The Federalists were supporters of the growth of federal power and a strong central government. ... The Federalist Party was led by Alexander Hamilton. ... The Federalists implied the power to create the national bank. ... This stayed consistent with the broad constructionist point of view of the Federalists. ... This was quite a strict constructionist act that the Federalists did, making the lines between Federalists and Republicans seem to blur. ...

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At the time of the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1791 those who supported it where called Federalist and those who didn't where called Anti-Federalist. ... The Anti-Federalist preferred the union as it was "well constructed and protective of its citizen's liberties."" ... Based on this belief the Anti-Federalist argued that against the adoption of the Constitution. ... While the federalist aimed to control minority faction through a system of checks and balance, the Anti-Federalist wished to eliminate faction as much as possible. ... With this mindset the An...

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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 Alexander Hamilton wanted to help the ratification of the "new" Constitution, in 1787, so he decided that he would write and publish articles in order to explain the concepts of this Constitution. ... Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers are best interpreted and understood through a republican argument and republican guidelines than those of democracy or other conflicting views. ... Another aspect of the Feder...

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The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton wanted to help the ratification of the "new" Constitution, in 1787, so he decided that he would write and publish articles in order to explain the concepts of this Constitution. ... Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers are best interpreted and understood through a republican argument and republican guidelines than those of democracy or other conflicting views. ... Another aspect of the...

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There were two main groups of people in this debate; the Federalists and the Antifederalists. ... The Federalists were opposed this idea, believing that it would cause conflict between the states. ... The Federalists argued that a two-year term was necessary for the people to be properly represented. ... However, the Federalists did not agree to either of these terms. ... The Federalists pointed out that it would be impossible to list every right to which a person is entitled. ...

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Madison's major points are made in Federalist Papers ten and fifty-one. Madison's main concern in Federalist Paper number ten is that the Constitution provides the people with a government that protects them against factions. ... Federalist Paper number fifty-one stresses that there is a need for checks and balances between the diverse departments of the government: executive, legislative, and judicial. ... Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Papers, for example, was his way of anticipating federalism. ... Roche also went on to call Madison and Hamilton's Federalist Paper...

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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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In the federalist papers though, you see a different kind of common good. ... This is why the Anti-Federalist are so against the constitution. ... This appears to be very opposite from what the Federalist want. ... It is an interesting question as to what this common is and how the Federalist and Anti-Federalist mean to establish the good for these people. You have to wonder if the Federalist really cared about these people as at times it really seems that these people are the fear of the federalist in many ways. ...

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In his book, he argues that the members of the Convention were indifferent about the future economic well being of America as long as the wealthy stayed wealthy, and he supported his thesis through citations of the Federalist Papers, particularly Madison's Federalist No. 10. ... Beard uses Federalist No. 10 in order to show us that "the first and elemental concern of every government is economic" (Beard 120). ... It is evident in Federalist No. 10 that issues such, as religion are significantly more dangerous. ... If it were the case that the Framers work reflected their pers...

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(Cornell, 30-37) The debate over gun ownership, particularly between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, was regarding both parties having to explain how the gun law would help shape the country. The Federalists supported the Constitution and the Anti-Federalists supported the States' having more power. ... The Federalists, as well as the Anti-Federalists alike, expressed the concerns about a standing army. ... Those supporters were the Federalists, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. ... The Anti-Federalists used the article against the Federalists. ...

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The Federalists, proponents of strong national government, favoured the new Constitution. The Anti-federalists opposed it. ... They called themselves "true federalists" and attacked the failure of the framers to include a Bill of Rights. Anti-Federalists claimed that the centralisation of power in a strong national government (as created by the Constitution) would obliterate the states and individual liberty. ...

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Considered necessary by many at the time of its development, the Bill of Rights became the cause for a huge debate between two different factions: The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists were those who thought that there should be a new Union created with a strong centralized government and individual regional governments. ... On the other hand, the Anti-Federalists were opposed to such a form of government on the grounds that the Constitution, in which it was outlined, lacked clarity in the protections of the individuals. The Anti-Federalists "whose memory of British op...

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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). The Anti-Federalists were afraid of a strong centralized government so they refused to support the Constitution without one. ... 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. ...

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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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The American government at the time was divided as we are today, but instead of having the Democratic and Republican Party they had the Federalists and Non-Federalists. Both the Federalist and Non-Federalists believed in allowing citizens to have gun, what was different about their views is the different regulations that they would like to apply on the second amendment. The Federalists believed that an army should be in control of defending the people therefore making individual ownership of guns unnecessary. The anti-Federalist believed that every individual should be allowed to carry their o...

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While the judicial is in "continual jeopardy of being overpowered, awed or influenced by its co-ordinate branches" (Federalist 78) this branch is what keeps our system well-balanced. ... Lifetime tenure within the judiciary is said to be "one of the most valuable of the modern improvements in the practice of government " (Federalist 78). ... It is important that the judiciary "secure(s) a steady, upright, and impartial administration of the law " (Federalist 78). ... If the power of making them was committed either to the executive or legislature, there would be danger of an improper complais...

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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 Constitution. ... They are the heart of The Federalist. ... The Federalist Papers have laid the foundation for an enduring and everlasting democracy in America. ...

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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. ... And that's where he is wrong again because there were other classes of people like federalists, and antifederalists, people who supported slavery and people who didn"t. ... 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. ...

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In the presidential election of 1800, John Adams, the former president and a federalist had lost reelection to Thomas Jefferson whom was a republican. This had not pleased Adams and before he was to be removed from office he wanted to ensure federalists still had part in office. ... Because less and less federalists were appointed to office, Adams had made the decision to appoint the nations court with federalists who would oppose the new republican administration policies. Before Adam's term in office was terminated he was successful in appointing 39 new federalist judges. ... Jefferso...

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The Federalist Papers were written in an attempt to "sell" the Founding Fathers" new form of government to the American citizens. ... In Federalist Paper No. 46, Madison praises the Constitution for "preserving the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over people of almost every other nation" (Madison 46). ... Hamilton conveys his views that an armed citizenry was the best and only real defense against a standing army in Federalist Paper No. 29. ... The Federalist Papers serve to explain the proposed new form of government to the citizens who would later vote it into existence. ....

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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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They would be liable for hearing issues of greatest contention between the Federalists and anti-Federalists, such as large debts over five hundred dollars. ... This shifted the balance of government power to the judiciary, upset the federalist system envisioned by the founders, and enabled federal courts consisting of unelected officials to dominate public policy through their rulings. ... Although Marbury lost his case and did not receive his commission, the Federalists won a monumental victory. ...

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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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Marshall became a prominent leader of the Federalist Party. ... With President Adams being replaced in office by the Jeffersonian republicans, John Adams and his fellow Federalists decided to take matters in to their own hands. The outgoing Federalists quickly appointed several judicial posts go ensure their party loyalty. ... As Jefferson took over the presidency he was furious about the sudden placement of Federalists in Judiciary positions. ...

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