1. James Madison and the Federalist Ten
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...
The Republicans, which were made up of anti-federalists, were led by Alexander Hamilton. The Federalists, who were mainly from the north and lived in urban areas, wanted a broad interpretation of the law. ... The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 said that the Federalists were going to disregard the constitution. Since there seemed to be no way of protecting the constitution from the Federalists, Madison and Jefferson turned to the state governments. ...
They were divided into two fractions known as the Federalists and the Anti-federalists. Hamilton became the leader of the Federalists and Jefferson was the leader of the Anti-federalists or Democratic Republicans. The main difference between these two fractions was that the Federalists advocated a strong central government where as the other group favored increasing the common man's role in government. ...
The federalists lost most of their support because they had discussed succeeding from the union at the Hartford Convention. Even New Englanders, formally staunch Federalists were voting for Democratic Republicans. ... In the election of 1812 Republicans carried 12 out of 19 states and in the election of 1820 there was no Federalist candidate. ...
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. ...
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. The Alien and Sedition acts gave the federal government the power to expel anyone from the country that was suspected of espionage or ot...
"___________" (Micronesia): A New State for the Union The United States" offshore territories in Micronesia of Guam, the CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands), the FSM (Federated States of Micronesia), the Marshall Islands and Palau all have dependent relationships on the United States that are problematic for both the Micronesians and the United States. The problems of these relationships all stem from different and in almost all cases competing interests; a combination of the territories" natural preference to develop, their contradictory will to legislate the preservation of...
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 ...
