Alexander Hamilton begins The Federalist No. 11 by explaining the importance of a Union to prospering commercial success and trade. He states that early commercial success and the "adventurous spirit "1 which distinguishes America in foreign trade, will be dangerous to the several maritime powers of Europe and threaten their existing trade advantages among the States. ... Having clearly illustrated the positive effects of a Union towards the commercial prosperity of the United States in the last paper, Hamilton begins The Federalist No. 12 by explaining that the creation of a Union would dras...

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He raised the taxes on tea, sugar, glass, and all paper products He passed acts such as the stamp act and the intolerable acts The Stamp Act of 1765 This was the 1st direct tax on the colonist. This act required the Colonies to pay taxes on all paper products: Legal documents, Pamphlets, newspapers, and even playing cards Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. ... Federalist who supported the constitution and Anti-Federalist who didn't support it. Anti -Federalist argued that it needed a Bill of Rights. ... It proposed a government based on 3 princip...

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Article 1, section 9 states that Congress had the power to regulate or ban the slave trade as of 1 January 1888. ... The Federalists, proponents of strong national government, favoured the new Constitution. The Anti-federalists opposed it. ... They called themselves "true federalists" and attacked the failure of the framers to include a Bill of Rights. Anti-Federalists claimed that the centralisation of power in a strong national government (as created by the Constitution) would obliterate the states and individual liberty. ...

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Some of these extreme ideas were 1) state governors would appointed by the president, 2) the president and senators would hold office for life, and 3) the Congress would retain exclusive authority to make all the laws of the country [http://xroads.Virginia.edu/~CAP/ham/hamilton]. ... Hamilton took these ideas and along with James Madison and John Jay wrote The Federalist. ... The Federalist also showed an insight into Hamilton's views on human nature. ... Hamilton and Madison appeared to be synchronized and opinionated the same way when they wrote The Federalist. ... Hume and Hamilton b...

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The opposing faction, the Federalists, wanted limited central government, local militia, and nearly autonomous states. ... Then, Guadalupe Victoria, a Federalist and a leader in the independence movement, was elected president and was in office until 1828 when Centralists replaced Federalists 1828. A Federalist revolt in 1829 put Vicente Guerrero in the presidential chair; he was soon over thrown by Centralists and they held power until 1832. In 1833 another change placed Federalists in power until 1836, when Centralists again regained control and held that power for almost 10 years. ... I...

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James Madison explained in Federalist 10, a primary benefit of federalism is that it contains policy fads or fast-moving popular movements in one or a few states, thus preventing the growth of expansion of conflict to the national level. ... The advantages of federalism are as follows: 1. ... Through almost 1 million offices filled regularly in elections, citizens can have a meaningful say in decisions that affect their lives. 5. ... Now we turn to a list of disadvantages: 1. ...

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That is what this paper seeks to uncover. ... Anti-federalists said the new constitution was a class-based document intended to ensure that a particular economic elite controlled the public policies of the national government. An anti-federalist under the alias "Cornelius" said, "Thus, I conceive, a foundation is laid for throwing the whole power of the federal government into the hands of those who are in the mercantile interest; and for the landed, which is the great interest of this country to lie unrepresented, forlorn and without hope." Amos Singletury, yet another anti-federalist from ...

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Madison, later a congressman, drafted a bill of rights, drawing heavily upon the Virginia Declaration of Rights that was the work primarily of anti-federalist George Mason. ... The Act was enforced against Republican papers in an effort to keep Jefferson's party from defeating the federalists in the 1800 election. ... "The next time freedom of speech was challenged was during World War 1. ... When the novelist Barbara Kingsolver says "the American flag stands for intimidation, censorship, violence, bigotry, sexism, homophobia and shoving the constitution through a paper shredder" the s...

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Section 1 One of the first topics of discussion was whether or not the government was being too covert in its actions and was misusing its power to make laws. ... President John Adams dismissed Timothy as Secretary of State after learning that he had been working in conjunction with Hamilton's Federalists to ignite war with the French. ... Your Chief Justice John Jay came back from Britain with a piece of paper that bought us time to strengthen ourselves so that we can stand up against the Redcoats next time they get in our way. ...

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What began in 1950 as a loose economic confederation expanded into a powerful European body designed to establish European citizenship; ensure freedom, security and justice; promote economic and social progress; and assert Europe's role in the world.1 The EU consists of 15 member states plus 13 eastern and southern European states currently preparing for accession. ... This paper examines the effects of an expanding EU on the national sovereignty of European nations. ... This conference could set the EU on one of two paths; will the EU become a federalist state with a powerful central g...

