Brutus 1
Was Brutus 1 a Federalist or Anti-Federalist paper?
Anti-Federalist Paper
Are the Federalist papers for or against the new constitution?
The federalist papers are in favor of the new constitution.
What is the topic of Fed 51?
What power does the executive branch have?
The power to enforce the law.
What power does the Judicial Branch have?
The power to interpret laws.
Did Brutus want a small or large government?
Brutus wanted a small government.
What was the topic of Fed 10?
The paper was about factions and how to control them.
What did fed 51 feel is the most powerful branch of government?
The Legislative Branch
What is the topic in Fed 71?
The topic of Fed 71 is the executive branch.
What is the topic of Fed 78?
The topic of fed 78 is the Judicial Branch.
What did Brutus worry about the size of the Government?
He worried that the government would be too big and uncontrollable.
Did Fed 10 argue for a large or small republic?
What did Fed 51 feel is the Weakest Branch of government?
The Executive Branch
Why does there need to be 1 person executive and not a dual executive?
The executive needs to act quick and be decisive.
What is the highest law?
The Constitution.
What branch was Brutus most concerned with?
Legislative Branch
How will factions control one another?
Factions will fight other factions.
Why does each branch need to have little power of electing people from another branch?
To protect the separation of powers.
Why is the legislative branch designed to be slow?
To check the majority power and to allow for discussion about new laws.
What powers does the Judicial Branch not have?
The power of the purse and sword.
What were the two Clauses that Brutus was most worried about?
Necessary and Proper Clause and the Supremacy Clause.
Why did Fed 10 argue for a large Republic?
They wanted a large republic because there would be more factions to compete with one another.
What is the best way to protect against ambition?
Ambition fights Ambition.
Why is a single executive safer than a plural one?
It is easier to assign accountability to a single-person executive than that to a plural one.
Why do judges have their position for life on good behavior?
So that the judges can be separated from the other branches and the people that could affect their decisions.