and schools. They also share powers like taxing. The Federalist papers were originally essays titled The Federalists –later called federalist papers. They were 85 essays submitted to the New york newspapers from 1787-1788 to encourage people to ratify the new constitution. John Jay‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and James Madison sent in the anonymous papers. The papers were submitted under the Roman name of pseudonym Publius and labeled Federalist No.... Hamilton had wrote about half of them and Madison
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1.The important (major) characteristics of the Articles of Confederation were about Congress and how it would work. Each state only had one congressional vote regardless of the size of the state which caused problems with larger states wanting more representation. Congress had no power to tax or to regulate commerce.The laws required a 9/13 pass while amendments had to be unanimously decided to be added. Finally they had no national court to enforce the laws that were passed by congress which didn’t
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Am I Republican or Democrat? If I were to vote in this upcoming election I would chose to vote for the democratic party. I agree with much of what it is supporting and feel they treat everyone equally. The democratic party is a more liberal and social party than the republicans. They have a much more wide variety of people then republicans. Democrats are for equality and freedom. They support social programs to help society. They want to give money to schools to receive higher education‚ which
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After Reconstruction the states that resided in the north were primarily Liberal Republican. This was due from Lincoln’s association with the Republican Party‚ and the role he had on equal treatment for blacks during the Civil War (Boles pg. 570). Also‚ the term liberal is associated with the progressive party‚ which means looking forward. In contrast‚ the south was primarily Conservative Democratic‚ with the term conservative associated with being stuck in old ways of doing things. This implies
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Federalists‚ as founded by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton who persist in faith like there should be a strong central government and loose view of constitution. It means they regard anything not forbidden in the constitution is allowed for federalist government. Dealing with foreign countries‚ they prefer trading and communicating with Britain since they have one of the world’ most powerful navy which is convenient for import and export. They also raised up the idea of forming a national bank which
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Writing Assignment #1 1. What does Madison mean when he states‚ “each department should have a will of its own”? When Madison states‚ “each department should have a will of its own” he is referring to the idea that each branch of government must have its own set responsibilities within the government. Therefore the executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches of government must maintain separation from each other and must not refer to one another when carrying out responsibilities. They each must
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“How did the Federalists and the Antifederalists differ in their visions for what the federal government should be? The American Revolution ended in 1783. Along with the war‚ as in any war‚ a large debt has been incurred. Other issues stymying the newly independent confederation government were relationships with the Indians and the western settlements and trade development and monetary values. The confederation government had its Articles of Confederation‚ but it was considered a weak document
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Anti-slavery individuals who believed that the government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge founded the Republican Party in the 1850’s. The first official meeting was held on July 6‚ 1854 in Jackson‚ Michigan. The republicans became a national party in 1856. Abraham Lincoln was the first republican president. A few credits to the republican party include: the signing of the emancipation proclamation by President Lincoln‚ the 13th amendment which outlawed slavery‚ the 14th amendment
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The difference between the Republicans and Democrats‚ explains Oklahoma Representative J.C. Watts who is a Republican‚ is that the republicans believe people are instinctively bad at heart‚ while Democrats believe people are instinctively good at heart (Leonard 2015). While this isn’t necessarily the greatest explanation between the two‚ there is some truth to it. Democrats are more prone to implementing policies or programs to fix solutions‚ while republicans deal more with the people that are having
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The current process of selecting nominees is one that is flawed for a number of reasons‚ with lack of consistency being the main reason for the flaws. While the Democratic Party assigns its delegates proportionally‚ the Republican Party has its assignment of delegates vary by state‚ whether it’s winner-take-all‚ proportional‚ or a hybrid system‚ and the percentage of the popular vote in the state needed to win the delegates also varies by state. This lack of consistency usually leads campaigning
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