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    systems across the globe. James Madison’s Federalist Number 51 is a fundamental interpretation of the concept of judicial independence delineated in the Constitution. In this document‚ Madison argues that judges should be free of political pressures from the other branches of government. Several arrangements within the Constitution were included under the provision of an Independent Judiciary. These include the appointment of federal

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    Constitution became official‚ this did not happen without the compromise of the Federalists and the Anti-federalists. These two sides had their say‚ yet they came to terms and both acquired what they wanted in the Constitution. Before 1789‚ there became two main political groups in the country. The Federalists‚ and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists‚ had a good amount of members‚ including three who wrote the famous Federalist Papers‚ which were a series of essays that advocated the ratification of

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    United States and how it was going to be regulated. This was one of the biggest debates to be known throughout United States history. It led down to two different opposing groups the Federalists and the Anti- Federalists. There are pros and cons about people disagreeing. For instance‚ the Federalists and the Anti- Federalists both had some of the similar political thoughts as well as some political thoughts that they did not agree with one another. Though‚ both of the parties had different outlooks on

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    going back and forth between the anti-federalists and the federalists. One of the biggest and strongest arguments for both sides came when they argued over legislative representation. For the anti-federalists under a false name to protect his identify John Francis Mercer spoke strongly about his political objections to the federalists under the name "A Maryland Farmer". Melancton Smith‚ another anti-federalist who spoke very strongly against the Federalists and brought up many important points in

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    [Year] Anti-Federalists and Term Limits Argument against term limits for the Presidency Introduction In 1787‚ with America in it’s infancy‚ the Anti-Federalists wrote responses to the Federalist papers and the Federalist support of what became the U.S. Constitution. The Anti-Federalist response (unlike the Federalist) was not coordinated‚ but was effective in voicing valid concerns about the formation of our government. Nearly 150 years after the Anti-Federalist papers‚ Franklin Roosevelt’s

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    With the creation of a new constitution‚ Federalists and Antifederalists brought up different standpoints of the new constitution… The federalists believed that the states were minors compared to the Federal government‚ while Antifederalists believed that states should hold more power than the federal government. With the issue of popular sovereignty‚ Antifederalists feared that the constitution took too much power away from the people‚

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    The Federalist party was an American political party from 1792 to 1816. The Democratic-Republican party was founded in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans viewed society differently. Being they viewed society in a way to help people individually or help them as a whole. Both political groups viewed many key issues differently that played a role in 1792 to 1816. The Democratic-Republicans and Federalist were facing economic issues‚ government

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    People often mistake the Federalist party and the Democratic- Republican party‚ even consider that they are the same things. There are a lot of similarities and differences between federalists and Democratic- Republican regarding social‚ economic‚ and political philosophies. Both parties were formed in 1791 and the Democratic- Republicans opposed the federalist in their foreign policy. The democratic- Republican were successful their early process‚ Federalists were dominating the national government

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    If I were around during this time‚ I would support the anti-federalists. The anti-federalists were in favor of adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution so people could have individual rights. I believe that all people are created equal‚ and that was a primary focus for the anti-federalists. They believed that the government was too powerful‚ so they worked towards protection of the state’s rights. The federalists believed that the new nation needed a strong central government. They wanted the

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    decisions have been taken‚ disagreements have been made‚ ideals have been questioned‚ concerns have risen‚ but the political system has lived through it all. A time period that became a critical period in shaping America’s political system was the Federalist Era while before that the Articles of Confederation displayed their significance. The American

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