Letter from a Birmingham Jail
He wrote it.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This is the topic of Federalist 51.
What are separation of powers?
This founding father wrote Federalist 70.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This is the topic of Federalist 78.
What is the judicial branch.
MLK was doing this in Alabama at the time of his arrest.
What is protesting?
Federalist 51 defines this branch as the most powerful.
What is the legislative branch?
Federalist 70 argues in favor of this branch.
What is the executive branch?
This article of the constitution deals with the topic of Federalist 78.
What is Article III?
Part of his letter is spent defending this philosophy that he follows religiously.
What is nonviolence?
Name three examples of checks and balances found between the branches of the government.
- Senate approves presidential nominees
- Presidents can veto bill
- Senate can overrule a veto with a 2/3s approval
- Judicial branch reviews laws to make sure it's constitutional
-Impeachment
Hamilton states that this branch should act slowly and deliberately.
What is the legislature?
The judicial branch does this to the laws passed by the legislative branch.
What is interpret?
MLK was jailed and the letter was written in this year.
What is 1963?
Hamilton proposes that although the legislature is the strongest branch, it is weakened because of this.
What is division/different houses?
The colonists may have not supported a strong executive for this reason.
What is fear of a monarchy?
This legislative body approves judges.
What is the senate?
Complete the quote.
"_______ anywhere is a threat to _______ everywhere."
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Complete the excerpt from the paper.
"Ambition must be made to counteract ____."
What is ambition?
Name two reasons Hamilton believed a single executive was more reasonable to have.
- Easiest to hold one person responsible
- Decisions are able to be made more swiftly/efficiently
- Better able to act with more secrecy
Judges have their positions for life on good behavior for this reason.
Separation from the other branches leads to their decisions not being affected by outside parties.