Document 1, a quote from the editor of a newspaper who fully supported the ratification of the Constitution, felt that it was needed because the country was in distress and no one had respect for their country. ... It formed a loose government in which state governments had more power than the national government. ... She opposed it because she felt there was no security in the system, providing no balance of power or protection of basic rights. ... Most anti-federalists believed that the states should hold the power or the rule over the national government. ... Although it was written in 178...

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Part of the majesty of the concept is that it is too broad to admit of a short definition that embraces every situation, and that any definition must depend on the relation a particular act bears to the fundamental law that limits legislative power. A specific and well known quote by Judge Thomas Cooley stated that "due process of law in each particular case means such an exertion of the powers of government as the settled maxims of law permit and sanction, and under such safeguards for the protection of individual rights as those maxims prescribe for the class of cases to which the one in que...

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Despite the Supreme Court decision, Jackson took no action to uphold the Court verdict, and in fact would openly defy it; he was quoted as saying "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!" ... The Bank of the United States made him very nervous because it concentrated a lot of power in a few hands, some of those were foreign nationals, and because it was created via a broad interpretation instead of a strict one of the Constitution. ... The National Republicans and Biddle refused to accept this outcome; they tried to use the power of the Bank, calling in the loans of oppon...

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He goes into detail about how he came into power and the occurrences that led to his impeachment. ... (Benedict 60) What I did not like about Benedict's writing style was how he used many outside sources and direct quotes throughout his book which seem to be from long ago and are hard to read and understand. Nor did he paraphrase or clarify any quotes in his book. ...

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This speech revealed the ambitions of the Republican Party, which was, to extend the United States power to the Philippines and have complete supremacy over the smaller Spanish possessions of the Caribbean. This can be quoted on the speech by Hoar, "When you raise the flag over the Philippine Islands as an emblem of dominion and acquisition you take it down from Independence Hall". ... Republicans were vastly the ones in power during late 19th century. ...

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For why declare that things shall be done for which there is no power to do"(The Constitution that Delicate Balance page 13). ... On June 8th Madison quoted; "It cannot be a secret to the gentlemen in this House, that, notwithstanding the ratification of this system of government yet still there is a great number of our Constituents who are dissatisfied with it We ought not to disregard their inclination but conform to their wishes and expressly declare the great rights of man kind."...

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This notion is defended by a quote by Thomas Jefferson in a letter he wrote to Major John Cartwright. ... The constitutions of most of our states assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they exercise it by themselves, in all cases to which they think themselves competent; (as in electing their functionaries executive and legislative, and deciding by a jury of themselves, in all judiciary cases in which any fact is involved), or may they act by representatives, freely and equally chosen that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed," (Jefferson). ... The meaning of the...

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Scientific polls indicate that most people oppose the costly restrictions of firearms, the distribution of power to police to decide who should or should not own guns, and the decision that they, as citizens, must rely on self-defense from criminals. ... John Adams, a member of the NRA himself, was quoted as saying, "Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense" (NRA 27). ...

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