AP Gov Documents

The Constitution establishes a government capable of controlling the violence and damage caused by factions.

• Federalist 10

• Federalist 51

• Federalist 70

• Federalist 78

Explains and defends the checks and balances system in the Constitution.

• Federalist 51

• Federalist 10

• Federalist 70

• Federalist 78

Republican government can serve as a check on the power of factions, and the tyranny of the majority.

• Federalist 51

• Federalist 10

• Federalist 70

• Federalist 78

“energy in the executive is the leading character in the definition of good government."

• Federalist 51

• Federalist 10

• Federalist 70

• Federalist 78

What, according to Hamilton, is the most necessary quality for a president?

• Energy

• Experience

• Compromise

• Intelligence

Discusses the power of judicial review.

• Federalist 51

• Federalist 10

• Federalist 70

• Federalist 78

The federal courts have the duty to determine whether acts of Congress are constitutional

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Restraint

• Stare Decisis

• Precedent

According to Hamilton, what is the least dangerous branch?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• Bureaucracy

This frees judges from political pressure that come from the legislature or executive.

• Life Tenure

• Judicial Review

• Majority Opinions

• Stare Decisis

The immense power of the federal government would require the people to sacrifice their liberties.

• Brutus 1

• Declaration of Independence

• Federalist 10

• Federalist 51