Document Identification Assessment

Which document was written by Alexander Hamilton to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution and discuss the need for a strong executive branch?

• Federalist No. 10
• Brutus 1
• Federalist No. 70
• Federalist No. 78

Which document, authored by James Madison, addresses the issue of faction and ways to control its effects in a democratic government?

• Declaration of Independence
• Federalist No. 70
• Federalist No. 51
• Federalist No. 10

What document, penned by Thomas Jefferson, declared the 13 American colonies independent from Great Britain?

• Constitution
• Federalist No. 78
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

Which piece was written by James Madison and discusses the need for a system of checks and balances within the government to prevent tyranny?

• Federalist No. 51
• Federalist No. 70
• Federalist No. 78
• Federalist No. 10

Which text authored by Thomas Jefferson serves as the first constitution of the United States?

• Declaration of Independence
• Brutus 1
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution

What document was written by Alexander Hamilton to advocate for the independence of the American colonies from Britain?

• Federalist No. 78
• Letter from a Birmingham Jail
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

Which document, authored by Martin Luther King Jr., defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism and discrimination?

• Federalist No. 51
• Brutus 1
• Letter from a Birmingham Jail
• Federalist No. 10

What piece was written by the Antifederalist group and argues against the establishment of a strong federal government and the Constitution?

• Federalist No. 70
• Brutus 1
• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist No. 51

Which document, authored by Alexander Hamilton, discusses the importance of judicial review within the legal system?

• Federalist No. 78
• Federalist No. 70
• Federalist No. 51
• Federalist No. 10

What document was written to serve as the supreme law of the United States, creating the framework for the federal government?

• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist No. 70
• Constitution
• Federalist No. 51