U.S. CONSTITUTION
Fear of Large States
Source of Fear:
 Solution:
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 Equally
in the Senate, every state has 2
Senators=2 votes in the Senate
Fear of the People
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Source of Fear:
Solution:
 electoral college
 state legislatures electing senators
 power of the Constitution:
 Article 1 – The Legislature
 Article
2 – The Executive
 Article 3 – The Judiciary
 Article 4 – Relations Among States
 Article 5 – Amending the Constitution
 Article 6 – Supremacy of the National Government
 Article 7 - Ratification
Fear of Weak Central Government
Source of Fear:
 Solution:
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 Power
of the 3 branches: executive,
legislative, judicial
 Power of the federal gov. over the states
under the Constitution
 Article
4: admission of states; how the fed. gov.
will protect the states
 Article
6 makes the Constitution the
“supreme law of the land”
Fear of Central Government
Source of Fear:
 Solution:
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rights granted in the 10th Am.
 The powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited
by it to the states, are reserved to the states
respectfully, or to the people
 State
Fear of Unwritten Word
Source of Fear:
 Solution:

 9th
Amendment
 The enumeration in the Constitution, of
certain rights, shall not be construed to
deny or disparage others retained by the
people
Fear of Other States
Source of Fear:
 Solution:

 Power
of the Judiciary to settler
disputes
 Article 1 Section 10: Powers Denied to
the States
 No treaties, no currency, no tariffs,
keep troops in time of peace
 Article
4
cannot
Fear of Foreign Powers
Source of Fear:
 Solution:

 Power
of President: Commander in
Chief and power to negotiate treaties
 Power of Congress to declare war and
raise and support and army and navy
Fear of Strong Executive
Source of Fear:
 Solution:

 Separation
of powers
 Checks and balances
 Power of Congress to impeach
Fear of Losing Individual Rights
Source of Fear:
 Solution:

 Bill
of Rights
 Amendments 1-10 that can never be taken
away