Required Documents Flashcards
Who wrote the Dec. of Ind?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Dec of ind written?
1776
What did the Dec of ind start with?
“No Tyranny”
When thinking of the Dec of Ind they wanted no what?
No tyranny, to be free from king George
Give the Main idea of the Articles of confederation.
Wanted overall stronger states, states only had 1 vote
Why did the Articles of confederation ultimately fail?
It unicameral, meaning it only had 1 branch of government
What is federalism?
Balance between the state governments & national government
Who wrote Federalist #10?
James Maddison
What is Federalist 10 ultimately about
The fear of factions and the plans to stop it
What was the solution to the factions in Federalist 10?
A constitution
Was Brutus #1 for or against federalization?
Against it, was for state rights
Why was Brutus 1 against federalism?
Had fewer state rights and because the constitution left no room the peopl
What was Federalist 51 mostly about?
Checks and balances, to make sure all 3 branches of gov were equal in power
What was Federalist 70 about?
It was about the president or executive branch
What was Federalist 78 about?
Spoke mostly about the judicial branch
What do the judicial branch do?
They make sure that laws made are constitutional
Who wrote the letter from Birmingham Jail?
MLK
What was the letter from Birmingham about?
Civil rights, Civil protests, Anti segregation
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
What is the constitution criteria for?
The president as well as the senate
What does the constitution check for?
Checks for imbalances, limited gov, & federalism
Fed 10
Wants constitution to fight against factions
A.O.C
Only 1 vote per state, stronger state
Brutus 1
Against Federalism and constitution
Fed 51
Checks and Balances; makes sure not one branch has more power than the other 2
Fed 70
We need a president
Fed 78
Judicial Branch makes sure that the laws passed are constitutional
