Basic Docs
The foundational document authored by Thomas Jefferson
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What are natural rights?
The structure of the government outlined in the Constitution
What is federalism/republic?
Factions are inevitable and prevent tyranny of the majority
What is Federalist #10?
______ anywhere is a threat to ______ everywhere.
What is "injustice" and "justice?"
The name of the first constitution of the US
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The way in which voting was set up in the Articles of Confederation to pass laws
What is 9 of 13 states were necessary to pass a law?
The five rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment
What are religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?
What is Federalist #78?
The reason MLK wanted nonviolent but direction action
What is "to create an urgency for legislative action?"
The introduction of the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
The biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation
What is a weak central government that could not control the states, no executive or judicial power, no power to tax or raise an army?
The amendment that protects from unwarranted search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
The Constitution gives too much power to government. Necessary and Proper clause gives Congress a blank check. Congress cannot effectively represent everyone
What is Brutus #1?
The clause in the constitution which gives Congress the ability to make laws that help enforce the federal government's power.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
What are the Federalist Papers?
His writing heavily influenced Jefferson
Who was John Locke?
The six amendments which deal with suffrage
What are the 15th (black), 17th (senators), 19th (women), 23rd (DC), 24th (poll tax), 26th (18)?
We need a single president because more than one will cause confusion. Congress should debate and disagree, not multiple presidents. Must have power to act decisively.
What is Federalist #70?
The amendment and specific clause which MLK pointed to which would allow all people to be treated under the law
What is the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?
Martin Luther King Jr's treatise on justice, equal protection, and nonviolence
What is Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
List 2 of the 3 ideals which were included in the Declaration. The fourth is Limited Government
What are Consent of the Governed, popular sovereignty, and social contract theory?
The clause which guarantees that your rights will be protected even if you travel to another state
What is the privileges and immunities clause?
What is Federalist #51?
This clause guarantees that the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each state shall be allowed in other states
What is the Full Faith and Credit clause?