AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 1.3 Flashcards

Ratification-era coalition that supported the Constitution and a stronger but constitutionally limited national government with divided power

Ratification-era coalition that opposed the Constitution’s concentration of national power and favored state authority, smaller republics, and explicit protections for rights

A series of 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, writing as Publius, that defended ratification of the Constitution

Madison’s argument that representation and the many competing interests of a large republic best control faction and protect minority rights

Anti-Federalist essay arguing that the Constitution would produce consolidated national power and that liberty requires smaller, decentralized republics

A majority or minority united by a passion or interest adverse to others’ rights or the community’s lasting common interest

The use of political power by a numerical majority to violate minority rights or the common good

In a republic, citizens govern through elected representatives; in a pure democracy, citizens assemble and administer government directly

A republic covering a broad territory with a large, diverse population whose competing interests make an oppressive majority harder to form

A limited political community in which representatives can remain familiar with, responsive to, and accountable to their constituents

The view that republican government requires close, continuing connections between citizens and representatives who understand their circumstances

Governmental power entrusted by the people to elected representatives, who may refine public opinion while remaining accountable to the people

The distribution of political authority among smaller or more local governments rather than its concentration at the national level

The concentration of governing authority in one national government, reducing the practical power of state governments

An explicit statement of liberties that government may not violate, demanded by Anti-Federalists as a safeguard against national power