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Declaration of Independence ★ Declared Independence from Britain ★ Identified Natural Rights- Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness and govt’s job to protect them ★ Influenced heavily by John Locke ○ Consent of the Governed ○ Limited Government ○ Social Contract Theory
Articles of Confederation ★ Confederal Government; Weak- Congress not given many powers ★ Unicameral Legislature ○ Each State = 1 vote ○ 2-7 Delegates ★ No Executive/ No Judicial
U.S. Constitution ★ Outlines the structure of the government ★ Three branches of government ★ Relationships between states ★ Amendment process? ★ 27 Amendments (including the Bill of Rights)
Federalist #10 ★ Factions are inevitable ★ Large Republic is the best form of government to address factions ★ “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. ...”
Federalist #51 ★ Power is divided between three branches of government ★ Power is divided between national/ state government ★ Checks and Balances ★ All keep power from becoming too centralized- prevent one person/ one group from taking over the government
Brutus #1 ★ Constitution gives too much power to central government ○ Necessary and Proper Clause ○ Supremacy Clause ★ Can do away with State Governments ★ Standing Army in peacetime is a destruction of liberty
Federalist #78 ★ discusses the power of judicial review ★ Argues that the federal courts have the duty to determine whether acts of Congress are constitutional and to follow the Constitution when there is inconsistency.
Federalist #70 ★ Argues for a strong executive leader, as provided for by the Constitution, as opposed to the weak executive under the Articles of Confederation. ★ “energy in he executive is the leading character in the definition of good government.”
Letters from a Birmingham Jail ★ Justice ★ “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ...” ★ “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”
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