AP Review

There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.

• Federalist No. 10

• Federalist No. 51

• Federalist No. 70

• Brutus No. 1

The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever.

• Federalist No. 10

• The Constitution

• Federalist No. 70

• Federalist No. 78

It might be here shewn, that the power in the federal legislative, to raise and support armies at pleasure, as well in peace as in war, and their controul over the militia, tend, not only to a consolidation of the government, but the destruction of liberty.

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist No. 10

• Brutus No. 1

• Federalist No. 51

A feeble Executive implies a feeble execution of the government. A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever it may be in theory, must be, in practice, a bad government.

• Federalist No. 51

• Federalist No. 70

• Federalist No. 78

• Federalist No. 10

If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.

• Federalist No. 10

• Brutus No. 1

• Letter from Birmingham Jail

• Federalist No. 51

Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• Brutus No. 1

• Federalist No. 10

each representative will be chosen by a greater number of citizens in the large than in the small republic

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist 10

• Federalist Papers

Your Natural Rights are:

• right to bear arms
• freedom of speech, assembly and religion
• right to revolt
• right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness or property

The colonists used ideas from what time period to help write the DOI?

• Enlightenment
• Reconstruction
• Industrial Revolution

The Constitutional Convention sought to replace the Articles of Confederation because they

• created a large central government

• guaranteed a separation of powers

• failed to provide for states' rights

• did not have the ability to tax and provide for the common defense