Federalist 51: Since men aren’t angels, there is a need for government to limit the ambition of men, However, need for limited government because they can become corrupt, Separation of powers – divide power amongst the 3 branches in order to counteract ambition, Checks and balances – each branch will guard its own power and keep the other branches in check, Congress has the most power of the 3 hence it’s divided into 2 houses so they can check each other’s powers, , Federalist 70: Hamilton argues for unitary executive, Executive must be strong and energetic, Congress needs to be slow to act while executive needs to act fast and one person can act faster than group, , Federalist 78: Judiciary is the least dangerous branch because they can’t make laws, declare war or even enforce their own rulings, Life terms for judges so they are not bound to political/outside pressure, Power of judicial review, The executive has the sword, congress has the purse, but the judiciary only can judge, The judiciary needs backup to enforce decisions by the other two branches, , Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Demand that the ideals of the DoI and Constitution (14th amendment) finally applied to all, List of grievances (similar to DoI), Freedom has never been given, only get when demanded, Advocates for civil disobedience, , Don't Belong: States were sovereign, No executive or judicial branches, factions are the biggest threat facing republic, You can control negative effects of factions but not through democracy – that would lead to tyranny of majority, Power to tax leads to tyrannical government,

Part 2: Foundational Documents

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