French revolution, which made the U.S choose sides, thought their neutrality act, divided the Federalist and the Democratic-Republican favoring the British or the French. ... This became a political division, those who wanted to keep the articles of confederation and were against the constitution became known as the antifederalist, and those who supported the constitution were federalist. Federalist wanted a strong central government, which the antifederalist feared because they didn't want a government that would become too powerful and unfair, since it didn't contain a bill ...

• Word Count: 516
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The merits of the Montesquieu did not turn up until The Federalist; and although a perverse argument could be made that Madison's ideal was truly in the tradition of John Locke's Second Treatise of Government, the Locke whom the American rebels treated as an honorary president was a pluralistic defender of vested rights, not of parliamentary supremacy. ... Madison's increased devotion to the art of politics is nourished by an increased respect, that just six months later after the Convention and prepare essays for The Federalist in contradiction to his basic conventions ...

• Word Count: 1396
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The federalists, a group of men writing newspaper essays to answer the anti-federalists attacks on the Constitution, gave notice that the best way to stop tyranny is by creating a system of check and balances. ...

• Word Count: 1082
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Madison believed in extended republic which is greatly increasing the area of the democracy would allow it to function due to the dilution of the large amount of people included and he wrote about this in The Federalist. ...

• Word Count: 787
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Madison believed in extended republic which is greatly increasing the area of the democracy would allow it to function due to the dilution of the large amount of people included and he wrote about this in The Federalist. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life; whatever their background or beliefs, whether rich or poor. He believed that what we had in common was the source of our strength, and that what set us apart enriched all of us. On the international stage, he gave us a profile and stature well beyond our size and power. Wherever we were in the world, he made us feel proud to be Canadians; proud to have the immense privilege of being part of this beautiful and great country... An excerpt from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien&#...

• Word Count: 4400
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School