US HISTORY RESEARCH PAPER JAMES LONGSTREET The Civil War was a time of great conflict in America. James Longstreet was one of the most successful generals for the Confederate Army. Longstreet had a long respected military career where he performed many different tasks and jobs. Most of his leadership abilities were drilled into him during his time at West Point. After the war he became a target by some of his comrade for many reasons. They no longer believed in the confederacy like Longstreet
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created by James Madison. The website‚ “Bill of Rights‚” defines what the Bill of Rights really means: “The first 10 amendments to the constitution make up the bill of rights.” The Bill of Rights protects our natural rights. The Federalists argued that this was not necessary but the Anti-Federalist thought it was: “Federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights‚ because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government. Anti-Federalists held that
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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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political parties‚ and they tried to prevent them but then in 1796 the Federalist and Democratic/ Republican parties were formed.(D/R) Three issues the federalist and the D/R disagreed on were foreign policy‚ the powers of the National government vs the state government and tariffs. First issue the Federalist and D/R parties differed on was foreign policy. Foreign policy was interacting with other countries especially Europe. The Federalist wanted the U.S to be active and they wanted to be an ally with
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Illustrata"; revised editions were published in 1610 and 1614. The ideas expressed therein have led many to consider him one of the first true federalists as the greatest intellectual thinker in the early development of federalism in the 16th and 17th centuries and the construction of subsidiarity. In Alain de Benoist book called “The First Federalist:” Johannes Althusius “ ‚ the author says that Althusius has been called by Carl Joachim Friedrich : “the most profound political thinker between
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The Federalists and Antifederalists fighting over the ratification of the Constitution brought great hardships for the newly emerging U.S. government and left behind two legacies that would cause conflict for years to come. Both of these groups came from very different social and economic backgrounds. The Federalists were advocates for the ratification of the Constitution while the Antifederalists were advocates for the Articles of Confederation. These parties paved the road for two legacies that
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The Marbury v Madison case (1803) the Supreme Court announced for the first time the principle that a court may declare an act of Congress void if it is inconsistent with the Constitution. William Marbury had been appointed a justice of the peace for the District of Columbia in the final hours of the Adams administration. When James Madison‚ Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state‚ refused to deliver Marbury’s commission‚ Marbury‚ joined by three other similarly situated appointees‚ petitioned for
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the rich and poor‚ just as it has today. As the presidential election of 1800 approached‚ many people realized that Federalist policies became a failure or favored very little. The passing of the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ the Judiciary Act of 1801‚ Whiskey Rebellion‚ Jay’s Treaty‚ and Hamilton’s economic programs all led to the revolution of 1800 that was deserved. The Federalists’ decision to approach these problems proved to be unfavorable and unjust. The Alien and Sedition acts‚ for example‚ were
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Missing: Madison Smith. I read this sentence a couple more times. My stomach was a melting pot. I looked under that missing persons flyer and found two more missing persons flyers‚ Maisy Johnson and David Peterson‚ my siblings. As I was staring at the papers I heard the front door fly open and my mom step into the house. I scrambled to shove the sheets under the bed again and grabbed the purse I had gone in her room to get. I went out of the room and tried to be as nonchalant as possible. “Are you
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of our nation‚ there was not a great deal of brotherly love‚ peace and agreement that could be found in the government. Two political parties had evolved that possessed interests that spanned both ends of every argument and political idea. The Federalists believed that the nation should have a very centralized government and stood firm that this would bring about the most order and prosperity. To the contrary‚ Republicans wanted the rights to stay with the people and States and therefore felt that
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