James Madison University

Hamilton was one of the main leaders of the federalists, or people who were in support of a strong central government. His writing of the federalist papers as well as his ideas for a national bank support his interest in a strong federal government. The documents in the museum that prove his views include a summary of the Federalist Papers, an excerpt from Alexander Hamilton discussing the Federalist Papers, a summary of the first bank of the United States, and a summary of the First Report on…

federal government should only be able to do things that were international. There are many documents from 1790 - 1809 that help support opinion that Thomas Jefferson maintained his ideas about the power of the federal government. In a letter to James Madison in 1794 Thomas Jefferson wrote about the federal taxes being too high. Thomas Jefferson believed that the federal government had too much power over the states. He believed that the states rather than the federal government should be able…

There were two different parties in politics in the early days of America; the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists believed in “loose constriction” of the Constitution, were against slavery, wanted a strong national government, and were allied with Great Britain. The Republicans believed in “strict constriction” of the Constitution, thought slavery was essential to the country, favored state government over national government, and were allied with France. They had…

Constitution was not an easy process for those involved. There were many dangers involved. The following men were the Founding Fathers of the Constitution, including: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. Each of these men were political leaders who were also involved in signing the Declaration of Independence. They were all involved in the Constitutional Convention that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.…

They are two main powerhouses in the national government which include: The Democrats and The Republicans. Both parties are in existence to serve our nation with their values and beliefs of what they believe is beneficial to our country’s needs. Whose side are you on? Democrats advocate on equalizing social and economic equality and wanting the government to intervene when help is desperately needed (Social programs, labor unions, healthcare for everyone) and believe in modern liberalism. In…

When the delegates were ratifying the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. began to divide over whether the constitution was a really that great for the country or not. There were Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Federalists supported the constitution, and the Anti-Federalists were against it. The Federalists were supporters of the U.S. Constitution because they needed a strong central government to protect their country. On August 1, 1786, George Washington wrote a letter to John Jay about how the…

Throughout Chapter 1 of Keeping the Republic, Barbour and Wright discuss the ideologies of three influential members of Politics: James Madison, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes. Beginning with Madison, he believed strongly in having a republic. As the text describes it, a republic differs from a traditional sense of a democracy, as representation is required. (p.16-17) Madison believed that in a “True Democracy”, everyone would only be acting with their own self-interest in mind. People would…

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She was also Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824, she served as a harbor ship. In 1922, she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She has been the flagship of the First…

Did James Madison get it right in Federalist No 10? In most regards, Madison did get it right, but technology and our two party system have changed the way an Extended Republic works in this country. In Federalist No 10 Madison gives an alternative to a Pure Democracy, an Extended Republic. Madison wanted to due away with the idea of a Pure Democracy because of the accepted idea that democracies inevitably dissolved because of factions. Factions commonly work against public interest and…

part in this. From these actions and friendships the author gives these men and woman the consideration that they deserve. To begin with, Ellis considers George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, James Madison, and John Adams the “Founding Fathers” of our country. Ellis also includes Abigail Adams, who is married to John Adams because she played a huge role in his life while he was involved with politics. Together, these men and woman made the…