1. The Federalist wanted a strong central government and weak state governments. The major federalist were Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, and George Washington. The Anti-Federalist wanted power in the states and didn't want a powerful central government. The key anti-federalist were John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, George Mason, and Mercy Otis Warren. The federalist favored the Constitution because it gave Congress the power to govern domestic affairs
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James Madison begins by explaining that the purpose of Federalist 51 is to explain how the structure of the government makes liberty possible. He thinks that each branch should be independent. He says that to make sure this happens, no branch should have more power than any other. If this principle were to be followed, it would mean that the citizens should choose the president, the legislators, and the judges. But the framers recognized certain practical difficulties in making every office elective
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Constitutional Convention The collaboration between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison led them towards supporting the new U.S Constitution which was later ratified in 1788. Before 1788, Madison and Hamilton, I believe were opposed changing some articles of Confederation but they wanted to create a new Constitution where a strong Federal Government would be based on. From these two founding fathers, believe that they would say the following: “As one of the Congress member, I Alexander Hamilton do
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The establishment of a republic that eventually was named the United States of America proposed a foundation with expectations by a national government. The founding fathers created the Declaration of Independence in 1776 with a clear view of how they anticipated the country to function in the future. Not only was the Declaration of Independence created, but in 1787 the Constitution was signed declaring the fundamental laws of the national government as well as the basic rights for citizens of the
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The Constitutional Convention was brought with a specific end goal to make corrections to the Articles of Confederation. George Washington was instantly named the Convention's leader. This Articles had been appeared since their selection to be exceptionally powerless. It was soon chosen that as opposed to updating the articles, a completely new government should have been made for the United States. A proposition was embraced on May 30th that expressed to some degree that a national government should
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had to take charge of the war affairs, by voting to create armies in which George Washington was appointed to lead. (ushistory.org) The convention also discussed the road to independence, and agreed to create its first constitutional document, the articles of confederation, in regard of states and their representations within the union. On the diplomatic front, the congress was still trying to engage the British empire, and drafted the “Olive Branch Petition” (ushistory.org) in which the congress
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because it can help keep us safe, it can keep america financially stable, and can give us all individual rights. The federalist decision can help the states to be at peace, and can provide a better armed forces to keep America safe. According to the Article titled “Primary Sources: James Madison's Federalist Papers No. 51” it says “It is not
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The Articles of Confederation were the first written Constitution of the United States and remained in effect from 1781 to 1788. It was first written in 1777, but took four years for all states to ratify it due to disputes over western lands. Attempts to amend it, to give the national government more power, were presented several times, but failed due to the requirement of nine votes in agreement instead of the majority. The only powers granted to the national government were rights regarding the
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The Constitutional Convention is an important part of History that created an outline that we still use today. The Constitutional Convention was the 3 month time when the constitution was created. Charles Pinckney helped create the constitution at the convention. Pinckney is a U.S founding father, the governor of South Carolina and a signer of the constitution. Also, he served as chairman and shared possible ideas. Charles Pinckney was born October 26, 1757 in south carolina and was 29 during the
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As America’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederations has strengths and weaknesses. In the Articles of Confederation, the Congress could request states to pay taxes. There is also no system of federal courts in this constitution. There is no provision to regulate the trade from one state to another. The President is not vested with executive power. The President only presides over Congress. The votes needed in order to amend the Articles require a 13-13 vote. Regardless of the size, each
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