Throughout the 1800’s‚ Jeffersonian Republicans thought that the federal government’s power was confined to the grants of the Constitution. On the other hand‚ the Federalists believed in the broad construction that gave the government any power that was not forbidden by the constitution. Despite the fact that the Jeffersonian Republicans believe in a strict interpretation of the Constitution‚ and Federalists believe in a loose interpretation‚ these beliefs were misrepresented according to the party’s
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The Federalist Era The Federalist Era was a time in our history from 1789 to 1800 when the federal government would confront civil rebellions‚ threats of recession‚ international intrigues‚ and foreign wars. During this time‚ there were many economic‚ social‚ and political problems‚ as well as conflicts and events that later influenced and impacted future events in U.S history. The economic problem of our national debt‚ the social problem of the division of the country about slavery‚ and the
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Words: 1‚010 Pagan Heroes Antigone is a great example of a pagan hero. She is willing to lose her life by going against Creon’s proclamation and his authority in order to give her brother a proper burial. Her defense is based on obeying the Gods‚ whose eternal laws are of greater importance than her own life. She states: “Yes‚ it was not Zeus that made the proclamation; nor did justice‚ which lives with those below‚ enact such laws as that‚ for mankind.” Antigone does not believe that Creon’s
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Federalists Advantages Federalists had several advantages in promoting the Constitution over the anti-federalists. The Federalists were for the Constitution because they wanted a more conservative government‚ where as the anti-federalists were against it because they didn’t want the government to be in control of everything. George Washington‚ the first president of the United States‚ was one of many of the advantages the Federalists had over the Anti-Federalists. For starters‚ he was
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The political views of the federalist and the republicans towards the government of the United States of America were different. The republicans stressed equality of rights among citizens allowing people to govern themselves. The federalists believed in a stronger government one in which was sovereign and had superior power over the local governments. The republicans view almost always proved to be a disaster but the republicans believed that if a republican government could succeed anywhere‚ it
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Federalist 10 1. Madison says that “complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens”—what are these complaints that people make. a. “…that our governments are too unstable‚ that the public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties‚ and that measures are too often decided‚ not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party‚ but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority.” 2. Are these complaints valid in Madison’s
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Federalist No. 51 is an essay by James Madison‚ the fifty-first of the Federalist Papers. It was published on Wednesday‚ February 6‚ 1788 under the pseudonym Publius‚ the name under which all the Federalist Papers were published. One of the most famous of the Federalist Papers‚ No. 51 addresses means by which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government. One of its most important ideas is the pithy and often
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Federalist and Antifederalist had different ideas and beliefs of the nation’s government. Antifederalist believed in more power for the states and did not agree with a strong central government. They preferred the Articles of Confederation. Antifederalist did not want to ratify the Constitution due the fact there was no bill of rights and there was too much power in the national Constitution and not the States. On the other hand‚ Federalist believed in a more centralized national government. Federalist
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Federalists and Democratic-Republicans provided the U.S. with permanent political parties due to their interpretation of the Constitution‚ which would evolve and merge the beliefs of the two as time went on. When the political parties were created‚ people they might believed weaken the unity of the U.S.‚ but they checked and balanced each other out to make sure there would be no tyrannical party ruler. As the Federalists interpreted the Constitution loosely‚ mainly using the elastic clause‚ they
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Mason Payonk Professor Travaline American Government 17 February 2014 Federalist 76 and 77 Since breaking off from the British Monarchy‚ the American people wanted to be as far away from a dictatorship as possible. One of the main complaints regarding the newly proposed constitution was the potential strength of the Executive Branch. In Federalist papers 76 and 77‚ Alexander Hamilton give several reasons as to why the Executive power would be limited in power. Alexander Hamilton places a
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