As a consequence, the Constitution of the United States of America was born and came out with two opposing point of views, the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists were a group of diverse individuals that formed to oppose the passage of the new federal Constitution in 1787. ... They were basically elitists who opposed measures to democratize American politics. ... On the other hand, Alexander used the ancient Greek example to against this point of view. ...

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John Jay, a former Federalist, opposed this idea while framing the Constitution, saying a country "Should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties." As one can tell, the parties rarely ever agreed with one another, so the Constitution was created through numerous compromises between the opposing sides. ... President Obama, the incumbent for the upcoming 2012 presidential election, also supports similar views over gun control. Though he approves states and cities to determine their own local gun laws (a surprising Anti-Federalist view), he stated in the 2008 Pr...

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There were several issues raised by Brutus opposing the federal government. ... (Schmidt, 2010) In summary, Brutus, along with other anti-federalists were opposed to having the constitution ratified because they feared that the new constitution was strengthening the national government too much and weakening the states government. ... (Wills, 2002) James Madison in his views refers to the republicans as the conservative persons who do not want to share power with the common man. ... (Wills, 2002) Madison had a strong view on human nature he believed that humans in nature had a percentage of e...

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We are not very protected by this guarantee, so we concern ourselves on account of special interest groups that are fighting to change the freedom of expression, the right to freely represent individual thoughts, feeling and views, in order to protect their families as well as others. ... There are various reasons given for censorship; a classroom or library may restrict or ban a book or other learning resource because it includes social, political, or religious views believed to be inappropriate or threatening. ... As always, there are those individuals that oppose the power to censor. ... In...

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The disagreement over the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States led to the formation of a division between those with a strict construction view and a loose construction view of the Constitution. Leading these opposing sides were Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Hamilton. ... Thomas Jefferson opposed the bill because he believed that it was a misguided, unconstitutional concept that would only lead to a looser interpretation of the constitution. ... " His view was that of a strict constructionist view, meaning he believed that the constitution is to be followed to the letter wit...

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In his deliverance at the outset of the majority opinion, Blackmun acknowledges his awareness of the emotions and convictions that surround the controversy of abortion, including philosophical, religious and scientific views: "One's philosophy, one's experiences, one's exposure to the raw edges of human existence, one's religious training, one's attitudes toward life and family and their values, and the moral standards one establishes and seeks to observe, are all likely to influence and to color one's thinking and conclusions about abortion" (403). ... Rhenquist...

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During the period of 1801-1817, the clash of the Republican views on the constitution were argued against the opinions of the Federalist. ... The Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to broad constructionism of the Federalists. ... Jefferson needed to use the views of a broad constructionist in order to better the country. ... Despite the fact that Madison knew how important internal improvements were for the country, he still held a strict constructionist view. ...

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However, more and more polarizing views advanced by particular factions continue to steer politics and the American government toward group and personal interests rather than general welfare. ... The U.S. government is currently dominated by those of the 1% and opposing factions continue to clash over appropriating funds to revenue-directed or human-directed endeavors. ...

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I strongly believe that youths are not forced to view or hear violence in media; it is completely their own responsibility. Just because people believe that children are affected by viewing or listening to violence through media, media should not be limited or censored. ... They stated that local government may help parents in making responsible decisions about their kids viewing violence and sex in the media. ... Walters comments about violence in game (source #3): "I oppose government censorship in all forms. ... If censorship is unconstitutional, what should we do in order to prevent child...

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The design of the Constitution in regards to the Second Amendment, is more accurately depicted in the Militia Clause Section 8, Article I, and the Militia Act of 1792 which requires the state to "enroll" meaning, register militiamen for military duty and maintain inventories as opposed to the NRA's focal point, which happens to reflect only half of the Second Amendment, which states, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms. ... However, thanks to groups like the Million Mom March and the Brady campaign, which have lobbied for stricter gun laws that the NRA is so adamantly opposed ...

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The Federalists strongly opposed the idea, because the protections for individuals were already written in the Constitution. ... The Anti-Federalists shared different view on how the government should run. ... The Federalist's view on republicanism was different from many others. ... Most Anti-Federalists assumed a republican government would only work if everybody had the same economic status, homogeneous lifestyle, and same religious and moral points of view. ... The two political parties had conflicting views on how the government should be operated. ...

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The Federalists strongly opposed the idea, because the protections for individuals were already written in the Constitution. ... The Anti-Federalists shared different view on how the government should run. ... The Federalist's view on republicanism was different from many others. ... Most Anti-Federalists assumed a republican government would only work if everybody had the same economic status, homogeneous lifestyle, and same religious and moral points of view. ... The two political parties had conflicting views on how the government should be operated. ...

