These people became known as the Anti-Federalist. ... The real authors were Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. ... The Anti-Federalist arguments came from the experience with the British. ... James Madison, in Federalist #46 entitled "The Influence of the State and Federal Government Compared", discussed reasons as to why the national government would never unnecessarily exceed the powers of the State governments, except in times of war or danger. ... Madison's Federalist Paper # 46 in conjunction with Paper # 45 attempts to ease the concerns of many skeptics. ...

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The purpose of "The Federalist" papers by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were to explain and defend the Constitution against the critics that believed it was taking away the rights the Americans had won in the Revolution. "The Federalist #17" discussed the insufficiency of the present confederation to preserve the union. "The Federalist #45" discussed the alleged danger from the powers of the union to the state Governments. ... Alexander Hamilton and James Madison showed their support for the needed change and transition by writing "The Federalist #17" and "The Federalist #45...

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Like Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, I undoubtedly believe that a strong central government is the only means of a correctly functioning democratic government. ... This would not be true of an anti-federalist government. ... I think James Madison says it best in Federalist #10, "Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally the friends of public and private faith, and of public and personal liberty, that our governments are too unstable". ... James Madison in Federalist #46 states, "It has been already proved that the members of...

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Our former Secretary of State, James Monroe is now President, and things are looking good. That wretched Federalist Party is now seemingly out of power for good. ... I"m glad that he accepted the banking and tariff bills from when Madison was president. ... I am not seeing the strong partisanship and factionalism I saw in the previous years, of Madison and Jefferson, Clay and Jackson. ...

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The Republicans, under Jefferson and Madison, believed that individual rights are imperative to the success of the union rather than a strong federal government. ... However, Hamilton's Republican opponents, under the leadership of James Madison, purposely blocked the approval of his proposal. ... The Federalists, however, countered Madison's concerns by stating that a country can only function with a strong government. ... Republicans feared the new federal government would consume them, while Federalists acted oblivious to the evils of complete power. ... Arguments between Federal...

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During this time two parties were formed the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists were the party of Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and John Marshall. ... The contrasting party, Democratic- Republicans, was the party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. ...

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Initially when the constitution was drafted, the anti federalists opposed it on the grounds that it gave too much power to the national government. ... Thus, James Madison argued in Federalist no. 10 that it would be in a large Federalist republic such as the United States, that one would find the greatest opportunity for all relevant interests to be heard. ...

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Jefferson expressed in a letter to James Madison that he liked much of the Constitution and agreed that the greater house should be chosen by the people, yet he felt that the people would choose persons not qualified to legislate. ... Thomas Jefferson considered himself neither Federalist nor Anti-Federalist. ... Jefferson felt that because he opposed some of the Federalists ideas and many more of the Anti-federalists ideas that he could not be grouped with either party or in between the parties. ...

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The U.S. Constitution Article Five, clause two of the United States Constitution states, "under the Authority of the United States, [the Constitution] shall be the supreme law of the land." As a result of the fact that the current activist government is pursuing inconsistent policies, many believe the Constitution has become irrelevant because no guiding principles seem to exist. Thomas Jefferson once said, "The Constitution belongs to the living and not to the dead." Accordingly, it is often referred to as a "living" document because of its regular alteration and ...

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