Aside from the conflict with France, discord was found among the two major political parties of the time, Federalists and Anti-Federalists, or Jeffersonians. ... In response to the Jeffersonians efforts to gain this support and inform people of the Federalist's faults, John Adams, a federalist president, created a controversial act known as the Sedition Act of 1798. ... It was primarily created to silence the republican or Jeffersonian criticism of the Federalists that had been taking place and also to destroy Thomas Jefferson's Republican Party, who was running for office against ...

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The XYZ affair played right into the hands of the Federalist Party. ... The Republicans debated against the bills for about a month, but the Federalist had the votes. ... Federalist saw this as a demonstration of support for the government. ... Republican newspapers were railing against the Federalist and especially against the Sedition bill. ... Baches ability to get the story out caused much consternation among Federalist. ...

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During the making of the Constitution different plans and ideas were proposed and were mainly argued against these two factions, the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist, which eventually led to an agreement in the end. ... The federalist favored for the constitution because it gave a little more power to the central government. ... Also the Federalist wrote a series of essays that went to the newspaper called 'The Federalist Papers", they were made to favor the constitution, while many citizens thought that the constitutions gave to much power to the government and that it will t...

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This indecision emanated into two distinct viewpoints or groups, creating the "Federalists" and the "Anti-federalists" of the time. The differences between these Federalists and Anti-federalists were made more apparent during the French Revolution, which widened the gap between them and, perpetuated the formation of the Federalist and Republican parties in time for the election of 1792. ... Led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, the Federalists based their views in the belief that a government should be run by a central power. ... The Federalists were horrified at the events of the Fren...

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One side, who where called the federalists, supported a strong central government, while the other side, who where called the Democratic-Republicans, supported a weak central government and strong state governments. ... The Federalist Party soon collapse and the Democratic - Republican Party took control, due to a majority of the nation distaste for a strong central government. ...

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The Federalists and New England supported the British throughout the war; the Republicans and the West and South supported the French. Both the British and the French, which gave the Federalists and Republicans basis for argument, threatened America's right as a sovereign nation. ... Once the war of 1812 began, Federalists began to openly oppose the war and the country became divided. ... Many Federalists claimed that the anti- British policies of the Republicans represented subservience to Napoleonic France and a threat to the United States industry. ... Federalists feared that as th...

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After the war there were many different opinions about the way the colonies would be governed, some (non-federalists) believed that every American colony should have their own government. Non-federalists believed that forming a central government would result in abusive power and tyrannical rule. ... The federalists believed that a strong central government would help the country become and stay unified. The federalists refuted all of the anti-federalists complaints by explaining to them that the system of checks and balances would prevent tyrannical rule and ensure that the middle class st...

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Anti-federalists believed that the executive branch did not effectively represent the people, and that only the legislative branch did so. However, the anti-federalists were mostly the poor farmers, the illiterate, and the states' rights devotees; who were not given much representation by any means. ...

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The period of 1789-1815 in the American history was an era of establishing America as a nation in the world. It was a period not long after the American Revolution, in a war which the Americans won their independence and then together formed a new nation. After the Constitution was ratified in 1788,...

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Democracy is a method for making political decisions; it is what makes a country distinguished, powerful and is the basis for American success. The connotation I get from democracy is government of the people, by the people, and for the people. I also think democracy must encompass all people, and ...

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Some of the first settlers in seventeenth century America were British revolutionaries escaping religious prejudices back home. During this settlement, slaves were forcefully brought onto American soil to support growing agricultural demands in an age of economic augmentation. The settlers took ad...

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All of these issues can largely be categorized by the staunch debate between the Federalists, who advocated for a strong central government, and the Antifederalists, who sought state sovereignty and the power of the individual. ...

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Question: To what extent has political culture in the United States been influenced by the Constitution and Federalism? Response: The backbone of today's American society is a direct result of the personal freedoms and liberations guaranteed by our nations Constitution. Although society as a ...

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The "separation between church and state" has been an ongoing debate for a long time in American history. What is meant by this, is that government should stay out of the church's business. Religion has been a part of America for some time now and continues to be now. The first amendment, also know...

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