Federalist

executive due to a lack of restrictions and an overabundance of authority. The Federalist Papers were a series of essays and pamphlets written by the Founding Fathers with the intention of convincing the public to support the ratification of the Constitution. Federalist Papers No. 51 and No. 10, both written by James Madison, were used to advocate for supporting a democratic republic structure of government. Federalist No. 51 discussed the protections sanctioned…

James Madison took these concerns, and addressed them in Federalist 10. He argued that a large republic wouldn’t limit liberty or promote tyranny, and that the people would be fully represented. Madison’s first argument was that it was nearly impossible for the government to become a superpower. The Constitution had built in “fail-safes” for the government, and it was difficult to gain enough power to be despotic. One of those fail-safes was the principle of limited government. Limited…

Although the Federalist and anti-Federalist parties disagreed as to how much power the national authority needed, both parties agreed that a national authority was needed and that the national authority would require an individual source of income to function as it should. Both the Federalist and the anti-Federalist Parties also agreed that the people needed protection against dictatorship and other forms of tyranny. Even though neither party completely liked every part of the Constitution, both…

Swanwick vs. Fitzsimmon Congressional elections: possibly one of the most sizable, key elections to date. One person to represent your state as an entirety, one person to represent you and your opinions. In order to make elections swift and easy, early government founders created the idea of a democracy, where, we the people have the right to elect whomever we choose. The first congressional one, involving running candidates such as, the later election winner, Swanwick, and his running mate,…

First Quarter Writing Assignment The Federalist Papers are a series of essays that urged citizens to ratify the new United States Constitution. These essays were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay but originally appeared in newspapers anonymously. The Federalist Papers are considered some of the most important pieces of writing that help with the understanding and interpretation of the original Constitution. Federalist paper 10 is perhaps the most famous of the papers…

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.…

The Federalist Papers on Division of Powers “A nation without a national government is, in my view, an awful spectacle. The establishment of a constitution, in time of profound peace, by the voluntary consent of a whole people, is a prodigy, to the completion of which I look forward with trembling anxiety.” After the American Revolutionary War, many Americans were opposed to the idea of a strong central government. They saw the idea of a strong centralized government as a gateway back into the…

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court) and James Madison to aid him in writing a series of essays in support of the new Constitution. These essays that Hamilton and his colleagues wrote under the single name “Publius” are most commonly known as the Federalist Papers, and their job was to inform the general public on the purpose of the Constitution. Hamilton was the greatest contributor of these Essays. Out of the 85 written, Hamilton authored 51. After the essays were released, all thirteen…

The Ferocious Fight Over The Constitution: Anti-Federalist vs. Federalist The year of 1787: the Constitutional Convention is held to discuss the errors of the current government, the Articles of Confederation. The government was falling apart in eyes of the elites, with financial and social controversy still rising. Through these problems, the Constitutional Convention breathed life into a famous document; the Constitution. However not everybody supported the document that would reshaped the…

Tacquard 10/1/16 History 1300 Grey Federalist vs antifederalist: The rise of the first political parties began when the constitution was struggling to be ratified; there was an obvious difference between those who were for and against the constitution. After the Constitutional Convention, there were many more Congressional holdings to reform the Constitution so that it may be effective and distribute power equally among the different parts of the government. Federalist could be better referred…