Documents and Cases for US gov't

Question 1

Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

• Natural Rights
• Consent of the Governed
• Popular sovereignty
• social contract theory
• limited gov’t

Question 2

Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

• used for counter argument

- argue that we shouldn’t do something, because it failed in the Articles of Confederation

Question 3

U.S. Constitution

Answer 3

• structure of gov’t
• checks and balances
• amendment process & the 27th amendment

Question 4

federalist No. 10

Answer 4

• need for lots of fractions, because there’s going to be some anyways and they’ll be checks on each other
• factions prevent tyranncy