Federalist Papers

Question 0

Faction essay and who wrote it?

Answer 0

Federalist No. 10; James Madison

Question 1

Authors

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James Madison: wrote total of 26, #10, #51
John Jay: wrote at most 5
Alexander Hamilton: total of 51, #78, #70 (judiciary power)

Question 2

Author of only 5 essays?

Answer 2

John Jay

Question 3

Essay on checks and balances/separation of powers and who wrote it

Answer 3

Federalist No. #51; James Madison

Question 4

Essay on the need for a single executive and who wrote it?

Answer 4

70 Alexander Hamilton

Question 5

Author of the majority of essays?

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Alexander Hamilton

Question 6

Two important essays you’ll need to know

Answer 6

#10 factions will rise if you don't ave a strong republic 
#78 judiciary power in new govt

Question 7

James Madison based many of his ideas of a republic on this author of The Spirit of the Laws:

Answer 7

Montesquieu

Question 8

Anti-federalist from Massachusetts; he feared it (the new Constitution) could lead to a monarchy, although he was really shaken by Shays Rebellion in 1786. He is better known for forming the Sons of Liberty to oppose the Stamp Act.

Answer 8

Samuel Adams

Question 9

Who were the leading anti-federalists? Which of the anti-federalists was a famous Virginian noted for being the person who introduced the resolution I the Continental Congress for independence?

Answer 9

All: Samuel Adams, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson
Virginian: Robert Henry Lee

Question 10

Person who negotiated a treaty with Britain - maybe averting war… But it was reviled as being a pro-British sellout by Jefferson and his republicans. He became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Answer 10

John Jay

Question 11

Father of the Constitution

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James Madison

Question 12

Only court created by Article III

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Supreme Court

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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Author is Oliver Ellsworth. Gave Congress power to create lower courts. Also created attorney general.

Question 14

Competing plans for representation at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787?

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Virginia Plan based on population of each state

New Jersey Plan based off of equal representation of the states

Question 15

Article dealing with amendment? Fractional vote of the states to ratify an amendment.

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Article 5; 3/4

Question 16

Importance of George Mason?

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Father of Bill of Rights and wrote Virginia Declaration of Rights

Question 18

Last state to ratify Constitution?

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Rhode Island

Question 18

Where do revenue bills originate?

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House of Representatives

Question 19

Author of “Commentaries on the Laws of England”?

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William Blackstone

Question 20

Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18

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Necessary and proper clause.

Laws need to be necessary and proper

Question 21

Article dealing with ratification of Constitution? Magic number needed for the Constitution to go into effect?

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Article 7; 9

Question 22

Article 6 of the constitution specifies that there shall not be this type of qualification for office holding

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Non-religious

Question 23

When was the Constitution ratified and when did the Bill of Rights go into effect?

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1790; 1791

Question 24

Which article defines treason

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Article III

Question 25

This article deals with the admission of new states

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Article 4

Question 26

Terms for representatives? For senators?

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2 years 
6 years (1/3 of Senate up for election every 2 years)

Question 27

Continuous body

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Not all senate goes up for election at the same time

Question 28

17th century English author of Second Treatise on Gov’t

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John Locke

Question 29

Shays Rebellion

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Farmers rebelled against courts. Led to revising of Articles of Confederation.

Question 30

Going back to the 1970s, this was the most notable constitutional amendment to fail ratification

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Human Life Amendment

Question 31

Original number of amendments sent to states for aprroval

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12, but only 10 were ratified.

Question 32

What present amendment was one of the two rejected?

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Confessional pay #27

Question 33

What convention preceded Philadelphia - called for by Little Jimmy … Only five states bothered to send delegates

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Annapolis Convention

Question 34

First at state to ratify the Constitution

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Delaware

Question 35

What is the supremacy clause and where is it found?

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Establishes U.S. const. Federal statutes and treaties as “supreme law of land”; Article 6, clause 2

Question 36

The 11th amendment was influenced by this 1793 case when John Jay was Chief Justice

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Chisholm v Georgia

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Fourth Chief Justice of Supreme Court.

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John Marshall

Question 38

Article which deals with relations among states - privileges and immunities, full faith and credit, extradition, admission of new states and protection given the states by the federal gov’t

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Article 4

Question 39

Article dealing with the validity of debts, supremacy of national law (over state law) and oaths of office

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Article 6

Question 40

Article where the enumerated powers of Congress are found?

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Article 1

Question 41

Prior to the 17th amendment, how were U.S. Senators chosen?

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By state legislators

Question 42

NAACP attorney who represented Linda Brown in the famous 1954 case

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Robert Carter

Question 43

What are the two ways in which proposed amendments are ratified by states? What is unique about the 21st amendment and ratification?

Answer 43

State legislatures and state conventions. 21st was only amendment to be ratified by state conventions