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We the People: A Concise Introduction to American Politics, 4/e
Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard University
Constitutional Democracy

Analytical Thinking Exercises

  1. Turn to the Constitution in the text. Searching through the Constitution, find at least one example appropriate to each of the twelve categories listed below. Refer to them by their Article or Amendment and their Section. For instance, the clause establishing qualifications for Senators appears in Article I, Section 3. If you are unable to locate an example of one of the categories, formulate a reason why the powers for such a category might be entirely absent from the Constitution. The categories are:
    1. Explicit grant of power to:
      1. the states--
      2. the President--
      3. the Congress--
      4. the courts--
    2. Implicit grant of power to:
      1. the states--
      2. the President--
      3. the Congress--
      4. the courts--
    3. Explicit denial of power to:
      1. the states--
      2. the President--
      3. the Congress--
      4. the courts--
  2. Turn to "The Mischiefs of Faction" by James Madison at the end of Chapter Two. Apply the analytical thinking criteria in Chapter One of this Study Guide to describing and discussing the content of this reading.








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