Required Documents SHORT FORM CARDS

Question 1

Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

Author: Thomas Jefferson

Main Ideas:
- Natural rights
- Social contract
- Right to revolution

AP Gov Themes:
- Liberty
- Popular Sovereignty

Question 2

Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

Author: Continental Congress

Main Ideas:
- Weak central government
- State sovereignty

AP Gov Themes:
- Federalism
- Ineffective Government

Question 3

Federalist No. 10

Answer 3

Author: James Madison

Main Ideas:
- Factions are inevitable
- Large republics prevent tyranny of the majority

AP Gov Themes:
- Pluralism
- Republicanism

Question 4

Federalism No. 51

Answer 4

Author: James Madison

Main Ideas:
- Checks and balances
- Separation of powers

AP Gov Themes:
- Limited Government
- Federalism

Question 5

Federalist No. 70

Answer 5

Author: Alexander Hamilton

Main Ideas:
- Need for a single, energetic executive

AP Gov Themes:
- Strong Executive
- Accountability

Question 6

Federalist No. 78

Answer 6

Author: Alexander Hamilton

Main Ideas:
- Judicial independence
- Judicial review

AP Gov Themes:
- Judicial Power
- Rule of Law

Question 7

Brutus No. 1

Answer 7

Author: Robert Yates

Main Ideas:
- Framework for government
- Separation of powers
- Checks
- Federalism

AP Gov Themes:
- Constitutional Design
- Federalism

Question 8

Bill of Rights

Answer 8

Author: James Madison

Main Ideas:
- First 10 Amendments
- Protects civil liberties

AP Gov Themes:
- Civil Liberties
- Limited Government

Question 9

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Answer 9

Author: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Main Ideas:
- Civil disobedience
- Moral duty to oppose unjust laws
- Nonviolent resistance

AP Gov Themes:
- Civil Rights
- Justice
- Liberty