Bill James

Elizabeth Price Foley once said, “Federalism isn’t about the states’ rights. It’s about dividing power to better protect individual liberty”. Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and James Madison are the founders of Federalism. They began Federalism for a couple reasons. The reasons are to avoid tyranny, to allow more participation in politics, and to use states as “laboratories” for new ideas and programs (ushistory.org, Page 3a). Federalism, however, can be a very confusing topic and…

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 officially ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France, as well as their own allies. Because of the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in North America, which ended any foreign military threat to the British colonies. Therefore, the British gained control over the area west of the thirteen British Colonies, all the way to the Mississippi River. Since Spain had joined the war on the French side, they were forced to give up…

The United States was able to defeat the British and become their own country. The important political role players stated that the country needed a document that represented the ideals and laws that this new country was to follow and enforce. Since they were a new country this was the first attempt to establish the functionality of the government. Congress felt,” Following the Declaration of Independence, the members of the Continental Congress realized it would be necessary to set up a…

James Madison, also known as “The Father on the Constitution”, contributed to quite a few intellectual events in the United States. Madison was an intelligent man with bright ideas that helped this country become the one it is today. With all his appearances to debates, committee meetings, and being elected in conventions, he was able to present us the federal government we have today and some of our basic rights. James Madison’s life and times, before, during, and after presidency is now…

voice silences the others as it begins to speak reason into the field of chaos. The owner of this wonderful voice of logic and wisdom was James Madison (at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia). From barely being heard, to silencing a group of powerful, significant men, or even becoming president, Madison did it all. Growing up as a sickly child, James loved to read. From that, academics swept him off of his feet, leading him towards a successful carrier in politics. Through…

James Madison took these concerns, and addressed them in Federalist 10. He argued that a large republic wouldn’t limit liberty or promote tyranny, and that the people would be fully represented. Madison’s first argument was that it was nearly impossible for the government to become a superpower. The Constitution had built in “fail-safes” for the government, and it was difficult to gain enough power to be despotic. One of those fail-safes was the principle of limited government. Limited…

secretary did not deliver all of commissions before Thomas Jefferson took office. Then, President Jefferson ordered his secretary, James Madison not to deliver the commissions. The men, whose commissions were not delivered, sued Madison in the Supreme Court and argued that in refusing to deliver the commissions. The two parties involved in this case were William Marbury and James Madison. Jefferson was with the Democratic - Republican Party and they defeated John Adams and his federalist party.…

mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, which marked a period in the political history that reflected a sense of national purpose and unity. The two biggest factors that contributed to this period were James Monroe’s presidency and the ending of the Napoleonic wars. The presidency of James Monroe was marked by an economic upbringing, the separation between the Federalist and Republican party, and feelings of success after the victory in the War of 1812. However, even though it was a period…

quite beneficial. The authors have provided solutions to what made the old Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, fail; as well as, discussing how the structure of the government would be like if the proposed Constitution were to be implemented. James Madison especially, discussed about the importance of controlling factions and how a well functioning government should be structured; which is explained through Federalist papers 10 and 39. The ideas in these two essays are the core of what…

Thomas was able to win the presidency seat. This in turn ended rule by Federalists and set in motion the Jeffersonian Era, which was dominated by Democratic Republicans. For the next twenty-five years, Republicans such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe, known as the Virginian Dynasty would govern the United States. In spite of Democratic Republicans being strict constructionists, which was contrary to the Federalists who were characterized by their broad constructionist…