23-24 U1L5- Principles of American Democracy in Federalist 51

Match the Quote from Federalist 51 with the "precaution" (Principle of American Democracy) it MOST closely represents:

“In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own…” (1)

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

• Checks & Balances

• Seperation of Powers

• Three Branches of Government

Which words, quote, or phrase from Federalist 51 BEST help you to understand it was SEPARATION OF POWERS (there are TWO correct answers):

“In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own…” (1)

• "preservation of liberty"

• "separate ane distinct exercise"

• "a will of its own"

• "lay a due foundation"

• "certain extent is admitted on all hands"

Match the Quote from Federalist 51 with the "precaution" (Principle of American Democracy) it MOST closely represents:

“But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others…” (2)

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

• Checks & Balances

• Seperation of Powers

• Three Branches of Government

Which words, quote, or phrase from Federalist 51 BEST help you to understand it was CHECKS & BALANCES:

“But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others…” (2)

• "gradual concentration of the several powers"

• "giving to those who administer"

• "resist encroachments of the others"

• "constitutional means"

Match the Quote from Federalist 51 with the "precaution" (Principle of American Democracy) it MOST closely represents:

“In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this inconveniency is to divide… into different branches; and to render them, by different modes of election and different principles of action, as little connected with each other as the nature of their common functions and their common dependence on the society will admit.” (3)

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

• Checks & Balances

• Seperation of Powers

• Three Branches of Government

Which words, quote, or phrase from Federalist 51 BEST help you to understand it was THREE BRANCHES (there are TWO answers):

“In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this inconveniency is to divide… into different branches; and to render them, by different modes of election and different principles of action, as little connected with each other as the nature of their common functions and their common dependence on the society will admit.” (3)

• "by different modes of election and different principles of action"

• "legislative authority necessarily predominates"

• "the nature of their common functions"

• "and their common dependence"

• "divide into different branches"

Match the Quote from Federalist 51 with the "precaution" (Principle of American Democracy) it MOST closely represents:

“In the compound republic (legislature) of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments.” (4)

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

• Checks & Balances

• Seperation of Powers

• Three Branches of Government

Which words, quote, or phrase from Federalist 51 BEST help you to understand it was BICAMERALISM

“In the compound republic (legislature) of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments.” (4)

• "divided between two distinct governments"

• "the compound republic (legislature)"

• "power surrendered by the people"

• "subdivided among distinct and separate departments"

Match the Quote from Federalist 51 with the "precaution" (Principle of American Democracy) it MOST closely represents:

“The different governments will control each other; at the same time that each will be controlled by itself…” (5)

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

• Checks & Balances

• Seperation of Powers

• Three Branches of Government

Which words, quote, or phrase from Federalist 51 BEST help you to understand it was FEDERALISM

“The different governments will control each other; at the same time that each will be controlled by itself…” (5)

• "The different governments"

• "will control each other...will be controlled by itself"