Required Documents Flashcards
Declaration of Independence name 5
All men are created equal
The purpose of government is to protect rights
The right to revolt
The power to conduct war and peace
List of grievances
Articles of Confederation name 3
Structure
Powers
Responsibilities
Constitution article 1 section 8
the power to set taxes, tariffs and other means of raising federal revenue, and to authorize the expenditure of all federal funds
Elastic clause
Brutus
Worried about Lack of checks and balances:
Federalist 10
a strong federal government can protect liberty because it guards against the dangers of control by a narrow interest.
McCulloch VS Maryland
1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state govern-ments. The Maryland may not impose a tax on the bank
Mculloch won
Federalist 51
Federalist 51 addresses how checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government.
United States vs Lopez
ruled that the Gun-Free School Zones Act was unconstitutional and overturned Lopez’s conviction.
Lopez won
Baker VS Carr
The 1962 Supreme Court ruling that allowed federal courts to review the boundaries of legislative districts.
Shaw V Reno
the justices decided that using racial reasons for redistricting is unconstitutional.
Federalist 70
Alexander Hamilton argues for a strong executive leader, as provided for by the Constitution, as opposed to the weak executive under the Articles of Confederation. He asserts, “energy in the executive is the leading character in the definition of good government.
