The Federalist Papers
Read both excerpts below. The first set is from the Federalist Papers. The second is from the United States Constitution. If you need help with understanding the text, don't forget to click on the "play" button next to Uncle Sam to help you out! When you are finished reading, use the quiz at the bottom of the page to see if you can identify the principles stated in these passages.
The Federalist Papers
Federalist #47
"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. " |
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Excerpts from the United States Constitution
Article. I.
Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Article. II. Section. 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. Article III. Section. 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. |
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Madison, James. (1788, February 1st). Federalist number 47. Retrieved from: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fed_47.html
US Const. Article I.
US Const. Article II.
US Const. Article III.
US Const. Article I.
US Const. Article II.
US Const. Article III.