Madison

I am Madison Leek I was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. I come from a smaller family; I have two parents that are the best two people to raise children. I am the baby of my family; I have one older sister, who has taught me so much about determination and strength through starting and running her own business. My parents were active in my learning as a child, which only encouraged me more in schooling and education. My mother was an active PTA member and often was a Room Mom and my…

to the monarchy of England than the for the people republican ideals. Instead of having a president elected by direct popular vote, the Federalists believed that a leader should be chosen by a few elite electors. The compromise reached with James Madison, who was in favor of direct democracy, was the electoral college system still in place today. John Adams did not have as much faith in the Constitution as his fellow founding fathers did, believing only “a moral and upright people can follow…

Madison begins his argument by using Montesquieu’s comprehension of the British Constitution on the separation of powers. He infers that “‘there can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united’” (Fed 47 299). Even though Montesquieu reasons that the British Constitution provides liberty, the British Constitution states that the different departments of the government shares powers. Madison uses Montesquieu’s analysis of the British…

Written by James Madison working under the pseudonym Publius, Federalist 10 was published on November 22, 1787. In response to Federalist 10 the Anti-Federalists would release two pieces of writing combating Madison’s ideas in the form of Cato number 3 and Brutus I. In his writings Madison does not call for a removal of factions, but rather finding a means to control them. In my opinion I find the side of the Federalists as more compelling than the arguments of the Anti-Federalists. Madison…

The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay is a collection of essays advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. “These essays first appeared in the New York papers unidentified in 1787 and 1788 under the name 'Publius.'” In total there is eighty-five essays written, but the most distinguished and the most quoted is Federalist Ten and Fifty-One. In those articles James Madison argues that a large republic and federal government structure…

George Washington as we all know was the very first President of the United States of America. Along with the Secretary of Treasury who was Alexander Hamilton and John Adams as Vice President. George Washington was a Federalist so he had strong beliefs in having a strong government along with a strong executive branch. Washington had to goal when becoming president, the first was to translate the US Constitution and translate it into an actual form of government. Then in order to form the…

However, in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, Jefferson and Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which spoke out against the Federalist Government. In these resolutions the duo claimed that the federal government had too much power, and that it (the power) must be returned to the states. In a similar…

The principle of judicial review of the law constitutionality was initiated in the case Marbury vs. Madison by the chief justice. Marshall had various opportunities: to accept one or the other side as well as he could declare the court incompetent in this matter by saying that it can not interfere in government affairs, etc. By making a resolution to make no decision in the case Marbury vs. Madison, the Supreme Court affirmed its role of the final arbiter in the event of laws interpretation. The…

the acts of the usurpers.” Madison is stating that in the case of bad representation, it is within the power of the people through congress, to choose new representatives, who can better preserver their liberties. In Federalist paper number 10 Madison speaks about faction; what is a faction? A faction is a group of people who share common interests; for instance if a group of people liked guns and another group liked swords, this would be considered a faction. Madison states that factions create…

Federalist 10 is a series of essays created by James Madison that featured other writers such as Alexander Hamilton and John Jay under the pen name “Publius.” James Madison was a supporter of the United States Constitution and wrote the Federalist in favor of the Constitution. During the time he also became the United States Representatives, and while in Congress drafted the Bill of Rights ("James Madison”). Once the Congress grew strong, James found himself disagreeing with another federalist’s…