Summary: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+11+Flannery.mp3 Focus What qualities did Publius expect or take for granted in the American people who would be living under the proposed new constitution? In what ways was the constitution a response to these qualities? What qualities did Publius expect in the people who would serve respectively in the House of Representatives, the Senate, the office of President, and the Supreme Court? How did the functioning of each of these branches and of the constitution as a whole involve the operation of these qualities? What are the relations of the composition, powers, mode of selection, and tenure of office of the House of Representatives, Senate, Executive, and Judiciary to the political purposes these offices were meant to serve and to the overall purposes to be served by the constitution? How, in particular, do any of these elements contribute to the effective functioning of the separation of powers? Readings The Federalist Papers, 52-85, esp. 52, 55, 57, 62,63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 77, 78, 84, 85. The post Session 11: The Federalist Papers – Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches appeared first on Teaching American History.
