Federalist Paper No. 10 is considered one of the most important documents in American political history. The paper examines how the writers of the constitution defined government‚ specifically the part that would focus on protecting the minority and their rights from the more organized factions. These factions planned to pass legislation that would eventually cause harm to the liberty of the minority groups and the overall good of the country. Factions are inevitable‚ given the nature of man. People
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Constitution. Because of its size‚ wealth‚ and influence and because it was the first state to call a ratifying convention‚ Federalist-dominated Pennsylvania was the center of national attention. The positions of the Federalists‚ those who encouraged the Constitution‚ and the anti-Federalists‚ those who resisted it‚ were stated in newspapers all over the country. Federalists‚ who most of them gained their livelihoods as merchants‚ shopkeepers‚ professionals‚ artisans‚ and commercial farmers‚ desired
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Summary & Analysis of Federalist #10 Summary: Madison begins perhaps the most famous of the Federalist papers by stating that one of the strongest arguments in favor of the Constitution is the fact that it establishes a government capable of controlling the violence and damage caused by factions. Madison defines that factions are groups of people who gather together to protect and promote their special economic interests and political opinions. Although these factions are at odds with each other
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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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Anti Federalists wanted our government to remain the same; a monarchy. This would cause distrust in the government because of the possible corruption. Federalists felt we should have a central government. They preferred a government with three branches. I feel they cared more about the feelings of the people. Which is why I have sided with the federalist. As stated in Federalist paper #39 says "It is essential to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the society‚ not from an
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The Federalist Papers were essays written by Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ and John Jay in response to their dislike and desire for removal of the Anti-federalist Constitution. Alexander Hamilton wrote Federalist 78 and Federalist 84 in response to a ratification of the judiciary system and the Bill of Rights respectively. The essay Federalist 84 was titled “Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered”‚ introduced the concept of the United States
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The thesis of the Federalist papers was that the Article of confederation needed to be replaced with a new constitution which would ultimately save the nation from the problems of the United States government having strong state government and a weak national government. The Federalist papers addressed the weakness of the Article of Confederation. The federalist were all in favor for ratifying a new constitution because it did not serve as a firm constitution. The new constitution that was
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Second Writing Assignment Federalist number 10 by James Madison address the violence and danger caused by factions. He writes this document for the purpose of change. Madison believes that the main issues are Insecurity‚ Inequality‚ and lack of understanding in the popular government. He states these issues of government in the beginning of the document. He then goes on to explain‚ in further paragraphs‚ the real issue. The matter of the superior influence within government and the interest of the
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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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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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