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On the other hand, the Anti-Federalists were opposed to such a form of government on the grounds that the Constitution, in which it was outlined, lacked clarity in the protections of the individuals. ... As stated by Hugo Black, Associate Justice to the Supreme Court: "The bill of rights protects people by clearly stating what government can't do by describing the procedures that government must follow when bringing its powers to bear against any person with a view to depriving him of his life, liberty, or property (Black 1960).- Each amendment either states what the government cannot do...

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The apparent differences in the views of the people became more apparent with the debates of establishing the Bank of the United States and how best to deal with the Nation's debt. ... This was another way the Federalists could get rid of opposing immigrants who favored the Republicans without causing a rebellion within the states. ...

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There are those, Charles Beard for example, who oppose Madison's, as well as all of the Fathers of the Constitution's, opinions and claim that they were motivated by self-interests, rather than the welfare of the people when creating the Constitution. ... When crafting the Constitution, different individuals held different views of how the new government should operate. ... Although Beard felt strongly about his views, others had their own opinions of the Constitution. ... It was " an attack upon a variety of views that suggested the Constitution was not so much a practical polit...

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For the Louisiana Purchase, those opposed to the purchase and the treaty with France to make it possible for the United States to buy the land, claimed that the Constitution did give the President the authority to admit a new state to the Union, without the agreement of each state and the approval of Congress. ... The land the United States purchased from France averaged out to about three cents an acre and it doubled the size of the country, but despite what this purchase meant to the future of the United States many people, opposed it for various reasons. ... Other Federalists opposed the pu...

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The majority of the public is overwhelmingly in favor of posing a congressional reform of term limits, "Nearly 80 percent wanted to limit the number of terms for members of Congress to 16 percent that opposed the idea" (Hibbing and Theiss-Morse 74). ... The lack of term limit, according their view, did not threaten the democracy in the United States; quite contrary, it enabled the people to entrust their rights in the person they had the greatest confidence of voicing their opinions. ... The ones opposed to such reform, mainly elected officials, stated that the complexity of the current affair...

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The majority of the public is overwhelmingly in favor of posing a congressional reform of term limits, "Nearly 80 percent wanted to limit the number of terms for members of Congress to 16 percent that opposed the idea" (Hibbing and Theiss-Morse 74). ... The lack of term limit, according their view, did not threaten the democracy in the United States; quite contrary, it enabled the people to entrust their rights in the person they had the greatest confidence of voicing their opinions. ... The ones opposed to such reform, mainly elected officials, stated that the complexity of the current affair...

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The framers of the Constitution placed a greater emphasis on equal representation in the national government as opposed to today's quest for leaders to be held accountable for their actions. ... With regards to the economic aspect of contemporary political culture, economics still play a key role in shaping Americans" views. ... Current political cultures" view on politics is that the separation of powers must be reduced, thus placing a stronger emphasis on presidential powers. ... There is one common view between the two eras with regards to political viewpoints. ...

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Different parties, especially in the two party system usually take opposing views on many issues, although in order to not alienate voters each side must straddle certain issues in the case of the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whig party the two issues that couldn't be straddled were slavery and sectionalism. ... The Democratic Party was also formed and generally favored by the southern states or states that opposed war. ... Of course with the bulging government, entrance of political parties (or factions as the Federalists like to call them), as well as the interests groups that follow ...

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Anti-active euthanasia proponents feel that it is the duty of physicians to help and heal patients as opposed to hastening their exit from this world. ... Judge Lynn Compton embodies these views in her opinion in the case of Bouvia v. ... In the courts view, passive and active euthanasia are two entirely different things. ...

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His nominees were able to be rejected and opposed by Congress which prevents the appointment of people with incapable character from holding office. ... He views that it keeps the President and the other branches of government constantly active in matters such as making treaties, appointments, members of the Supreme Court and nominating other persons for public office. ... Hamilton states his view on the judicial branch of government in article eighty of The Federalist Papers. ...

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Since his inauguration, President Obama has been viewed as controversial, to say the least, both negatively and positively. ... The people opposing any issue come from different political backgrounds and beliefs, it is merely a matter of what they believe to be the best outcome and the strongest supporter of the constitution. ...

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[Requiring the Scouts to accept homosexual scoutmasters] would significantly burden the organization's right to oppose or disfavor homosexual conduct." ... Rehnquist is acknowledged as stating, "This is scarcely an argument for denying First Amendment protection to those who refuse to accept these views. ...

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Though both groups had such contrasting views, they both agreed on the fact that the states should be given power instead of the federal government imposing complete control. ... They got their point across fairly easily and offered a positive future with the Constitution as opposed to the antifederalists who had no alternative to the Articles of Confederation. ...

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