Required Documents and Federalist Papers Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about required documents and federalist papers.

Declaration of Independence

Declared independence from Great Britain; stated "All men are created equal, unalienable rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness."

Articles of Confederation

Each state maintains its own sovereignty, freedom, and independence; had flaws such as no power to raise revenue and more power in the states, only one branch of gov. with equal representation

U.S. Constitution

Has three branches, checks and balances, legislative branch with commerce clause and necessary & proper clause, executive branch with informal powers and electoral college, judicial branch with no expressed powers (only through Marbury v. Madison).

Federalist 10

James Madison, Dangers of factions, strong central government, power of factions diluted by large population, competition, and compromise, advocates for a republican form of gov.

Brutus 1

Confederate government > republican government; republican government only works for small territories, “constitution and laws of every state are nullified and declared void”

Federalist 51

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary"; separation of powers/checks & balances; federalism.

Federalist 70

Strong executive, easier to get laws passed, easy to blame one person "energy in the executive." - unity and responsibility

Federalist 78

Why the SC serves lifetime terms; to keep them independent and not please the people, put constitution first, “hold their offices during good behavior”

Letter From Birmingham Jail

Nonviolence protests, equal protection clause, civil rights movement. “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”