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    until his death in 1835. Under Marshall’s leadership‚ the Court became as powerful a federal force as the executive and legislative branches. Marshall’s most notable decision came in the 1803 Marbury v. Madison case‚ in which he asserted the principle of judicial review. 5. Marbury v. Madison: In this 1803 case‚ Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional because Congress had overstepped its bounds in granting the Supreme Court the power to issue a writ

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    Thomas Jefferson Under the executive branch of the new constitution‚ Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State. When Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a new national bank‚ Jefferson adamantly spoke against it. He felt it would violate states rights by causing a huge competitor for the state banks‚ then causing a federal monopoly. Jefferson’s argument was that since the Constitution did not say Congress could create a bank they should not be given that power. This is the philosophy of strict construction

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    The American Revolution began in April‚ 1775 at Concord and Lexington in Massachusetts.  The Second Continental Conrad on Philadelphia organized a Continental Army to show resolve and named George Washington of Virginia as commander.  Few wanted independence and hoped by showing force‚ London‚ Under Prime Minister Lord North and King George III would compromise.  Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense and the American Crisis in which he pushed for stronger action.  After Lexington and Concord‚ the Battle

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    favored a federalist government and those who opposed it. George Clinton held a very strong position to why he was antifederalist ultimately believing that a weak central government would allow the voice of the people to be heard better while James Madison favored the federalist government because of the capability of equal representation. Although at first glance the positions these two have seem similar‚ there are very distinctive rationales to why they had to separate opinions. Since paragraph

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    Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict followers of the Constitution and opposed the broad constructionist of Federalist presidents such as George Washington and John Adams. In the time frame of 1801-1817‚ Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ the Republican presidents of the time demonstrated the differences of the Republican Party in several aspects involving the interpretation of the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson and his Republican followers envisioned a society in vivid contrast

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    AP Government Ms.Gaines 18 August 2010 Federalist Paper # 51 James Madison begins his paper stating that he believes that each branch of the government should be independent from one another. If possible the branches would have as little agency with one another as possible. He believed that members from the different branches of the government should not be able to appoint each other or decide on other salaries. If these rules were followed the people would be in more control

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    Jefferson both had distinguished point of views during George Washington’s presidency. As a result‚ a the two party system emerged‚ consisting of the Federalists‚ Hamilton‚ and the Democratic-Republicans‚ Jefferson and James Madison. However‚ to some extent‚ president Jefferson and Madison expressed Hamilton’s view of government and the constitution during their reign as president. During Washington’s presidency‚ the two political parties rose with firm political principles. Based on the tenth amendment

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    of Confederation did not give the right to the national government to tax‚ to create a national currency‚ and there was no executive branch. Although most people wanted that at the time‚ they began to realize this was just not working. So‚ James Madison‚ a Democratic Republican‚ wrote the US Constitution‚ which is still used

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    CBSE IX | MATHEMATICS Sample Paper – 1 Solution CBSE Class IX Mathematics Term II Sample Paper - 1 Solution (SECTION – A) 1. Correct Answer: C Graph of equation x = k is parallel to the y-axis. 2. Correct Answer: B As this data will be available through some agency only and will not be collected by the student himself‚ it is known as secondary data. 3. Correct Answer: A The positive solutions of the equation ax + by + c = 0 always lie in the 1 st quadrant. 4. Correct Answer: C Perpendicular from

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    believe in a strict interpretation of the Constitution‚ and Federalists believe in a loose interpretation‚ these beliefs were misrepresented according to the party’s views on the authority of the government during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison. During this time‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans beliefs were inverted with the beliefs of the Federalists. The Jeffersonian Republicans leaned toward a loose interpretation and the Federalists leaned toward a strict one. The ideal society of Jefferson

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