AP Gov foundational documents duel

The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the American colonies from Great Britain

Federalist 78 Argued for a aowerful independent judiciary, Judicial review, Life tenure

Federalist 70

Letter from Birmingham Jail Response to fellow clergymen who deemed his actions in Alabama to be too extreme. The case against "wait". Makes the case for non-violent civil disobedience to cause tension and bring about equality

Articles of Confederation

Federalist 51 Argued for checks and balances/ separation of powers

Constitution 3 branches, bicameral legislature. Basic rights of all Americans. Supreme law of the nation

Federalist 10

Brutus I Need for bill of rights Saw article I, especially the elastic clause, as dangerous Wanted a weaker central gov and more power to the states

Federalist 70

Federalist 51 Argued for checks and balances/ separation of powers

Declaration of Independence The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the American colonies from Great Britain

3 branches, bicameral legislature. Basic rights of all Americans. Supreme law of the nation

Federalist 78 Argued for a aowerful independent judiciary, Judicial review, Life tenure

Federalist 10 Factions are undesirable but inevitable in a republic to destroy factions is to destroy liberty, the cure is worse than the disease pit factions against each other in a large republic

Brutus I Need for bill of rights Saw article I, especially the elastic clause, as dangerous Wanted a weaker central gov and more power to the states

Articles of Confederation 1st Constitution unicameral federal gov that dealt with forign affairs no taxes, army, or regulate trade had no executive or judical

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