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    James Madison was one of the contributing authors to the Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. Many of the papers were written to convince citizens to ratify the Constitution. The Federalist Paper No. 10‚ written by Madison‚ pertained to factions‚ and the abuse they caused due to the form of government. Factions‚ as defined by him‚ are political parties of citizens motivated and united by a common interest‚ usually unfavorable to the rights of other citizens or the community

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    Throughout the beginning of the country’s political growth‚ the United States was divided into two basic political parties known as the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans. While Jefferson and Madison’s presidencies were opposed by the Federalists‚ some of their contributions supported the Federalist Party’s beliefs.. While Jefferson and Madison’s decisions in office were mainly based of off a strict construction of the constitution‚ some decisions came from a loose construction. These loose

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    that it refers to “happiness”. These two basic ideas bring together the real notion that The Constitution was built around the ideals of protecting ourselves and keeping the many as happy as possible. Reference: Diamond. M. Democracy and The Federalist: A Reconsideration of the Framers

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    In James Madison’s The Federalist‚ No.10‚ he argues that factions are harmful‚ therefore a large republic must be created in order to keep it from becoming a faction. Madison asserts factions are detrimental to the government because they tend to cause chaotic discourse between those involved‚ thus not accomplishing anything. Citizens that are concerned about their government do not want factions‚ and they are willing to lawfully combat against them. Madison also asserts that governments should

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    201  Position Paper #1  09/29/17    How the Federalists Preserves the Liberties of the People  In my paper‚ I am going to be arguing how the Federalists preserve the liberties of the people. The federalists wanted a stronger national government. They felt that establishing a larger national government was necessary to create a more perfect union. The federalists wanted to create relationships with the states and wanted the states to trust them. The federalists also claimed that a strong national government

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    The Federalist Papers‚ written collaboratively by Madison‚ Hamilton‚ and Jay‚ were intended to support Federalism. Federalist Papers 10 and 51‚ specifically‚ endorse the idea of a large‚ layered‚ republic government. Federalist Paper 10 was written by Madison and focuses on factions and how a republic government would be more effective than a state-run government. Federalist Paper 51‚ weather written by Madison or Hamilton‚ puts emphasis on defending the Constitution and discusses separated powers

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    true in the case of Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican party‚ a group that prided themselves on a value of a leading economic class of farmers‚ strong state governments that were loosely joined by a weak federal government‚ a strict interpretation of the constitution and a hatred of their opposing party‚ the Federalists. Thomas Jefferson also individually believed that America should stand clear of fighting any wars‚ especially with

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    The Federalist Party believed there was a constitutional necessity for national infrastructure‚ whereas the Republican Party believed increased infrastructure posed a threat to the people’s liberty; however‚ the war of 1812 caused the Republican Party to realize the practicality of Hamiltonian principles. The Federalist party cast a vision of free government based off unity‚ whereas The Republican party cast a vision of popular self-government. Regarding practical policy‚ the Federalist Party saw

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    Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United States in 1801 representing the Democratic-Republican Party. During his inaugural address he declared "We are all Republicans; we are all Federalists." Follow Federalist president John Adams‚ Jefferson says this because he wanted a smooth transition of powers. With this quote he promised his people that he would compromise‚ if necessary‚ for the sake of unity and he backed up his words with his domestic and foreign policies. During his first years

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    going to show the similarities and differences between the articles and federalist papers. We will look at the authors of both‚ and how they influenced america in the modern era. First before we do anything we need to look why they each were made. The Articles were made as the US’s first ever constitution which would later be ratified to the US constitution we know today but we won’t get into that till later. All the Federalist papers were written to convey the people of New York to support the ratification

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