Free response constitution

Question 1

Article 1

Answer 1

Legislative branch describes leadership power of House of Representatives and senate and it list specific tasks National government and states cannot do

Question 2

Article 2

Answer 2

Executive branch describes oath to office and powers of presidents

Question 3

Article 1 & 2

Answer 3

They both say elected age requirements, residency and lengths of terms.

Question 4

Article 3

Answer 4

Judicial branch life terms for federal judges and establish the Supreme Court rest of courts established by congress

Question 5

Article 4

Answer 5

Obligations states have to each other every state have to honor legal decisions of other states. States cannot discriminate against citizens from other states allows addition of new states national government will protect states when threatened. All states need republican form of government.

Question 6

Article 5

Answer 6

Amendment process you can propose and amendments with 2/3 votes form House of Representatives and senate. To ratify you need 3/4 of states legislatures alternate route used state conventions.

Question 7

Article 6

Answer 7

Supremacy clause is supreme law of land National laws take presidents or win overstate laws. To hold any to no religious requirements must take an oath To uphold the constitution. National government takes on debt from articles of confederation

Question 8

Article 7

Answer 8

Is ratification constitution is established when ratified by conventions in 9 states

Question 9

Dispute between federalist and anti federalists

Answer 9

Federalists was a group that wanted constitution ratified
usual more wealthy merchants, and plantation owners

Anti-federalist did not want the constitution ratified and they felt new national government was too powerful
usually more rulal farmers

Question 10

Number of federalist papers, and their purpose

Answer 10

Federalist papers were 85 articles written in New York newspapers to try and get constitution ratified

Question 11

Author of federalist 10 in its main purposes

Answer 11

James Madison to explain how factions can be limited and proposed government is not likely to be controlled by one.
Beliefs voting can fix minority factions by voting people out of office.
Faction should be set against each other to prevent one from being too powerful.

Question 12

Author of federalist 51 and main purposes

Answer 12

James Madison to explain the separation of power and checks and balances should be held to prevent Tyranny.
Life terms for judiciary branches so that they don’t worry about who appointed them.
Government is divided to guard one branch against injustice against each other.

Question 13

Main purpose of Brutus 1 and other papers by anti-federalist

Answer 13

There were also essays written, like Brutus one written against ratifying constitution. Argued the size of the USA was too large for a strong central government.
Concerns regarded necessary, improper and supremacy clauses give national government too much power.
Article one section 8 is very general and comprehensive to justify passing almost any law .

Question 14

Describe how the dispute between federalist and anti-federalist was resolved, and how it led to ratification

Answer 14

The dispute was resolved with addition of Bill of Rights.
Freedom of speech in first amendment