Required Foundational Documents

A balance between governmental power and individual rights has been a hallmark of American political development.

FEDERALIST NO. 10 The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/federalist-no-10/

BRUTUS NO. 1 To the Citizens of the State of New-York teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/brutus-i/

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html The Constitution emerged from the debate about the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation as a blueprint for limited government.

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION www.ushistory.org/documents/confederation.htm

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS) constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution

FEDERALIST NO. 51 The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/federalist-no-51/ Federalism reflects the dynamic distribution of power between national and state governments.

“LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL” (BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.) web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Letter_Birmingham_Jail.pdf The presidency has been enhanced beyond its expressed constitutional powers

FEDERALIST NO. 70 The Executive Department Further Considered teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/federalist-no-70/ The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice.

FEDERALIST NO. 78 The Judiciary Department teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/federalist-no-78/