Another piece of legislation that was passed during this stage of constitutional development called the Federalist Stage was the Judiciary Act of 1787. ... The last if not the most important major development in the Constitution during the federalist stage was the establishment of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments that were originally created as a compromise between the federalists and anti-federalist, as the anti-federalist strongly believed that US citizens needed protection from the central government and that these protections should be neatly and specific...

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Thomas Jefferson felt President Jefferson was known for being a die-hard Anti-Federalist in favor of strict interpretation of the Constitution, but he also felt strongly that this purchase was necessary if the United States had any hope of developing into a world power, so he did what to do to make the purchase happen. ... Federalists were angered because, "[Anti-Federalists] had passionately denounced the argument of Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists that there were implied powers in the Constitution that entitled the government to take action in areas not covered in the text of the na...

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In their attempt to gain support for ratification of the newly written constitution, Federalists in 1787 took to publicly campaigning in order to sway public opinion. The Federalists realized the importance of public opinion. ... Bush Democrat Other Not Sure % % % % 10/01 54 29 2 15 Nearly one month after this poll was taken, I conducted a similar poll which asked, "If George W. ...

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This was because of the differing of opinions on the topics such as slavery and the fiscal debt, but also the constant conflict between the Republicans and the Federalists. ... Then, at the customary 10 paces, they raised their pistols, each fired and Hamilton fell with the bullet ricocheting off his ribs and ending up in his spine, muttering the words to the doctor on site "This is a mortal wound doctor.... This rift with Jefferson illustrates the fundamental division within Washington's Presidency: the Republicans vs. the Federalists. ...

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As Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist #74, "The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the power of directing and employing the common strength, forms a usual and essential part in the definition of the executive authority"6. ... But when under conditions of modern warfare our shores are threatened by hostile forces, the power to protect must be commensurate with the threatened danger"10. ...

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