Group 3: Courtney, Landon
Additionally, Federalist No. 51 explains how constitutional provisions of separation of powers and checks and balances control abuses by majorities. Read Federalist 51 (link above), and the following questions in one, thoughtful post on the weebly. Please address all questions asked. According to Madison, what is the nature of man and government? In his opinion, what is the best kind of government? What is human nature? How should we guard against tyranny? The great problem in framing a government is that a government must be able to control the people, but equally important, must be forced to….? What branch does Madison believe is the most powerful? Why? Since the legislature dominates republican government, what can be done to limit the power of the legislature? Describe the main point of Federalist 51. Once you have completed your initial post, make at least one comment on the post of another classmate from each different group. For example, if you completed the questions about Brutus I, comment on one post about Federalist 10 and one about Federalist 51.
6 Comments
Group 2: Nathan, Jack, McKay
Anti-Federalist writings, including Brutus No. 1, adhered to popular democratic theory that emphasized the benefits of a small decentralized republic while warning of the dangers to personal liberty from a large, centralized government. Read Brutus 1 (link above), and the following questions in one, thoughtful post on the weebly. Please address all questions asked. Which form of government is best and why? Why does Brutus believe that a large republic, as established by the Constitution, lead to tyranny? With which powers of the new government is Brutus particularly concerned? Why? What concerns does Brutus have about the relationships between the federal and state governments? What are the overall biggest fears of the Anti-Federalists? In your opinion, are those fears justified? Once you have completed your initial post, make at least one comment on the post of another classmate from each different group. For example, if you completed the questions about Brutus I, comment on one post about Federalist 10 and one about Federalist 51. Group 1: Adam, Doris, Anna
Madison’s arguments in Federalist No. 10 focused on the superiority of a large republic in controlling the “mischiefs of faction,” delegating authority to elected representatives and dispersing power between the states and national government. Read Federalist 10 (link above), and the following questions in one, thoughtful post on the weebly. Please address all questions asked. Explain Madison’s definition of faction in Federalist 10. What are the two ways to remove factions according to Madison in Federalist 10? According to Madison, how do you control the effects of minority factions? How does federalism control factions? Why is a large representative republic the cure for majority factions? How does Madison’s viewpoint on factions impact the drafting of the US Constitution? Once you have completed your initial post, make at least one comment on the post of another classmate from each different group. For example, if you completed the questions about Brutus I, comment on one post about Federalist 10 and one about Federalist 51. Please respond to the following series of questions in at least 200 words. Comment on the post of at least two other classmates by adding creative and thoughtful perspective obtained from the Freedom House website.
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018 What methodology does Freedom House use to determine freedom? Which are the most free countries in the world? Where are they? Which are the least free? Where are they? Where does the US fall? What factors affect the US ranking? What struck you most about the research available via Freedom House? |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
May 2019
Categories |