LAD #4

1. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?
Factions are a large threat to the governments, especially when organized and powerful factions are against state governments. Factions and their rebellions are too large for unorganized state governments to quell.

2. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled?
Madison explains the two ways to limit damage caused by faction rioting are to remove the causes of the faction, or to limit the effects. Furthermore, a strong Federal Republic would prevent factions, or any minority rebel-group from arising or gaining power, due to popular sovereignty.

Rajiv Raghavan
Mr. DeCarlo
18 September 2006
AP American

Summary of Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence begins with a preamble that explains why the colonists had to overthrow their government. Next, the Declaration outlines man’s unalienable, “Natural Rights”. These rights include “Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness’. It is also stated that if a government does not provide these rights, that it is the duty of the people to overthrow said government. In the Declaration, King George III is guilty of 27 abuses, which lead to the Revolutionary War. It is also explained that the colonists tried to peacefully settle their claims, but were ignored. In the closing parts, the new nation is christened “The United States of America”, and the document states that this great nation will be able to conduct foreign and domestic affairs as any other nation of the world.

Rajiv Raghavan
Mr. DeCarlo
18 September 2006
AP American

Summary of Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence begins with a preamble that explains why the colonists had to overthrow their government. Next, the Declaration outlines man’s unalienable, “Natural Rights”. These rights include “Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness’. It is also stated that if a government does not provide these rights, that it is the duty of the people to overthrow said government. In the Declaration, King George III is guilty of 27 abuses, which lead to the Revolutionary War. It is also explained that the colonists tried to peacefully settle their claims, but were ignored. In the closing parts, the new nation is christened “The United States of America”, and the document states that this great nation will be able to conduct foreign and domestic affairs as any other nation of the world.

Rajiv Raghavan
Mr. Decarlo
September 13, 2006
AP American


1. The issue represented in the cartoon is the American victories and British captures at Saratoga and Yorktown.
2. The message the cartoonist is trying to convey is that there is another space available for another captured British army. The cartoonist clearly supports the American side, because the caption reads, “Britons within the Yankeean Plains, Mind how ye March & Trench, The Serpent in the congress reigns, As well as in the French.” Saying ‘The Serpent in the congress reigns’ clearly supports the American fight for independence.
3. This cartoon made the idea of revolution more common in the colonies. This cartoon, and other political cartoons helped give the Revolution the momentum it needed to actually become a reality