Federalist 1 and American Exceptionalism

Define "unequivocal"

• Vague and confusing.
• Subjective and interpretive.
• Ambiguous and unclear.
• Clear and unambiguous., we don't argue about whether this is correct or not

Define "subsisting"

• Temporary and fleeting.
• Existing or being maintained, the current one.

• Not existing or being forgotten.
• Only present in memory.

What does it mean "to deliberate"?

• To ignore all opinions and choose randomly.
• To make a decision without any discussion.
• To think about or discuss something carefully before making a decision.
• To summarize a topic quickly without analysis.

Match the following definitions with the correct term.

• to deliberate

• clear; no argument about this topic

• unequivocal

• the current one, the one that exists now

• subsisting

• to have discussion, conversation about an important topic, with the idea that we are trying to make a decision after discussing

Federalist Paper #1 was written by:

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander Hamilton
• the Apostle Paul

• Thomas Jefferson

Hamilton believed that:

• the US needed a new constitution

• the US needs less national government power

• the US needed to return to Great Britain's control

• the US needed civil war to resolve its disputes

Match the following terms with their proper definitions.

• Federalist Papers

• the current constitution of the US, it replaced the Articles of Confederation

• federal government

• the first constitution of the United States; it was weak

• US Constitution

• the belief that there is something unique and special about America's history and place in the world

• American Exceptionalism

• a series of essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay with the purpose of trying to persuade Americans to ratify the new constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• another way in the US of saying "national government"

What is a constitution?

• A constitution is a type of law that only applies to foreigners.

• A constitution is a fundamental legal document that outlines the principles and structure of a government.

• A constitution is a set of guidelines only for personal behavior inside a private household.

• A constitution is a document that lists all the laws of a country.

Why did Hamilton and other Federalists want to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• They wanted a stronger federal government to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
• They aimed to reduce the influence of the federal government.
• They wanted to maintain the status quo of state power.
• They believed the Articles were too popular among the states.

Match the following

• prove that democracy can't work anywhere

• what Hamilton said was on the line for the vote on the constitution; what important question had to be answered by the US?

• Federalist #1

• Hamilton believed that if Americans did not approve the new constitution, then how would it affect the world?

• interesting

• an essay written by Alexander Hamilton that basically said Americans have to get the vote on the constitution correct, or the entire world would suffer

• Can democracy work as a type of govt?

• In Federalist #1, Hamilton said that the United States was one of the most _______ countries in the world

• constitution

• a document that outlines the basic powers of government and sets up how that government is structures