Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers are best interpreted and understood through a republican argument and republican guidelines than those of democracy or other conflicting views. ... From the guidelines mentioned in the Papers, there is a strong argument that does suggest this republican argument as an accurate interpretation of the Constitution. ... Another aspect of the Federalists Papers that should be brought up is that of the frame...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers are best interpreted and understood through a republican argument and republican guidelines than those of democracy or other conflicting views. ... From the guidelines mentioned in the Papers, there is a strong argument that does suggest this republican argument as an accurate interpretation of the Constitution. ... Another aspect of the Federalists Papers that should be brought up is that of the frame...

• Word Count: 1316
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Beard published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution elaborating on his profound and realist opinion that the structure of the United States Constitution was manipulated by the personal financial and property interests of the members at the convention such as public securities, manufacturing, trading, and shipping. ... In his book, he argues that the members of the Convention were indifferent about the future economic well being of America as long as the wealthy stayed wealthy, and he supported his thesis through citations of the Federalist Papers, particularly Madison's Federal...

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Hamilton states his view on the judicial branch of government in article eighty of The Federalist Papers. ... They should have the power to enforce uniformity in the interpretation of national laws. ... Today, courts can exercise those powers stated by Hamilton in article eighty of The Federalist Papers. Though The Federalist Papers did not motivate people to adopt the Constitution, it supplied them with the most authoritative interpretation of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers have laid the foundation for an enduring and everlasting democracy in America. ...

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Hamilton expressed his belief in a very centralized authority by saying, "The idea of a council to the Executive, which has so generally obtained in the State Constitutions, has been derived from that maxim of Republican jealousy which considers power safer in the hands of a number of men than of a single man the executive power is more easily confined when it is one; that it is far more safe there should be a single object for the jealousy and watchfulness of a people; and in a word, that all multiplication of the Executive is rather dangerous than friendly to liberty [Hamilton, The Federali...

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Jefferson distrusted the federal government, which he saw invading individual liberty, while Hamilton distrusted the people; Jefferson saw American as agrarian, while Hamilton saw it as industrious, and while Jefferson fought for strict interpretation of the constitution, Hamilton favored loose implied powers. ... Cunningham includes an excerpt from papers written by Jefferson to demonstrate his opinions against the Bank. ... After the ratification of the Constitution, the anti-federalists and the federalists had not evolved into political parties and there were no clear party divisions. ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate