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    The 1800’s saw the creation of political parties in the United States. As men began to share their company with other liked mind men, who shared the same visions, beliefs, and intentions the Federalist party along with the Jeffersonian Republicans emerged into political life. Both parties had conflicting perceptions of the future of the United States. Specifically, Federalist and Jeffersonian Republicans stance on topics such as the economy, the Constitution, and foreign policy was extremely…

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    Amendment 27 was a very important part of the constitution, which really affected America both now and in the past. It took 200 years for it to be ratified. It was first suggested by James Madison in 1789, who was the fourth president of the United States, and was also a Delegate Representative. It was not until 1992 that it became an amendment, when it was reevaluated, and Michigan finally approved. It was originally part of the first 12 amendments, however only 10 were ratified, which became…

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    Political Parties The rise of political parties in America was due to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton’s different views and the influence of newspapers. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had rivaling opinions on many topics. Hamilton appreciated a strong federal government while Jefferson favored state government power. Public opinions were split between their value of state governments and a united country under a sturdy federal government. Hamilton and Jefferson also held…

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    James Madison, who was the fourth president of the United States, led the country from March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817. He is known as the “Father of Constitution”, because he wrote the first draft of the United States Constitution. He later became one of the authors of the Bill of Rights. In his first term as president he had to take on the challenge of growing tensions between the U.S and Great Britain. In my opinion Madison was more of a writer than a fighter. Before the big war of 1812…

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    Madison in 1803. This was the first case in which the Supreme Court declared a federal law unconstitutional. The case involved the appointment of William Marbury, Maryland Federalist and prominent land speculator, as justice of the peace in the District of Columbia. Unfortunately, Marbury’s letter of appointment signed by President Adams two days before he left office, was undelivered by Madison. Madison, who was directed to withhold the letter of appointment…

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    constitution and they did not think that The Bill of Rights were necessary; it was led by Hamilton. “Both Hamilton and Madison argued that the Constitution didn't need a Bill of Rights, that it would create a "parchment barrier" that limited the rights of the people, as opposed to protecting them.” (The Great Debate 1). In order to support and defend The Constitution, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay had come up with a plan to write a total of 25 essays divided evenly among the…

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    Constitution the Federalists papers basically guided them through it and helped people to understand how the Constitution should be interpreted as well as where the ideas came from. In the first paper we were assigned, Federalist number 10, James Madison argued that if you wanted a satisfactory economy the Partisan democracy is not the best idea to get that. There are factions or groups of people who are different from each other. The wants and needs of one group can be entirely opposite…

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    In 1803 William Marbury sued John Madison for being denied the role of Justice of Peace and claimed that the executive branch was forcing actions on the other branches. Before Thomas Jefferson was elected into his role of Presidency, William Marbury had been appointed to be a Justice of Peace by John Adams, but the appointment process had not fully been completed. By that time Jefferson had been in his role of Presidency and Adam's role was terminated. Thomas Jefferson had then denied Marbury…

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    Factions Forming Prior to the Constitution, our Founding Fathers did not intend for the nation to have any factions. In fact, many saw factions as a danger to the republican government. However, during the ratification process, it became evident that such divisions would rise despite the danger they posed. The earliest faction existed because of differing viewpoints on the ratification of the Constitution. Federalists were for the constitution and a strong national government, whereas…

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    Until the decision of President George Washington to have both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson participate in his cabinet, the two men had different ideas of how the country should be ordered. Jefferson saw the future success of the country based around an agrarian system that had been established in the southern states around the plantation system. On the other hand, Hamilton saw the success of the country focused on an economic model that promoted the development of a manufacturing…

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