Fed 70 Review

What is the main argument Hamilton is making in Federalist 70?

• Energy, or power, in the Executive is essential to a well-functioning republican government

• In order to save the republic from tyranny, the Executive should be made up of more than one person

• Roman history gives us clear evidence that the U.S. should establish multiple executives to avoid the formation of a dictatorship

• Having a strong Executive is so important that a single person, including a dictator, should control the office

What is a key difference in Hamilton sees in the way a strong executive should act as opposed to the legislature?

• an Executive by council would help the Executive branch become more decisive unlike the bicameral legislature

• an Executive needs to consist of one person to make decisive choices, unlike a legislature which is a slow, deliberative body

• as long as an Executive Council is smaller than the legislature, it will move more quickly

• Legislatures should respond more quickly to crises than the Executive

A single executive is important for (check all that apply):

• reviewing laws

• declaring and managing war

• national security

• the creation of a strong government

• thoughtful and deliberative action

Disagreements between members of an executive council would lead to

• factions

• ineffective governance and factions

• robust debate and compromise

• embarrassment in front of foreign diplomates

The way the citizens can check the excesses of the Executive is (check all that apply)

• through public opinion

• assigning responsibility to the Executive for mistakes

• reducing the President's pay for the remainder of his tenure

• limiting the number of Cabinet appointments

If there is more than one executive in a republican government (check all that apply):

• each one will evade responsibility for mistakes and atrocities

• the executives will overpower the Legislature and the courts

• problem-solving and collaboration will improve

• violent factions may arise

The traits that make a strong Executive are (check all that apply):

• unity

• adequate support

• duration, or length and stability of the office

• competence

The history of Rome tells us

• multiple Executives lead to the end of the republic

• the Executive is more powerful than the legislature

• dictators are okay as long as they are benevolent

• the Executive should serve only one term instead of two or more

A strong executive is necessary for (check all that apply):

• protection against foreign attack or invasion

• protection of property rights

• protection of liberty against faction and anarchy

• regulation of the courts

• providing care and resources to the public