discussed the necessity of having a strong federal government to keep factions or groups of people from becoming too powerful.
Federalist #10