many staunch lines between federalists and antifederalists. These differences proved to be vast and in most cases complex‚ the antifederalists opposed the newly drafted constitution‚ while the federalists pushed for its ratification. These two primary views of how the United States government should function‚ made the ratification of the Constitution by no means a guarantee in 1787. Thus‚ the criticisms made by the antifederalists and the retorts returned by the federalists echoed the uncertainty of
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Democratic-Republican‚ through his term he adopted many Federalist’s views in order to do what was best for the common good. In a way‚ Jefferson did out-federalize the federalists by taking their arguments he felt were strong enough to be supported by the public and were best for the common good. Jefferson’s biggest action that stood out as a Federalist viewpoint was the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. When presented with the treaty‚ Jefferson feared that signing treaty was unconstitutional because it
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Are the Federalist papers still Relevant? Keith Morphis The question of “Are the federalist papers still relevant?” is a very important question. It is especially important the current state of affairs in this country over the last 20 plus years. Throughout history also in other nations the arguments of the Federalist Papers ring true and human nature seems to reinforce them. One quote from the Federalist No.10 paper that I feel is more relevant now than ever especially for someone on the left is
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Republicans and the Federalists. The Republicans wanted states’ rights and power to the people; whereas the Federalists believed that power should belong to “the best” people or the rich and educated people with the federal government dominating most of the power. Foreign affairs helped to fuel their disagreements between the Republicans and Federalists. One of the most significant of the debated domestic issues was that of Hamilton’s Economic Plan. Since he was a Federalist‚ he wanted the federal
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While federalists preferred a stronger central government and the Anti’s were the exact opposite a compromise was to be made in order to satisfy the majority of the people. This comprise was the bill of rights‚ which gives the basic freedoms to the people and limits the power of the government (consent of the governed). The elastic clause allows a large amount of power to be gained when it is wrongly interpreted by those holding government places. This is often used purposefully by the executive
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similarities and differences between the Greek concept of democracy and present day representative democracy? The Greece word ’demokratia’‚ which means ’governement by the people’‚ was first used by the Greece to show their political system. Back to the 5th century BC of the classical Greece period to the modern 21st century‚ over such a long period of time‚ threre are still some similarities bewteen the Athenian democracy and our present democracy. Like our modern voting districts‚ the Athenian country
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Prospects For Democracy “A democracy is nothing more than mob rule‚ where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” “Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember‚ democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes‚ exhausts‚ and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.” It is the year 2010. Democracy has become so successful that countries who ’ve enjoyed it are trying to share
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Federalist 70 is a letter‚ written by Alexander Hamilton who was a federalist. The letter was written on March 18‚ 1788. The letter was addressed to “To the people of the state of New York” and was published in the newspaper. Although the letter was posted in the newspaper‚ it is entitled as Alexander Hamilton’s work. This source is a primary source. In this letter Alexander Hamilton was trying to convince the state of New York to sign the new Constitution that had been made. Alexander Hamilton
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and determines what taxes and deductions they shall receive. This week‚ the United States is once again enthralled in this congressional fight. As is typical on Capitol Hill‚ groups of citizens are out in force‚ advocating for their cause. In Federalist No. 10‚ James Madison addressed the formation of these groups of citizens‚ called
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Thus‚ the Presidential system follows a track to democracy by giving the people the change to have a right in saying and choosing what they find best for their nation. However‚ in a parliamentary system the ideas are different. Its track to democracy is attempted when the people are included in the parliament and the power of implementing policies is not just restricted to one person. Also‚ the systems have in common the fact that they depend on legislature‚ which helps the systems to execute and
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