The purpose of "The Federalist" papers by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were to explain and defend the Constitution against the critics that believed it was taking away the rights the Americans had won in the Revolution. "The Federalist #17" discussed the insufficiency of the present confederation to preserve the union. "The Federalist #45" discussed the alleged danger from the powers of the union to the state Governments. ... Alexander Hamilton and James Madison showed their support for the needed change and transition by writing "The Federalist #17" and "The Federalist #45...

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The Fathers of the United States wrote the Federalist Papers to assure the people that a powerful federal government would be beneficial for the well-being of the individual interest of its citizens as well as the country as a whole. The papers" main purpose was to ensure the citizens that their rights and privileges would not be infringed upon by the government. ... Madison's major points are made in Federalist Papers ten and fifty-one. ... Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Papers, for example, was his way of anticipating federalism. ... Roche also went on to call Madison and Ha...

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The Federalist Papers 10 doesn't remind me of anything that we've read in class. ... I feel that this is a brochure for a strong central government and the federalist are advertising it to their constituents. ...

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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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During the Constitutional Convention, delegates agreed on created fundamental changes but conflicting interests of the states led to compromises which when presented to the states, a Federalist-Antifederalist battle for ratification ensued. ... It was reciprocated with mixed ideas generally put into categories of federalist and antifederalist. ... The federalists on the other hand compromised of the educated and rich who felt that the government should be more Hobbes instead of Locke where there must be restraint to have liberty protected. ... The federalists won this battle for ratification...

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The Federalist Papers discusses the editorials and persuasion pieces written by the Founding Fathers to create the democracy of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches that guide the lives of Americans today. ... Hamilton states his view on the judicial branch of government in article eighty of The Federalist Papers. ... 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 Constitut...

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James Madison had previously published twenty-six out of the eighty-five Federalist Papers in 1787-1788, the two most influential Federalist Papers regarding the issues of factions and tyranny were Federalist Papers 10 and 51. ... Daniel Webster during the nullification process quotes James Madison from Federalist Paper 51 "if the majority is united by common interest the rights of the minorities will be insecure," and the Southern states experienced this directly (Federalist 51, p. 52). ... Madison stated that "No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certa...

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The United States fourth President James Madison managed to shape and create many pieces of government documents that would forever change America such as the United States Constitution, Virginia Constitution, Virginia Plan, Checks and Balances, Federalist Papers, and the Bill of Rights. ... Madison also made the United States Constitution and tried to get this ratified by helping write the Federalist Papers. ... While in the house, Madison familiarized the Bill of Rights and left the Federalist Party and created his own know as the Democratic-Republic Party. ... Henry Clay from Kentucky and J...

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The common issue that Madison discusses in Federalist Papers #10 and #51 are the proliferation of political factions in society. He notes that man is a violent animal who likes conflict, and suggests in both essays that the only way to solve these factions is to allow for a society where many of ...

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The Federalists and Anti-Federalists debated this new plan of action for months. The Federalists were supporters of the Constitution. ... John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote a series of essays and published them as The Federalist Papers. ... The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution; they feared that a strong central government would be used as an instrument of tyranny. ... They saw the Federalists as people who would oppress lower class people. ...

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On the other hand there were Federalists who were afraid of weak central government. After a Shaye's rebellion federalists opposed to the fact that people should have all the power. ... As Hamilton has it in Federalists Papers and in Constitution. But Beard refers to Federalists papers as to a propaganda, designed to help a constitution to be passed on convention. Beard looks at Federal Papers because in his mind the dominant economic groups always used government to advance their interest. ...

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James Madison wrote in Federalist Papers #10, "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." ... 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. ... Baches abil...

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The two leaders of the parties were Thomas Jefferson, Republican, and Alexander Hamilton, Federalist. ... As stated in the federalist papers they wanted to give all citizens the same options. ... It was more or less the Federalists attempt to win and end the controversy with the Republicans. ... The Republicans viewed the passing of the Seditions Acts as a part of the Federalists campaign to destroy them. ... Jefferson and the other Republicans viewed his election as the Federalists defeat. ...

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The Anti-Federalists and the Federalists were in deep opposition over the issue. The Federalists opposed including a bill of rights on the ground that it was unnecessary (ACLU). ... Anti-Federalists pointed out that the Constitution already protected several rights in Article 1, Section 9 (Powell). ... There were some federalists who thought the Bill of Rights would hurt the country instead of helping it. ... Alexander Hamilton wrote in essay #84 of the Federalist Papers that, "I go further, and affirm that bill of rights in the sense and in the extent in which they are contended for, are not...

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Ratifying the Constitution - Arguments for and Against People against the constitution were the Anti-Federalists. In 1787, several prominent Anti-Federalists published editorials in the New York Times under pen names such as Cato and Brutus. ... The Federalist Papers are a strong retort to the objections voiced against the fresh new Constitution. ... The Federalists won, of course. ...

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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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Alexander Hamilton was one of the most influential founding fathers of the United States. Hamilton was an Immigrant, a Visionary, a Gentleman, the Secretary and Statesman, an Autocrat, Banker, and a Quintessential American. Throughout his years of service, he had a reputation of being arrogant, a ha...

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James Madison in his Federalist Papers talked about these powerful groups, or "Factions" in America. Madison defines a faction as "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community" (Federalist No. 10). ...

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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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"___________" (Micronesia): A New State for the Union The United States" offshore territories in Micronesia of Guam, the CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands), the FSM (Federated States of Micronesia), the Marshall Islands and Palau all have dependent relationships on the United States that are problematic for both the Micronesians and the United States. The problems of these relationships all stem from different and in almost all cases competing interests; a combination of the territories" natural preference to develop, their contradictory will to legislate the preservation of...

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The United States government was founded with the negative goal of preventing tyranny. Its framers were interested in rights of the people only as an afterthought; their logic was clear. If tyranny can be prevented, then freedom will be maximized to the limits that society itself imposes. Thus the theme of prevention of tyranny is the most significant theme presented by a study of the government. It is through this thematic lens that this essay will examine the following questions. ...

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