required foundational documents

• THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

• BRUTUS NO.1 

To the Citizens of the State of New-York 

• THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS)

• THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE § FEDERALIST NO. 10 

The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

Thomas Jefferson’s document was built on principles of “life,liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” , consent of the governed, and social contract theory. It also justified the American revolution against England. 

•  FEDERALIST NO. 51 

The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments

• FEDERALIST NO. 70 

The Executive Department Further Considered

• FEDERALIST NO. 78 

The Judiciary Department

• “LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL” (BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.)