John Adams filled the posts all with Federalists in order to maintain a "balance" of power which actually would give the Federalists an advantage on a national level. ... The main issue is if the contract entered by Fletcher and Peck was protected or not under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution and if it could be scrapped by the new law passed by the Georgia legislature. Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution deals with the Legislative branch and powers denied to the states. ...

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