1. Federalists/Anti-Federalists
The purpose of having the war and breaking away from England was to give the people liberty and as stated in the Declaration of Independence's first words, "we the people," Thomas Jefferson inferred that the power should belong to the people. ... The Federalists and Anti-Federalists debated on the issue of this. ... In Federalist Papers 10 and 51, Madison and Hamilton talked about a representative government that would represent the people. ... The Federalists and Anti-Federalists differed on many points as they tried to accomplish what they went to Philadelphia for. Even though the F...
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