Federalist No. 10

bitter one: there was constant slandering from both the federalist and the democratic-republican sides, but ultimately Jefferson won. In Thomas Jefferson: Political Compromiser, Morton Borden analyzes Jefferson’s presidency and ideals to question how he achieved so much success: did Jefferson simply adapt to gain support? During his presidency, Jefferson often stuck to his party roots. However, Jefferson also enacted very impartial, federalist policies that underscored Jefferson’s importance as…

The Federalist Papers were created to attempt to get the New York citizens to ratify the United States Constitution. The federalist paper was a compilation of eighty five letters that pushed to replace then then in place articles of confederation for a new improve constitution written in philadelphia. Federalist Paper number ten agreeing with the Constitution, which explains how the violence and damaged that happens to be caused by factions, can indeed be controlled by the government. Factions…

Madison starts maybe the most well-known of the Federalist papers by expressing that one of the most grounded contentions for the Constitution is the way that it builds up an administration equipped for controlling the viciousness and harm brought about by groups. Madison characterizes groups as gatherings of individuals who assemble to secure and advance their exceptional monetary interests and political conclusions. Although these groups are inconsistent with each other, they as often as…

When compared to the election of 1800, it is actually still difficult to refute those beliefs. While the election of 1800 surely had its own impactful scandals, such as rumors of Jefferson’s slave mistress or Alexander Hamilton, the leader of the Federalists at the time, publicly admitting to having an extramarital affair, they did not occur in the same numbers as those in the 2016 election. In fact, the sheer number of scandals caused by Trump’s controversial language and political views alone…

from saying anything controversial about the government. The Alien & Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because newspaper editors and many others were arrested for practicing their freedom of speech, there was a great deal of debate between the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans because the laws weakened the Democratic-Republican…

On the evening of Sunday, September 18, AHI Charter fellow and beloved Hamilton College History professor, Douglas Ambrose, spoke on “Alexander Hamilton and the Perils of Posterity”. With incredible eloquence, wit and energy he delivered a generous assessment of the honorable luminosity that Alexander Hamilton demonstrated in his public life. It inspired me to write further on Hamilton’s legacy. For Alexander Hamilton, to be seen as trustworthy in the eye of the common people was paramount.…

leading up to the drafting of the Alien and Sedition Acts, distinct political parties were forming. The Federalists, who supported the act and were mainly elites, and the Democratic-Republicans, who did not and were mainly working class. The existence of these opposing political opinions led to rapid increase of tensions in the U.S. The government, which was majority Federalist. The Federalists had an unfair advantage and could pass laws to suppress the Democratic-Republicans from voicing their…

Jefferson no other recourse but to form his own political party to oppose the Federalist Party’s repressive policies.” This historian’s interpretation of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Party is biased and not factual. Hamilton was not a political “tyrant.” However, he was a strong-willed and obstinate individual. In addition, the Federalist Party did not have “repressive” policies. Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Party played a key role in constructing the United States of America…

Republicans (Democrats) and the Federalists, who feuded bitterly in the political world. The Democratic Party remained firm during Jefferson 's presidency, however, began to conform to the Federalists when Madison was president; likewise, Federalists stubbornly held onto their views, but compromised to the stricter views of Democrats when Jefferson was in power. Jefferson became president in 1801 and began the reign of the strict Democratic party, forcing Federalists to conform to their…

The Anti-Federalist Papers, which is a series of articles against the formation of a large federal government, emerged after the United Sates Constitution was drafted. The Anti-Federalist Papers include the many concerns of a writer by the name of Brutus. As a response John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote multiple responses in favor of the formation of the federal government under one pen name; Publius. The examination of the Anti-Federalist Papers with the response of the…