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    The Federalist Summary

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    Federalist is around 85 articles and papers written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. (1) The papers initially had no author in New York daily papers in 1787 and 1788 to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution. With the Constitution requiring endorsement from nine of thirteen expresses, the press was immersed with letters about the questionable record. (2) Commended statesmen Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay said something with a progression of expositions under the pen…

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    The Driving Age

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    new United States Constitution. These essays were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay but originally appeared in newspapers anonymously. The Federalist Papers are considered some of the most important pieces of writing that help with the understanding and interpretation of the original Constitution. Federalist paper 10 is perhaps the most famous of the papers and is written by James Madison. In the paper he labels factions as “groups of people who gather together to…

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    are a thing of the past, they contribute and play a major role in our society today. From aiding our government in making decisions to contributing in the manner our political system is set up today. Many different people such as: John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton composed The Federalist Papers. Even though numerous and distinctive minds put their hard work, determination, and outstanding ideas into these documents, they all had one purpose. The hope that everyone could come to an…

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    All form of the American Republic are different for each president of the United States of America with the social, economic and law changes, that were caused by different issues. Each society was unlike and different from another. Yet American republic had some parts that were different when under Jackson presidency compare when it was under Jefferson presidency. The democratic republican would “appeal to farmers and planters, its idea of government was decentralized stats right and strict…

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    Eleven years after America declared its independence from England the Constitution was adopted and signed into this great nation. This was not event our Founding Fathers took lightly as it took them 116 days to produce the final document that would not even be ratified for almost another year. Of all the Founding Fathers, it was Thomas Jefferson who insisted that a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against any government. This man who was helped shape the freedoms that we take…

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    responsible for providing Americans with the freedoms we have today like Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. These people would make great world leaders today for their contributions to society, government, and public relations. In general, these men have contributed to our country in many ways; for example, they drafted the United States Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay would publish the Federalist Papers. Thomas Jefferson would write the first…

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    After breaking free of Britain 's tyranny the thirteen colonies were ready to build a new government based on their ideals. Colonists created the Articles of Confederation as document of their new government, but articles was too weak to pay debts or fight other nations. So the delegates got together to construct a new constitution. This constitution changed the nation and is culture we all follow today. Everyone in America has the ability to vote for their president and their representatives…

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    In 1783 the English colonies had become the American colonies and were being lead by the Articles of Confederation and although the newly found freedom was much to celebrate the Articles of Confederation were not. This is because the 13 articles that composed the Articles of Confederation had several weaknesses and lacked a strong central government. After the Shay’s Rebellion, a series of protests lead by American farmers’ in Massachusetts against newly enforced tax collections, in 1787 it was…

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    During and after the American Revolution, two vital issues were debated among American intellectuals and politicians. The first of these issues was how to balance individual liberty and social order; the second was whether or not to ratify the proposed United States Constitution. The belief of abolitionists was that all men deserved the same rights to freedom as one another while those benefiting from slavery believed that the two races, blacks and whites, could not live in harmony. On the other…

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    George Mason was the primary author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and maintained his Anti-Federalist viewpoints despite being from a primarily Federalist part of Virginia. It is because of George Mason’s comment on September 12, 1787 that the bill of rights became a discussion point. He simple stated he, “wished the plan had been prefaced by a Bill of Rights,” because he thought it would give “great quiet” to the people. He thought it would only take a few hours. Hence, having…

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