Federalist

The Federalist papers were written in attempt to get citizens to ratify the United States Constitution in 1787, and more specifically the citizens of New York. Eighty-five essays made up the Federalist papers. When citizens were reviewing the United States 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,…

constitution or creating a new constitution from scratch really has my mind working. You have the federalist, the people for ratifying the constitution and no Bill of Rights and the Anti-federalist, the people for creating a whole new constitution and having a bill of rights. I have to say that is not much to go off of right there but there is a whole lot more when you go into depth, I am for the anti-federalist. Why, you may ask? Well, for one the Bill of Right is going to be set in stone…

effective job than the Federalist running the US, Thomas Jefferson is the main leader Democratic-Republicans. He created the Declaration of Independence and diplomatically fought for America. And all of the three representative presidents of the Democratic-Republican party made a lot of great decisions during their presidency, like the accumulation of land and handled foreign affairs efficiently. In general, Jefferson’s acts were more popular than Adams’s acts. Federalists policy shows…

The battle to ratify the constitution quickly fell into two camps; the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists defended ratification of the constitution as it was written with the Anti-Federalists arguing against ratification for a number of reasons. The battle lines had been drawn, however, the arguments were far from consolidated; especially within the camp of the Anti-Federalists. Additionally, both sides took to media outlets to argue their positions where the written word on…

Final EXAM Part II: C Antifederalists vs Federalists Debate Tyranny and the New Constitution Antifederalists like George Mason’s objected to the new Constitution based upon their fear that the National Government would hold too much power and become tyrannical. The main objection that most Antifederalists shared was the Constitution’s lack of a bill of rights to protect the rights of citizens. Mason argued that since the national laws held supremacy to that of the State laws the…

Jefferson and his Democratic-Republicans won back the presidency from the Federalist they claimed that it was a revolution and that they would be guardians of “agrarian purity, liberty and state rights”(The American Pageant). They believed that the Federalist had brought a bureaucracy to the newly founded nation and had betrayed the ideals of the American Revolution. Though Jefferson claimed he would do away with the Federalist actions like Alexander Hamilton’s bank he actually maintained the…

I am persuaded that the Federalist [Hamiltonian] political approach toward governing the young United States had stronger ideas versus the Republican [Jeffersonian] position, which lacked in forward thinking, suppressed free marketing and trade, sought to reduce the national army, and yet supported virtue of the common people. The American Revolution caused high war-debt issues, requiring immediate and effective attention, which in my opinion demanded a strong centralized government. Hamilton’s…

blended together. In order to create a strong government, two rivaling parties emerged: The Federalists and Antifederalists. Those who believed in Federalism believed in ratifying the Constitution while those who believed in Anti-Federalism opposed the ratification of the Constitution. James Madison ever so eloquently wrote Federalist 10, now accredited the most influential essay in The Federalist series. In Federalist 10 lie several incredibly wise quotations that truly shape the meaning of…

Despite the lack of political segregation at the birth of the constitution, by conclusion of federalist John Adams’ presidency, two distinct parties emerged: the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. These political parties held opposing views on numerous topics including states’ rights, the power of the federal government, and most importantly, the interpretation of the Constitution. While both political parties signed to the laws written in the Constitution, the Jeffersonian…

New governments often have rocky starts, and America’s was no exception. The original political parties in America, the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists, didn’t agree on a lot of things - like the topic of who should be allowed to rule, the wealthy class or the common people. The Democratic-Republicans probably shared beliefs with a lot of us today on this topic. They wanted the power to rule, and to vote, to be given to all people, including common, ordinary, uneducated, poor,…