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    (Bowman). In 1787‚ the framers of the constitution chose this specific type of government to rule over the United States. I will show you that the framers chose this system of government for several different types of reasons. Reasons are because the national government was not strong enough‚ to maintain the states sovereignty‚ and it will protect individual liberty. I will also show you how the 10th Amendment‚ Concurrent Powers‚ and Block Grants each apply to the federalist system of government.

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    In federalist 10 Madison discusses groups and how groups are unsafe to the administration. He says that to control groups an extensive assorted Republic will must be made. A vote based system won’t work in light of the fact that if the lion’s share of individuals

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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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    the Federalists and Anti-Federalists‚ had disparate visions about how the country should be administered‚ which would cause a complication with our founding fathers‚ who formulated a way to run the country. Federalists assumed to have a forceful central government‚ central bank. Federalists presumed that in a government‚ checks and balance works out‚ so there is no tension between individuals. With Federalists‚ they remained with the strong central governments‚ whereas the Anti- Federalists wanted

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    vastly diverse from each other. While Thomas Jefferson was an anti-Federalist‚ many of the other Constitution makers were Federalists. John Adams‚ a Federalist‚ was elected as the second American president in 1796 and served in office until 1800. Thomas Jefferson’s election is termed “The Revolution of 1800” because so many of his ideas contrasted with those of the previous president. Though both the Anti-Federalist and Federalist Constitution makers were aristocratic and wanted a government removed

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    Transferred intent Is a legal doctrine that when a person intended to harm one person but inadvertently harmed another the perpetrator is still liable. The courts must prove the person had criminal intent They have to prove the person knew another person would be harm in the action.Transfer intent also apply with tort law. There is five areas where transfer of intent is applicable battery‚ assault‚ false imprisonment‚ trespass to land‚ and trespass to chattels.Any intent to cause these tortious laws

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    Theories of Artistic Intent When we judge any piece of literature‚ film‚ novel or music lyrics‚ we typically set it against a standard of expectations which helps us to evaluate (often called criticism). In literary theory‚ there are three classical standards which define literature and its effectiveness in terms of what the literature is trying to accomplish: what its goal is. These theories of artistic intent will help to continue the definition of what the particular features of each subcategory

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    scientist Robert A. Dahl that discusses seven "undemocratic" elements of the United States Constitution. The book defines "democratic" as alignment with the principle of one person‚ one vote‚ also known as majority rule. The author praises the Framers of the Constitution as "men of exceptional talent and virtue" (p. 7) who made admirable progress in the creation of their republican government. But Dahl also points out that innovation and change in democratic techniques and ideals continued even

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    Federalist 51

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    Kaley Roden 11/30/14 Government 4 Federalist 51 Federalist 51 is written by James Madison in 1788. He wrote it to explain that any branch of government can become tyrannical if they accumulate too much power. He explains how checks and balances help to keep the branches separate. He talks about human nature how government is needed because people are fallen. Even within the checks and balances‚ the departments of people have rules to limit their individual power. In a republic the legislative

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    people were created: Federalists‚ who supported the new Constitution; and the Anti-Federalists‚ who were against the new form of government. During the Constitutional Convention‚ both parties presented their case‚ their form of government and evidence supporting why that was the best way for America to be governed. America must have a National and a State government in order to function properly and fulfill its people’s needs. On the one hand‚ there is Centinel‚ an Anti-federalist that argues in The

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