...helpful to complete this Activity on Argument Writing before you begin. Steps Choose whether to argue as a Federalist or as an Anti-Federalist. Review the lesson to make sure you understand their main points. Using quotes from the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, write an opinion article for a newspaper, or create a speech podcast to convince people in your state to agree with your position. Include the following in your speech or article: teens shaking hands after playing a game of tennis © 2012 Polka Dot/Thinkstock introductory paragraph that clearly states your position as a Federalist or Anti-Federalist at least two paragraphs describing differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist points of view. Use at least two quotes from each of the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers. If you would like to explore more of the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers to find your own quotes, these sites will be helpful. Federalist Papers American Studies at the University of Virginia The Avalon Project at Yale Law School The Law Center at the University of Oklahoma Anti-Federalist Papers Document Library by Teaching American History at least one paragraph to explain why you disagree with the opposing stance. For example, if you have chosen to argue as a Federalist, you will explain why you disagree with the Anti-Federalist position, using quotes from the documents to support your argument. strong concluding paragraph that summarizes...
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...argue as a Federalist or as an Anti-Federalist. Review the lesson to make sure you understand their main points. Using quotes from the Federalist Papers, write an opinion article for a newspaper, or create a speech podcast to convince people in your state to agree with your position. Title (Are you a Federalist or Anti-Federalist) I am on the side of the federalist because they want alteration for the great unwashed where being a anti -federalist want to hitch within a monarchy. Being in a monarchy had already appearance to be problematic and they weren't willing to change much for themselves. Their politics was show to be corrupt because only their high course of instruction had power in the governance due to their wealth while lower category had no say, leading to a struggle for the lower class. Federalist wanted to separate the great power of the political science into their respected branches, avoiding a corrupt regime. I don't believe having a United States Army would take away from their indecorum because it was made to defend the rural area not cause bother with citizen which their officer had be seen doing. Federalist wanted a government for the masses. They believed in a strong central government campaign by the people and separated into branches. They wanted the Constitution ratified as it was and as soon as possible. Whereas anti-federalists wanted to stoppage in monarchy, causing aggressiveness between the citizens and government. Federalist and anti-federalists...
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...Prof. Gillooly 03/06/2015 The Significance of the Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers, is a compilation of 85 articles, advocating the ratification of the proposed Constitution of the United States. These series of articles were published by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay between October 1787 and May 1788. The overall intention of the Federalist Papers was to explain the advantages of the proposed Constitution over the prevailing Articles of Confederation. The Federalist Papers impacted the ratification of the Constitution by making some of their most important objections, including the significance of having a Constitution, acknowledging to the disagreements made by the Antifederalists, and defending conflicting arguments made against the attributes of the executive and judicial branch as specified in the proposed Constitution. Before the ratification of the Constitution, the central government under the Articles of Confederations was very weak and in jeopardy of falling apart. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, who were Federalists believed as well that the Articles of Confederation was too weak to maintain a powerful central government and needed to be restored by the U.S Constitution. The fundamental goal of the U.S constitution was to secure the rights of the U.S citizens and for the federal government to strive for the common good of the individuals. The Federalist Papers illustrates how the federal government is divided into three distinct...
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...Choose whether to argue as a Federalist or as an Anti-Federalist. Review the lesson to make sure you understand their main points. Using quotes from the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, write an opinion article for a newspaper, or create a speech podcast to convince people in your state to agree with your position. Include the following in your speech or article: teens shaking hands after playing a game of tennis © 2012 Polka Dot/Thinkstock introductory paragraph that clearly states your position as a Federalist or Anti-Federalist at least two paragraphs describing differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist points of view. Use at least two quotes from each of the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers. If you would like to explore more of the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers to find your own quotes, these sites will be helpful. Federalist Papers American Studies at the University of Virginia The Avalon Project at Yale Law School The Law Center at the University of Oklahoma Anti-Federalist Papers Document Library by Teaching American History at least one paragraph to explain why you disagree with the opposing stance. For example, if you have chosen to argue as a Federalist, you will explain why you disagree with the Anti-Federalist position, using quotes from the documents to support your argument. strong concluding paragraph that summarizes your argument and encourage others to support you Your argument should be created...
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...Federalist Papers Lab (worth 30 pts) Assignment: Federalist Papers. Written Document Analysis. Complete both section of the assignment. Go to: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.html or use a search engine to locate the documents. Scroll down and Under “Documents from the Library of Congress” Click on “The Federalist Papers.” Scroll and click on the document you selected. (A) Select Federalist Paper # 10 and answer the following questions. Next Select Federalist Paper #51 and answer the same questions: 1. Identify (a) Title of document; (b) Type of document; (c) Date of document; (d) Author(s)/ Creators of the document; (e) Where was the document published? 2. For what audience was the document written? Document Information: 3. List three things the author(s)/creators said that you think are important 4. Why do you think the document was written (purpose)? What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document. 5. What do you consider the strengths and weakness of the document? (B) Scroll down to Federalists #85 and select the link to it. These concluding remarks to the Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton in order to persuade people to favor adoption of the new constitution. Read the document and answer the following questions: 1. Clarify the meaning of the four so-called defects to the Constitution that were listed in the second paragraph by Hamilton. 2. LIST at least five additional securities to...