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Make No Law 1) The jury's verdict in Sullivan v. ... Write a news story for the next day's Montomgery paper reporting on the verdict, the main events of the trial, and the contentions of the parties at the trial. ... The Sedition Act of 1798, passed by President Adams's Federalists to suppress Jefferson's Republicans, made it a crime (punishable by both fine and imprisonment) to criticize federal officials or the Federal Government. ...

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This paper will examine the arguments in favor of local sovereignty as well as those opposed from the past century into modern times focusing in on the policy-administration dichotomy. ... Madison writes in The Federalist 10 Papers, "The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man; and we see them everywhere brought into different degrees of activity, according to the different circumstances of civil society."... A rage for paper money, for an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property, or for an! ... (Bryce 616-617) The suggested causes for mismanagement of t...

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It seems as if the author feels that congress does not get much of anything accomplished on a daily basis except reading the daily paper and cover to cover and getting a nap in once in a while. ... It said that it was not necessary that the constitution expressly empower congress to create a bank. 1. ... Among these reasons are: 1) To gather information useful to congress in the making of legislation 2) To oversee the operations of various executive branch agencies. 3) Focus public attention on a certain subject 4) To promote the interests of members in congress. The strict cons...

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"The two party system has been one of the linchpins of the stability that characterizes the American political tradition" (Flavius, 1). ... In this paper, I will discuss the origin of the American two party system and also, the reasons for its continuance. ... This party was called the Federalists. ... The two parties that emerged had more in common with today's Democratic party than with today's Republican party (www.edgate.com, 1). ... "Thus, there is a two fold safety mechanism built into the two party system that is not present in multi-party systems" (Flavius, 1). ...

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American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. ... With the decline of the Federalists the United States was, in practice if not in theory, a one-party state on the national level; heading the Democratic-Republicans, Monroe secured all but one electoral vote in 1820. ...

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It has spent over $1 billion between 1998 and 2014, most of which is for lobbying, having spent $136.6 million in 2012 alone (Opensecrets.org). ... By joining the Chamber of Commerce a business can receive a large amount of exposure getting a large publicity boost in both the online and offline advertising world such as getting your business in the local paper or welcome packets for new citizens. ... In James Madison's Federalist No. 10 he warns of the powers of factions and how they may affect liberty negatively. ...

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A paper submitted to Dr. ... With the decline of the Federalists the United States was, in practice if not in theory, a one-party state on the national level; heading the Democratic-Republicans, Monroe secured all but one electoral vote in 1820. ...

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The Tenth Amendment may be a powerless line on a piece of paper with one philosophy in domination, but with each newly appointed justice, the Tenth Amendment could easily gain enough power to be a strong friend to the states - and an unpleasant thorn to the federal government. ... The Anti-Federalists coalesced around a common view that the unamended Constitution was inadequate because it lacked a Bill of Rights. ... In an extraordinary political maneuver, the Federalists decided to accept recommendatory amendments in order to blunt their detractors' criticism that the Constitution infr...

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Within the lines of this paper, I shall include the works of a number of authors of and from whom I researched and got to know various sentiments regarding the Texas Revolution. ... At the outset of this paper, we see to the Texas Revolution, per se, and delve into opinions of the authors, be them bias, or not, afterwards. ... Pursuant to one of the authors' thoughts of the rebellion, "The Texas Revolution of 1836, it was originally as part of a general federalist resistance to Santa Anna's Centralist government, which had overthrown the Mexican Constitution of 1824" (Borro...

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1791 - Bank of United States is chartered - Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists wanted a strong central bank (federal charter) - As a result, the Bank of the United States was chartered - Carried characteristics of both private and central banks - Agriculturalists and others leery of centralized power of federal government and the wealthy interests on cities, wanted banks to be state chartered. 1811 - Bank of United States charter allowed to lapse - Pro state interests pressured politicians to allow charter of Bank of United States to lapse - State bank abuses followed - Centr...

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Described as "brilliant, friendly and nice," Breyer graduated from Stanford in l959 with a degree in philosophy.1 He later earned his law degree at Harvard Law School. ... Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, where she was surprisingly the least liberal of his appointees. 1 Ginsburg does not advocate unfettered judicial activism to meet her policy goals of equal gender protection, however. ...

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Alexander Hamilton, co-author of the Federalist Papers, acknowledged this hazard and stressed in the Federalist Papers No. 68 that unlike Congress, or any other permanent body with duties beyond electing the President, the Electoral College should be free to act without influence (Hamilton). ... Alexander Hamilton led this debate and wrote in the Federalist #68 which was entitled "The Mode of Electing the PresidentaEIt was equally desirable, that the immediate election should be made by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under circumstances fa...

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