Essays on Federalists

Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans on French Revolution The Federalists wanted to remain neutral regarding the issue of French Revolution in order to avoid to a trade conflict with Britain. However, the Jeffersonian Republicans wanted to help France achieve independence from a cruel monarchy and help …

I think the main concern for establishing a government should be the effectiveness of the government, rather than responsiveness to the voters. I will first go over the arguments each side presents: why the Anti-federalists disliked any branch of government that was not directly, elected …

In regards to the United States constitution, Jeffersonian Republicans have been known as strict constructionists who had a narrow interpretation of the constitution following it to an extreme power. This was in opposition to the Federalists who had often followed a loose construction policy. And …

Federalist 10: The Case for Gridlock James Madison argues in Federalist 10 that a powerful federal government prevents the majority rule problem of direct democracy. Madison argues that “factions” would inevitably gain majority rule and minority groups suffers as a result. To counteract factions and …

Hearing about political parties, Washington was not too keen on the idea. Conversely, he was part of the uprising of the first two political parties. Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, previously named anti-federalists, were the two different political organizations. The first two parties to evolve were very …

During the early formative years of our nation, George Washington and John Adams both opposed any development towards splitting politics into two divisions. The two early leaders thought of it to be very unconstitutional, stating that Americans need to set aside their differences and remain …

As the United States formed, two political parties emerged with the same goal of what would be the best for their country. However, both of these parties refused to listen to each other and argued what they thought was their own “perfect” ideal. When Thomas …

When America started out, there was the Congress, and they helped run everything next to the President (specifically at that time, George Washington). The people still voted for the people on Congress, but there weren’t many to choose from. Then the political groups started emerging, …

The people of the United States had very different opinions on how government should be run, these differences in opinion caused a split between the people and the government. By the 1790’s two political parties formed, The Federalists and The Democratic Republicans. The Federalists were …

During the time immediately following the Revolutionary War, the country began to split into factions, or different political parties, each with their own view of how the country and its government should be run. The chief groups of influence were the Federalists and the Anti- …

The documents which occurred as a result of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 are some of the most important and powerful pieces of legislation in American history. The Articles of Confederation, Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States helped to provide the foundation …

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Right after the Revolutionary War, the Thirteen Colonies were in an upheaval. They had only the very basis of a government and no figurehead. They took care of the latter by appointing George Washington as president, but as to the former, it …