Quiz 3 Flashcards
Who wrote letters from the fed farmer?
Richard Henry Lee
Was Richard Henry Lee a federalist or anti-federalist?
Anti-fed
What document set up a lot of anti-fed objections to the Constitution? Who wrote it?
Letters from the Fed farmer, Richard Henry Lee
What did Richard Henry Lee want from gvmt?
Protection of property, equal rights in protection, and stable law execution
Did Richard Henry Lee want no central gvmt?
No, he said some was necessary
Did Richard Henry Lee think we should choose whether to adopt the Constitution now?
No, he said we should wait
Who would have originally had power to levy taxes and regulate trade if other group had given up power? Who was the other group?
Congress, states didn’t want to give up power
Did Richard Henry Lee say we could consolidate the gvmt and still main free principles?
No
What did Richard Henry Lee say the Constitution needed to express?
Certain unalienable rights
What did Richard Henry Lee say about homogenous populations?
Good
Why did Richard Henry Lee say we should have government?
To create confidence in and respect for the law
What did the Feds want from government? How would this affect everyone else?
Secure property for elites, good for everyone
What kind of economy did the federalists want? What about the anti-federalists want?
A commercial republic, agricultural republic
What level of gvmt did Anti-Feds want most of the power to be at? Why?
State gvmt to act as the community would
Why did Anti-Feds prefer state gvmts?
Familiarity, people only care about the people they’re close to so gvmt should take care of local people
Did Anti-feds trust a distant gvmt? Why or why not? What would happen if ther were a distant gvmt?
No, it wouldn’t secure the confidence of the people so the gvmt would need to use force.
What did Richard Henry Lee say think would happen if we had 1 gvmt for the US? Why did he feel this way?
So extensive and various a territory as the US “cannot be governed in freedom” except in a confederation of states
What kind of representative do feds want? What does this look like?
Trustee rep, act in people’s best interest
What kind of representative do anti-feds want? What does this look like?
Delegate, do what people want
What did anti-feds want districts, term limits, and # of reps to look like?
Small districts, short term limits, tons of reps
Where would anti-fed reps have met? Why?
What about fed reps?
State capitol, state capitols meant reps would always be close to their communities and share the same interests
Did feds want distance between people? Why or why not?
Yes, they thought it was necessary to provide for people’s needs, not wants
What did Brutus fear, in regards to the gvmt and judiciary?
Gvmt having large territory and independent judiciary
Did Brutus say we should unite all the states?
No
What document is this from? “Congress shall have every power necessary to make all laws that will be necessary to govern the US or any department”
The Constitution
Is there any way to override laws given by the general legislation?
No
Did Brutus think the central government was adequate as is?
Yes
What was Brutus’ concern about state legislation with the Constitution?
It could be overridden
Is Brutus a strong supporter of the states being united? Why or why not?
No, because the principles of gvmt may not be practicable in such a big area
What did Brutus say about democracy being able to succeed?
It can only work if a group can conveniently assemble
What did Brutus say about having 1 or few rulers?
It was an arbitrary rule
Did federalists believe it was necessary for reps to be like the people they were representing?
No
Did federalists advocate for bigger or smaller groups of reps? Why?
Smaller, need them to make decisions and have longer terms to judge results
Did anti-feds want more or less reps? Why (EDIT: Not added)?
More
Do federalists assume people will act in self-interest?
Yes
Why do anti-federalists say government exists?
to cultivate virtue and improve the people it governms
What was one criticism the anti-federalists had for the federalists’ end goals of government?
They didn’t spend enough time cultivating virtue
What was the Yeoman farmer?
A model for how anti-federalists should be: Small farmers who work their own land, independent, hardworking
Did anti-federalists want a diverse or homogenous population?
homogenous
Are anti-federalists Lockean?
No, Locke advocated for self-direction and anti-federalists wanted a gvmt that would cultivate virtue
Why were anti-federalists against a commercial republic?
It discouraged virtue and harmony
Why could a commercial republic be bad?
It promotes distinction/conflict
Were anti-federalists capitalists or anti-capitalists?
anti-capitalists
Were the federalists inclusive as to who would rule?
No, they were very elitist