Documents

Question 1

Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

Main Ideas:
- liberty
- natural rights
- pop. sovereignty/social contract
- republic

Question 2

Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

Main Ideas:
- sovereign states
- Pop sovereignty
- decentralized govt
Drawbacks:
- fed govt couldn’t collect taxes = couldn’t raise army
- had 3 branches but they weren’t really useful…
Shay’s Rebellion revealed the weaknesses
Antifederalists

Question 3

Constitution

Answer 3

Main Ideas:
- federalism
- pop sovereignty
- checks and balances
- separation of powers
Federalists

Question 4

Fed 10

Answer 4

Main Ideas:
- factions
- large republic (less chance of tyranny)

Question 5

Brutus 1

Answer 5

Main Ideas:
- dangerous central govt
- sovereign states
- small republic (better manageable)
goes against Fed 10 in terms of republic size and fed govt role

Question 6

Fed 51

Answer 6

Main Ideas:
- checks and balances
- separation of powers
- federalism
govt wouldn’t be ALL powerful, it would be controlled
“If men were angels…”