An Ever-Growing Split The United States began as a weak‚ newborn nation that grew into a large‚ self-supporting country with a governing body unique to this time period. As the government grew and the nation prospered‚ the rise of leaders and political figures came about and with this‚ conflicting principles and ideology spawned‚ thus creating the first of the political parties; the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Although the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans ideology and
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The arguments between the Anti-Federalists and Federalists led to the creation of a document that has stood the test of time and new governments have repeatedly modeled their governmental structure off of the Constitution. Despite the overwhelming majority of the Anti-Federalists’ concerns over many of the Constitution’s provisions being unfounded‚ their apprehensions regarding disproportionate amount of influence men of property could have on government officials have since become a scary reality
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"Seldom in the nation’s history has there been a period so extraordinary in accomplishment as the first decade under the Constitution...."<br><br>This paper is going to be a step by step evaluation of arguably the most important decade in American History. The time period covered in this paper is 1789-1801. These are the years in which the Federalists had the most influence in the new government. They accomplished an amazing amount in these 12 years. <br><br>The Federalist Party was one of the first
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Alexander Hamilton is with us every day‚ in our wallets‚ on the $10 bill. But he is with us in another sense‚ for more than any other Founder‚ he foresaw the America we live in now. Alexander Hamilton shaped the financial‚ political‚ and legal systems of the young United States. His ideas on racial equality and economic diversity were so far ahead of their time that it took America decades to catch up with them. He made the early republic work‚ and set the agenda for its future. We live in the world
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In 1787‚ a couple of years after America broke away from England‚ the constitution we use today was made. Before‚ starting in 1777‚ the states operated under a government they called the “Articles of Confederation.” This government said that each state should have its own independence‚ and should operate within their own government. After 6 years‚ this government didn’t work well‚ because of civil unrest‚ bad trade‚ and inflation. A group of men led by George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Alexander
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In the creation of the United States of America as a Union ran by the rules of the Constitution‚ the views of our founding fathers were laid out. Limited power given to the Federal Government‚ equal rights granted to the people‚ and the ability for states to govern themselves were the ideas accepted among the majority of the populous. Over time however‚ the accepted ideas and goals for running our government changed. Power and greed were incorporated into our system. Thus changing how we are governed
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In 1787 when the Constitution was created it caused many people to start a grand debate. Of course‚ there were people that supported the constitution and people that were afraid of the constitution. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists created documents that are within the Constitution that have shaped United States political parties. The Federalists supported a strong central government because the Articles of Confederation didn’t have strong national power‚ and was very restrictive.A reason
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One key person who had pushed for the abolishment of slavery was Luther Martin of Maryland continued to have his fellow delegates go along with the abolishment of slaves. “The document prohibited congress from abolishing slavery for twenty years with that they made sates return their fugitives from bondage.” They also had brought up a clause to count slaves as 3/5 the population to help the House of Representatives and its electoral votes. When it came to the federalists they had favored ratification
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The antifederalists were a coalition made up of people from many different backgrounds who opposed ratification of the Constitution. Their organization was not as good as the Federalists; however‚ they had a profound group of leaders who were exceptional in state politics. Anti-Federalists were an important existence in most states. In several states‚ supporters of the Constitution agreed to provide support from mild anti-Federalists with recommendations to secure amendments. During ratification
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The Anti-Federalists believe that the government should not have too much power over us as a nation‚ due to having no desire of a repeat of British Rule‚ which claimed absolute rights over us as citizens‚ rather wanting to have additional control over their daily lives‚ rather than have someone control it for them. While the Federalists wanted a strong government‚ the Anti-Federalists did not trust British Rule not to happen again. We are opponents of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution‚ we
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