Fed. 10
Who wrote Fed. 10?
James Madison
What were the first 4 words written in Fed. 51?
If men were angels...
What is Brutus 1's claim?
In a republic, we need to come together under a common goal for the good of the people.
True or false: the Connecticut Compromise was a Bi-Camal legislature.
True
How do the branches demonstrate separation of powers/limited government?
Checks and balances: all branches check, and in some cases, limit each other.
What document did this essay support?
U.S. Constitution
What document did this essay support?
U.S. Constitution
What document does Brutus 1 support?
Articles of Confederation
Of the 5 constitutional compromises we have covered so far, which one involved that only 3 of every 5 enslaved persons would be counted to determine representation?
3/5ths compromise
What is federalism?
The sharing of governmental power between natural and state levels.
What type of democracy was Fed 10?
Elite
What are the 3 examples of Separation of Power and what do they do?
Legislative makes laws, Executive enforces laws, and Judicial interprets the laws
What type of democracy was Brutus 1?
Participatory
How did the slave trade compromise affect slavery?
Congress wasn't allowed to stop the transportation of slaves for 20 years, this allowed states time to find ways to make their slaves reproduce.
What is an example of republicanism in real life?
Citizen's voting for a governmental leader
This quote from Fed 10 represents which political faction...
“If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote. It may clog the administration, it may convulse the society; but it will be unable to execute and mask its violence under the forms of the Constitution.”
Federalists
This quote from Fed 51 represents which political faction...
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary."
Federalists
This quote from Brutus 1 represents which political faction ...
"....a free republic cannot succeed over a country of such immense extent, containing such a number of inhabitants, and these increasing in such rapid progression as that of the whole United States...How far the clause in the 8th section of the 1st article may operate to do away all idea of confederated states, and to effect an entire consolidation of the whole into one general government, it is impossible to say. The powers given by this article are very general and comprehensive, and it may receive a construction to justify the passing almost any law. A power to make all laws, which shall be necessary and proper, for carrying into execution, all powers vested by the constitution in the government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof..."
Anti-federalist
What type of democracy was the electoral college compromise?
Elite democracy
How does Judicial branch check the legislative and executive branch?
Through Judicial Review (check to make sure that what each branch is doing aligns with the Constitution)
What was the solution to controlling factions according to this document?
A large republic
What was Federalist Number 51 was written about?
To explain how tyranny can be prevented by limiting government through separation of powers and checks and balances.
What does Brutus 1 have to say about the Necessary and Proper Clause and the Supremacy Clause?
The national government has too much power and the states don't have enough power.
What are the differences and similarities between the Virginia Plan and versus New Jersey Plan?
Differences: New Jersey wants every state to have an equal vote and state sovereignty but Virginia wants votes to be determined by state population and national gov to have more power.
Similarities: Both want to add an executive and judiciary.
What is an example of cooperative federalism?
Contestants can say one of the following: Block Grants, Categorial Grants, and Mandates.