was primarily controlled by the Jeffersonian Republican party‚ whereas the Federalist Party began to slowly fade away from public view. The Jeffersonian Republican party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ professed to favor a weak central government through the support of more states’ rights‚ "...that the states are independent... to...themselves...and united as to everything respecting foreign nations." (Document A). The Federalists of the United States were known as the loose constructionists‚ where if there
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The debate between federalists and anti-federalists was very intense during the time the constitution was ratified. The anti-federalists wished to prevent a surplus of power in the national government by giving states the supreme power. Federalists wanted a larger central government for a good military and law enforcement. The anti-federalists had the most liberty under their form of government. One problem the federalists had with their form of government was that it would allow the majority to
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supported the ratification were the Federalists‚ and those who opposed were known as the Anti- Federalists. Federalists believed in the idea of a strong central government while on the other hand Anti- federalists wanted their own states to have the right to set their own laws. The federalists group in which James Madison was advocated with‚ composed essays known as The Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in which Madison wrote Federalist Number 10. Therefore‚ Madison imposes
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The compelling arguments made by Federalists and anti-Federalists regarding the office and powers of the presidency leading up to and during the ratifying debates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were persuasive‚ and distinctly at odds. Both sides however‚ sought the same thing‚ how best to allocate power in a unified republic of states? From this question opposing views developed as to whether or not an executive power in the form of a president should exist‚ and if so‚ what powers they
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Liberty University Helms School of Government Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise GOVT 200-001 Fall Semester 2013 Review Sheet for Final Exam Monday‚ December 9‚ 3:30-5:30pm Liberty University Review Sheet Delivered on Monday‚ December 2‚ for the Final Exam to be administered on Monday‚ December 9. Gai Ferdon‚ Ph.D. Carefully consider each the following questions and be prepared to answer all of them in a multiple question format. The Exam will not contain questions
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By the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ the Republicans and Federalists had developed into two distinct political parties. The controversy over the constitutionality of the First Bank of the United States gave rise to two different interpretations of the Constitution. While the Jeffersonian Republicans held a strict-constructionist view of the Constitution‚ the Federalists took on a broad-constructionist view of the Constitution. These became defining characteristics of the two political parties
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Constitution and the present government. They both agreed that the government needed some changes‚ but that is where the similarities ended. Hamilton was the creator of the Federalist Party which represented favor in strong central government‚ a Federal Bank‚ and a stable financial system. Jefferson was the creator of the Anti-Federalist Party who did not favor strong central government‚ and believed in an agrarian economy. Both leaders had influence on the new government and economy of America‚ but had
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were the Democrat Republicans and the Federalists. By 1809‚ the US had transitioned through both parties. Many Democratic Republican goals were fulfilled by Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was the president of the US at the time. Because of these the Democrat Republicans were stronger in American politics in the US. The Democrat Republicans prevailed in American politics through expansion to the west‚ reduced the debt of the US‚ and revising the Federalist like aspects of the government.
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override the other. The creation of the Constitution ensured unity in the United States‚ but there were people who opposed this kind of government. Federalists were a group of people that believed the Constitution would strengthen the National Government. The federalists wanted a weaker state government and a stronger central government. Although the federalists and the antifederalists has some agreeable political thought they stand on totally different
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groups: The federalists and the anti-federalists. The federalists were people who supported and promoted the new constitution. These people actually had more of an advantage than their opponents‚ the anti-federalists. This was because many of their leaders were or had been members of the constitutional convention and were already familiar with the disputed issues in the document. (America‚ 199) The federalists were therefore much more organized and prepared. The anti-federalists were those who
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