AP Government Foundational Documents Flashcard

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Which statement expresses Madison’s view of factions? Options: They are essential to the spirit of debate and compromise that must characterize a healthy government., They cannot be eradicated, rising as they do from human nature, but their effects can be controlled by a sound system of government., They can be eliminated by distributing wealth, power, and land equally., They are fostered by liberty, and while they may slow the administration of government, they are a necessary evil in a republic.

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They cannot be eradicated, rising as they do from human nature, but their effects can be controlled by a sound system of government.

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Madison attempts to prevent injustice and instability caused by a minority faction based on interests by?

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Shaping the government so that it uses a system of majority rule.

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According to Madison, factions form because of differences in?

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Opinions, passions, and interests

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In Federalist 10, what is a faction?

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a special interest group

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According to the Declaration of Independence AND Federalist 10, the purpose of government is to

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protect our natural rights

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In order to control the effects of factions, Madison suggests two forms of government. They are: autocracy and democracy, democracy and republic, monarchy and republic.

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democracy and republic

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According to Federalist 10, the best form of government to control faction is

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large republic

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Madison believed that the United States should have a Constitution that: has a weak central government, has a strong central government, is based on that of the government in Great Britain.

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has a strong central government

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What is the major idea behind the Anti-Federalists & Brutus #1?

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States should have more power

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Which of the following ideas shows Locke’s influence on the Declaration of Independence? The king of England has a divine right to rule the colonists, so only God can remove his authority., By violating the social contract with the colonists, the king has lost his authority to rule., Without a king, the colonists will be able to return to a state of nature in which all men are free., The king rules by right of force, so it is just for the colonists to overthrow the king using force.

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By violating the social contract with the colonists, the king has lost his authority to rule.