AP Gov Foundational Documents

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Federalist (No.) 10

-Argued that the establishment of a representative democracy is effective against partisanship and factionalism

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-Shows why founding fathers rejected direct democracy and factionalism (party politics)

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Brutus (No.) 1

-Argued that a free republic cannot govern over a country as large as the United States

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-States that the government officers would control the people and abuse their power

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(The) Declaration of Independence

-States the principles on which the American government is based

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-Gave reasoning behind a separation from Britain

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-Establishes that all people are created equal

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(The) Articles of Confederation

-First written Constitution of the US

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-Faults included:

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  1. Could not collect taxes

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  1. Could not regulate trade

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  1. Could not enforce laws

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  1. Needed approval from 9-13 states in order to pass laws

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  1. Amending the document had to have unanimous approval

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  1. No executive branch

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  1. No national court system

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(The) Constitution

-Supreme law of the US

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-Contains seven articles & twenty-seven amendments

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-Creates the framework of the US government

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Bill of Rights

-Series of amendments to the Constitution that guarantees individual freedoms and due process

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Federalist (No.) 51

-Addresses means by which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government

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-Advocates a separation of powers within the national government

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Letter from a Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King Jr.)

-Defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism.

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-States that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws

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-Message: take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts

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Federalist (No.) 70

-Argues the purpose of having a single executive (president) in government

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-States that an executive brings the government both the energy of one person & the safety of an accountability to the people

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Federalist (No.) 78

-Discusses the power of judicial review

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-Argues that the federal courts have the duty to determine whether acts of Congress are constitutional

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-Justifies the structure/function of the Judicial Branch