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Santa Fe High, Santa Fe - SOCIAL 101Brutus_1

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Sana Hammad Ap Gov August 26, 2019 Brutus 1 -what is the general summary of the writing in Brutus 1? . -who was it written for? Brutus 1 Comprehensive Questions 1. What is the main question Brutus is discussing in this essay? . 2. Why should we be concerned about the necessary and proper clause? 3. What does the 6th article of the Constitution say? Why do you think Brutus is concerned? 4. What does he think will happen to state government and state constitutions? 5. Why would the national government want to get rid of the state government? 6. Americans do not vote directly for everything—How does the consent of the governed occur? 7. Why is a large republic with representation a problem? 8. What is going to happen to the representatives in a large republic? -what is the general summary of the writing in Federalist papers? -what is the context surrounding Fed 10? -who was it written for? Federalist 10 Comprehensive Questions 1. What are factions according to Madison and what does he write of them? 2. What are the causes of faction, according to Madison? 3. What is the primary object of government according to Madison? 4. Where do the rights of property originate, according to Madison? 5. What is the most common and durable source of factions, according to Madison? 6. How could we cure the “mischiefs of factions,” according to Madison? Why are these remedies worse than the disease, according to Madison? 7. What is Madison’s solution for controlling the effects of factions? 8. What is a republic, what is pure democracy, and how do they differ? 9. How does a republic inhibit the effects of factions, according to Madison? Conclusion I. Reflect on the tension the two documents (Brutus and federalist 51) have with each other. (broad participation v. filtered pluralism.) Where do they differ? On what? Why do they differ? II. Make a claim about pluralism v. participatory v. elite democracy in the US today. The claim can be wide ranging “pluralism in the Us is helpful in getting policy passed b/c things like interest groups provide adequate organization for policy advocates”: use two quotes to support your claim Questions on Madison’s Federalist Number 51 1. What are the three branches of government? 2. Which branch did Madison think would be the weakest? . 3. Which methods does Madison suggest checking the powers of government? er. 4. How is the separation of powers between the three branches assured? 5. Give two examples of the “checks and balances” in the U.S. constitutional system. 6. Which branch appears as an exception to the separation of powers norm? Why is this exception not dangerous? 7. What is federalism? 8. What are the two great advantages of federalism, according to Madison? 9. What is the “end” (supreme goal) of government, according to Madison? 10.What is Madison’s view of human nature and how does it affect his prescriptions for the republic?

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