LO 1.A.1: Compare how various models of representative democracy are reflected through major institutions, policies, events, or debates in the U.S.
LO 1.B.1: Analyze and compare democratic ideals reflected in U.S. foundational documents
LO 1.B.2: Compare and interpret Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on central government and democracy.
In Federalist 10, James Madison explains that we need a large, central government in order to protect people from factions. Madison suggested that the government use the uneven distribution of wealth and property in order to protect against factions that threatened a large republic with a strong central government. The Anti-Federlists believed that a small republic is more likely to preserve and protect civil and natural liberties because a smaller geographic area is easy to manage and people will likely have the same mindset. A similar mindset means that the people would be less likely to disagree with each other because of the close proximity.
In Federalist 10, James Madison explains that we need a large, central government in order to protect people from factions. Madison suggested that the government use the uneven distribution of wealth and property in order to protect against factions that threatened a large republic with a strong central government. The Anti-Federlists believed that a small republic is more likely to preserve and protect civil and natural liberties because a smaller geographic area is easy to manage and people will likely have the same mindset. A similar mindset means that the people would be less likely to disagree with each other because of the close proximity.
LO 1.C.1: Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting greater power to the federal government formerly reserved to the states.
LO 1.D.1: Evaluate the relationship between separation of powers and checks and balances.
Separation of powers and checks and balances are meant to prevent one branch of Government from getting to much power and having more power than the others. However, when the framers were writing the Constitution, they wanted the Legislative branch to be the most powerful without taking away from the other two branches. John Locke came up with the idea of Checks and Balances and Separation of Powers. (See comic strip below)
Separation of powers and checks and balances are meant to prevent one branch of Government from getting to much power and having more power than the others. However, when the framers were writing the Constitution, they wanted the Legislative branch to be the most powerful without taking away from the other two branches. John Locke came up with the idea of Checks and Balances and Separation of Powers. (See comic strip below)
LO 1.C.3: Explain how the issues raised in the ratification debate are reflected in ongoing philosophical disagreements about democracy and governmental power.
In November of 2012, Colorado's state government passed a law that legalized marijuana, which is currently illegal according to the Federal Government. However, Colorado basically nullified the Federal Law and no longer enforces it. This reflects the issues raised in the ratification debate in the sense that state government does not essentially have listen to the Federal Government. This brings up the issue of State powers versus Federal Powers and the thin line that separates them.
In November of 2012, Colorado's state government passed a law that legalized marijuana, which is currently illegal according to the Federal Government. However, Colorado basically nullified the Federal Law and no longer enforces it. This reflects the issues raised in the ratification debate in the sense that state government does not essentially have listen to the Federal Government. This brings up the issue of State powers versus Federal Powers and the thin line that separates them.
LO 1.C.2: Analyze causes and effects of constitutional compromises in addressing political, economic, and regional divisions.
The Great Compromise made the Legislature a bicameral house, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the Senate, states have equal representation (two senators per state), whereas in the House of Representatives, the amount of representatives is based of the state's population. The Great Compromise allowed each state to have two different sets of representation giving each state possible prosperity economically and lowered the amount of regional divisions nationally.
The Great Compromise made the Legislature a bicameral house, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the Senate, states have equal representation (two senators per state), whereas in the House of Representatives, the amount of representatives is based of the state's population. The Great Compromise allowed each state to have two different sets of representation giving each state possible prosperity economically and lowered the amount of regional divisions nationally.
LO 1.E.1: Assess how the distribution of powers among three federal branches affects policy making
LO 1.F.1: Explain how and why the appropriate balance of power between national and state governments has been interpreted differently over time.
LO 1.F.2: Analyze questions over the allocation and scope of central power within a federal structure.