Federalist

tyrannical power and voiceless masses. In “Brutus” Anti-Federalist argue that correlating the number of elected House Representatives to state population ignores smaller states power, indirectly empowering the federal government. In contrast, Jame Madison, a Federalist in favor of centralization, fears the power of the masses, believing states and people with excess power poses a threat to the power of the federal government; he asserts in “Federalist 51” that checks of state and federal power…

provincial/state governments, creating what is often called a federation. The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of parties; its members or supporters called themselves Federalists. In a federal system where sovereignty is divided…

Thomas Jefferson once said that “We hold truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” In other words, Thomas Jefferson declared that all men are created equal, and that these rights given to us may never be taken away. This leads into the start of American history to which it is now today. Under the reign of the British, disagreements between…

The early days of the United States were detrimental as they determined what type of government the colonies were going to have. James Madison, the author of the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers, is one of the most important political figures and Founding Fathers that persevered religious freedom and a balanced national and state government. Madison’s contributions to the establishment of the American republic extremely significant,; however they were less noticed and…

convention had considered and bill of rights but then rejected the idea, feeling like it wasn’t necessary, “since the federal government was a limited government, there was no need to protect the rights of citizens.” Much to the dislike of the Anti- Federalist who argued that a bill of rights was necessary, to protect the rights of citizens. There is no where in the constitution to keep the national government from protecting the rights, of citizens, it doesn’t specifically mention. Like the…

and the Judicial Branch reviews laws. By having three separate branches of government, each branch will have their own duties they need to take care of. I choose to ratify the Constitution because I think that government needs balance. In the Federalist No. 55 they wrote, “In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates.” In this quote, they are saying that the Republican Party usually has the power to make and amend laws. A majority of the states…

conventions, the debates also took the form of a public discussion, mainly through newspaper editorials, with federalists on one side supporting the constitution, and anti- Federalists objecting to the Constitution. Writers from both sides tried to convince the public that precious liberty and self-government, hard-earned during the late Revolution, were at stake in the question. Anti-federalists such as Centinel, the Federal Farmer, and Brutus argued that the new Constitution will ultimately…

during this time there was a great divide between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists the Anti-federalists opposed the the constitution, they believed the president and government have too much power. The federalists supported a strong central government and believed the state should not have more power than central government. The farmers wanted to a stronger federal government because…

The articles of confederation was the first form of the American constitution. However, it failed after just eight years in effect. Its sole purpose was making sure they were not giving the national government sole power. They wanted it as weak as possible. It also carried many flaws. Some being, each state only had one vote in Congress regardless of the state's size. That was a problem because in order for a law to pass they had to get nine votes out of the thirteen. Another being, there was no…

From the process of creating The Declaration Independence to today’s politics, there have always been conflicts and compromises. This is exactly what happened in the creation process of the Constitution. Both Federalist and Anti-Federalist had to make compromises to make the Constitution and today’s politics possible. In order to understand the compromises made in the Constitution by both sides. We must know why we needed a new constitution. It all started with The United States first form of…