Federalist

Federalist 47 argues that “the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands,” is a form of tyranny. The Foundering Fathers, especially the authors of the Federalist Papers were concerned with the powers of the executive, legislature and judiciary being consolidated into one area, due to the fear of totalitarianism. Thus, in Federalist 51, James Madison that “the power surrendered by the people,” to the United States of America’s government must be…

Jefferson has become the face of individual rights and he based his ideals on the matter through the state’s power in government. His undeniable obsession with the preservation of state and individual rights makes him the face of the anti-federalist party. “The Federalist” is a list of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison in which its intentions to convince the people into the newly formed Constitution in which gives the National Government the majority of power…

ways. While the Federalists favored a stronger, more structured Federal level governed by a central Constitution, the Anti-Federalists feared centralized power and Constitutional control over the states – who in their minds were more responsive to their citizenry and more accurately reflected the desires and wishes of their respective populations. Both groups, however, were ultimately attempting to preserve liberty – simply disagreeing on the best method to do so. The Federalist approach…

whites, could not live in harmony. On the other hand, the Antifederalists were fighting against the ratification of the Constitution on the grounds that it would weaken the power of states and create a consolidated government, and the opposing Federalists argued for its necessity to create a stronger, more unified, central government. A prominent issue in the fight for providing equal rights to all was race, more…

The federalist system created the several layers of government for the purpose of decentralization so that government public policy objectives are achieved at all levels. By this, the intergovernmental relationship is created at all levels of the government so that public services are reached and felt at the grassroot levels. However, the articles have pointed out some possible loopholes that was perceived due to some circumstances that challenged that intergovernmental relationships, obviously,…

well-educated man at his time, such as Benjamin Franklin in the colonies. By the age of nine he had already began to study Latin, Greek and French. Thomas Jefferson is a Federalist and his opponent Alexander Hamilton is an Anti-Federalist. A Federalist is someone who supports the community to create a social government and an Anti-Federalist is someone who does not trust the community and wants to make a national government. Thomas Jefferson made a big impact on the United States in the 1770’s…

I chose to focus my posting on “The Federalist/ Anti-Federalist Controversy.” The controversy started after the delegates drafted the new federal Constitution. They had to draft and make a new constitution because the Articles of Confederation were weak and falling apart. The Articles of Confederation was the form of government the United States was under. When the new Constitution came out, they sent it out to the states for approval. In order for the Constitution to enact or become the new…

instead of Republicans and Democrats there were Federalist and Democratic-Republicans. Both Federalist and Democratic-Republicans had similarities and differences. They both had leaders, beliefs and supporters. One similarity Federalist and Democratic-Republicans both shared was that they had leaders that in essence formed that political party. Some leaders of Federalist were Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Some more non-important leaders of Federalist were John Jay, John Freno, and…

were called the Federalists and the people against it were called the Anti-Federalists. However, the term Federalist and Anti-Federalist changes prior to and after the ratification of the US Constitution.…

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 Anti-Federalists were opposed to both. With the success of the Federalists, these factions only grew into political parties as our country began implementing the Constitution. Differences in policies, leadership, and beliefs can certainly be…