Required Documents

Anti-Federalist essay that opposed the Constitution

• Brutus #1

• Federalist #10

• Federalist #51

• Federalist #70

• Federalist #78

Opposed the supremacy clause because the national government would overwhelm and even eliminate state governments and courts

• Brutus #1

• Federalist #10

• Federalist #51

• Federalist #70

• Federalist #78

A large republic would best avoid a tyranny by a faction by having many groups competing for influence in government

• Brutus #1

• Federalist #10

• Federalist #51

• Federalist #70

• Federalist #78

The branches should be in competition with each other: ambition checking ambition

• Brutus #1

• Federalist #10

• Federalist #51

• Federalist #70

• Federalist #78

It is up to the oppressed to demand equality and peacefully protest for justice

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Letter from a Birmingham Jail

• Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

A democracy is susceptible to a majority faction, which could not be controlled

• Brutus #1

• Federalist #10

• Federalist #51

• Federalist #70

• Federalist #78

A brief list of what we expect from the United States Government

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Letter from a Birmingham Jail

• Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

White Americans who oppose the idea of segregation but do not support the peaceful protests of the civil rights movement are the largest obstacle to achieving equality

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Letter from a Birmingham Jail

• Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

Opposed the necessary and proper clause that would allow the government to make whatever laws it thought necessary - expanding its power even more

• Brutus #1

• Federalist #10

• Federalist #51

• Federalist #70

• Federalist #78

Based on John Locke's political philosophy of natural rights, a social contract, and the right to resist/overthrow a tyrannical government

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Letter from a Birmingham Jail

• Preamble to the Constitution of the United States