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. ... A month later, James Madison, the father of the constitution, created a similar Resolution in Virginia. Madison's claims were quite similar to Jefferson's, but the Virginia Resolution was milder. ... In su...

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For the first few years of Constitutional government, under the leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of government-- " And according to the degree of pleasure and pride we feel in being republicans, ought to be our zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of Federalists." ... 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 ...

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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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Federalist No. 10 by James Madison explains, "A zeal for different opinions concerning religion, concerning government, and many other points, as well of speculation as of practice; an attachment to different leaders have, in turn, divided mankind into parties" (Madison). ... Madison provides many examples of why we have a pluralist society in America, because the public interest is the sum of all group interests. ... Brandeis University's well known professor, Peter Woll, states that, "[Madison's] view that the natural diversity of interests would prevent particular groups from...

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Hamilton supported that idea when he stated "I go no further," he wrote in The Federalist, "and affirm that bill of rights are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution but would even be dangerous. ... One of the first congressmen who recognized that the national legislature must add personal rights to the Constitution was James Madison, the framer of the Bill of Rights. On June 8th Madison quoted; "It cannot be a secret to the gentlemen in this House, that, notwithstanding the ratification of this system of government yet still there is a great number of our Constituents who are d...

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During this time two parties were formed the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists were the party of Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and John Marshall. ... The contrasting party, Democratic- Republicans, was the party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. ...

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" In June of 1812, President James Madison and the United States Congress declared war on Great Britain. ... There were a number of reasons as to why President Madison initially declared war on Great Britain. ... At this time, James Madison stated, "thousands of American citizens, under the safeguard of public law and of their national flag, have been torn from their country and from everything dear to them; have been dragged on board ships of war of a foreign nation to risk their lives in the battles of their oppressors.... James Madison stated in his war speech to Congress, "...

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James Fenimore Cooper, author of The Leather-Stocking Tales, embraced this new literary convention and created his own American voice through the character of Natty Bumpo. ... In 1787 James Madison echoed Emerson's thoughts on self-reliance in his contribution to The Federalist, as part of the collective works ofPublius,? consisting of the three politicians: Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. ...

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In the federalist papers No.10, James Madison stated that "The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man;...according to the different circumstances of civil society. A zeal for different opinions concerning religion, concerning government, and many other points, as well of speculation as of practice; an attachment to different leaders ambitiously contending for pre-eminence and power;...have, in turn, divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to co-operate for their common g...

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