Define these terms:

1. Explain the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. How did parts of the documents lead to problems.

2. Explain the Federalist critique of the Articles in Federalist Papers 2-8.

3. Explain the slavery compromises that occurred at the Convention. What is argument the original constitution is pro-slavery? Anti-slavery? Can you explain the parts of Constitution that involve slavery?

4. How did Federalist 70 summarize the convention’s debate over the executive branch? And how does it defend the decisions made?

5. Be able to understand the difference between “energy” and “deliberation.”

6. McCulloch v. Maryland: how does it interpret Congressional powers? And how does that accord with the compromises made at the convention?

7. Explain the Electoral College. And why it was created.

8. How does Federalist 51 explain shared powers. Why are checks and balances necessary?

9. List and explain five parts of the Constitution the anti-federalists were against. How did their arguments against those parts tie to classical republicanism?

10. Explain the Federalist response to each of the anti-Federalist critiques. How do their responses tie to the “new science of politics”?

11. What were the politics of the ratification battle?

12. Compare the federalist and anti-federalist worldview

13. Compare the federalist and anti-federalist government view

14. Compare the federalist and anti-federalist view on Unit 1 (classical republican and social contract theories)