Declaration of Independence
This document was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, declaring the thirteen American colonies as independent states.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Constitution of the United States was signed in this year.
What is 1787?
This founding father authored Federalist Paper No. 10.
Who is James Madison?
Brutus 1 is an anti-federalist essay opposing this document.
What is the United States Constitution?
This landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of implied powers for the federal government.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The First Amendment to the Constitution protects these fundamental rights.
What are freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
In Federalist 10, Madison discusses the dangers of these factions.
What are factions or political parties?
Brutus 1 argues that this type of government cannot effectively represent the diverse interests of the American people.
What is a large, centralized government?
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that this state could not tax the operations of the Second Bank of the United States.
What is Maryland?
The Declaration of Independence asserts that all men are endowed by their Creator with these unalienable rights.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This amendment to the Constitution grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection under the law.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
Federalist 10 argues that this type of government is best equipped to control the effects of faction.
What is a republican form of government?
This concern is raised in Brutus 1 regarding the power of the federal government to impose taxes.
What is the fear of excessive taxation?
This constitutional clause was invoked in McCulloch v. Maryland to justify Congress's authority to charter a national bank.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This British king was criticized in the Declaration of Independence for "repeated injuries and usurpations."
Who is King George III?
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to these entities.
What are the states or the people?
According to Federalist 10, this system of government is best suited to manage a large republic.
What is a representative democracy?
According to Brutus 1, this will be endangered if a centralized government is established.
What is individual liberty or rights?
US v. Lopez concerned the constitutionality of this type of law.
What is a federal gun-free school zone law?
The Declaration of Independence was largely influenced by the ideas of this Enlightenment philosopher.
Who is John Locke?
This clause in the Constitution allows Congress to make laws that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out its enumerated powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Federalist 10 advocates for the importance of this principle to mitigate the effects of faction.
What is a system of checks and balances?
Brutus 1 warns that this fundamental principle will be eroded by the establishment of a strong federal government.
What is federalism or state sovereignty?
The Supreme Court's decision in US v. Lopez held that Congress had exceeded its power under this constitutional provision.
What is the Commerce Clause?