Chapter 1, 2, & 5 Flashcards
What will be lost by the states with the adoption of the new constitution?
The sovereignty of the nation
Can this new government govern such a diverse nation?
No
This new government will bring about what in the states if adopted?
Conflict
What will be needed to keep the states in line if the new constitution is adopted?
Standing armies
What is the purpose of a national government, and it should do more than this?
Provide mutual safety and happiness
The seeds of aristocracy are like what to the roots of free government?
Canker worms
What part, or whom are the few haughty families that think they must govern?
Federalists
What will happen to the people if this new constitution is adopted?
They will become slaves to the government
Who wrote the federalist #51?
James Madison
To whom was the federalist #51 written?
The people of the states of New York
Was the federalist #51 for or against a strong national Government?
For
What parts of the government are to be kept In their place?
- legislative
- executive
- judicial
What is to be preserved by having separate and distinctive powers of government?
Liberty
What is meant by “ambition must be made to counteract ambition?”
To keep ambition from growing, you counteract it with more ambition
In a republic, which branch of government predominates the others?
Legislative
What can be done to limit the predominant powers?
Separate the legislative and have 2 separate branches.
- house and senate
What is meant by “the different governments will control each other?”
State and federal
What will happen if stronger factions can unite and oppress the weaker?
Anarchy will rain
Why founding fathers distrusted democracy:
They feared the ignorant masses
Grants in aid holding states hostage:
Give into the government
Category grants:
Favored by liberal democrats
- believe the federal government knows best
Block grants:
Favored by conservative
- the states know best
James Madison’s view on human nature:
“If men were angels we would need no government”