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...Writing an Outline | An outline is a “blueprint” or “plan” for your paper. It helps you to organize your thoughts and arguments. A good outline can make conducting research and then writing the paper very efficient. Your outline page must include your: * Paper Title * Thesis statement * Major points/arguments indicated by Roman numerals (i.e., I, II, III, IV, V, etc.) * Support for your major points, indicated by capital Arabic numerals (i.e., A, B, C, D, E, etc.) Roman numeral I should be your “Introduction”. In the introduction portion of your paper, you’ll want to tell your reader what your paper is about and then tell what your paper hopes to prove (your thesis). So an Introduction gives an overview of the topic and your thesis statement. The final Roman numeral should be your “Conclusion”. In the conclusion, you summarize what you have told your reader. Following are 3 sample outlines, from actual student papers. YOUR outline can be MORE detailed, or might be LESS detailed. Remember that a good outline makes writing easier and more efficient. Sample Outline #1 Title: Frederick Douglass Thesis: Frederick Douglass played a crucial role in securing the abolition of slavery and equality of African-American rights through his actions, ideas, and efforts as a lecturer, author/publisher, and politician. I. Introduction A. Thesis B. Roles/Arguments II. Douglass as Lecturer A. History as slave and acquisition...
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...Constitution. A brand new Constitution presented the delegates with a new point of contention. The fifty-five men would have to create a new Constitutions strong enough the support a nation’s economic prosperity, public safety, and so forth without allocating the new government power that did not squint towards a monarchy. Realizing this challenge divided the convention into a plethora of different opinions. These competing opinions could largely be grouped into two factions; the federalist and the anti-federalist. An Overview: Federalist v. Anti-Federalist...
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...1807-Britian and France imposed trade restriction in order to weaken each other’s economies. Resulting in testing the Americas Neutrality and hurting their trading. Jefferson passed this document restricting neutral trade to the U.S. docs Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists (1780). Stronger central government, state representation from states each 2 representatives, no Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation useless, because states had more power, wanted larger public, and they believed in large farming and industrialization,.. antif federalist, wanted state rights, wanted add the House of Represeantives, Bill of Rights, they thought the aritcles needed to be ratified not taken away completely, smaller public, believed Americas future is small farming Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans (1790s) – Hamiltonians (known as federalist party) vs. the Jeffersonians (Democratic Party) Differences between Federalist stances (1780s) vs. Federalist Party stances (1790s)- Federalist of 1780-Stronger central government, state representation from states each 2 representatives, no Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation useless, because states had more power, wanted larger public, and they believed in large farming and industrialization.. Federalist Party Stances of (1790)- Led by Alexander Hamilton strong central government led by the wealthy and industry, emphasis on manufacturing ,trading, and shipping.. loose interpretation...
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...Although many Americans continue to have a flawed view of rights, believing the bill of rights to be an exhaustive list, there are more rights contained in the body of the constitution. As Alexander Hamilton stated in Federalist 84, “The truth is, after all the declamations we have heard, that the Constitution is itself, in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A BILL OF RIGHTS.” Rights that are contained in the Constitution are as follows; the writ of habeas corpus, a ban on ex post facto, and the right to establish intellectual property. The writ of habeas corpus prevents the government from imprisoning suspected criminals without disclosing the reason for detainment. The ban on ex post facto laws prevent legislation from being...
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...The Antifederalist were not for the ratification of the constitution. They believed that the government could be easily corrupted. They were big believer of restraining government power. They were against the federalist papers because they had a lack of protection for individual freedoms. They wrote their own essays such as the “Centinel” against the federalist papers and it was to warn about the danger from tyranny. Samuel Bryan, the author of the letters of centinel, wrote: ‘Without presuming upon my own judgment, I cannot think in an unwarrantable presumption to offer my private opinion, and call upon others for their’s…” The Centinel purpose was to include a bill of rights in the new constitution and to adopt those rights. The Antifederalist achieve their goal and the federalists compromise with the bill of rights added to the Constitution. Many people say that the first amendment would not be here without the “intent of the Framers.”. But they did not adopt the first amendment. The Anti-federalist was still scared because the constitution did not really guarantee that the government could take people’s right to worship away. For example, the first amendment does not say that freedoms of speech or press shall not curtail, it only prevents...
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...The United States Constitution The US Constitution During the American Revolutionary war with Britain, we were fighting for our freedom from England. When individuals came over from Europe to settle here in America, they were still under the thumb of the British Government. We needed to win the war to gain the independence from England, to form our own government. While the war was raging, members of all 13 colonies gathered and eventually signed the Articles of Confederation. These articles were clearly written concerning our laws, equality, standard issues, and inspiration for the people. The Articles did not come without their problems. There was a lack of representation, they had limited funds. The war effort was very expensive. The dollar of the dollar had decreased and the taxes on imports was so high that goods were unavailable. The economy was decreasing was because credit was necessary. There was problem in the fact that our navy was decreasing because the pirates were taking over our ships and stealing our goods kidnapping our soldiers a holding them for ransom. It also offered limited power. The Constitution was built upon the articles of Confederation. The articles did not have the right to tax. They were built on a single house in the legislature, thus having a single vote. They had no judicial powers either. They could not...
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...Marbury v. Madison The power that the Supreme Court has to determine the constitutionality and the validity of the acts of the executive and legislative branches of government is a firmly established basic element of the United States system of government. In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall’s opinion in the case of Marbury v. Madison resulted in a landmark decision in the history of the Supreme Court. (Kramer, 2000) The court’s ruling established the power of judicial review, declared that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land, and that the Supreme Court has the final authority on interpreting the Constitution. In the Election of 1801, Thomas Jefferson and his anti-federalist Republican Party defeated then President John Adams and the Federalist Party. The Republicans also won a majority in Congress. In an effort to keep at least one branch of the government under Federalist control before the Republicans took office, the Federalist controlled Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801 in a lame-duck session (Marbury V. Madison, n.d.). The bill reformed a 1789 statute and created many new judgeships. Adams nominated judges and the Senate confirmed them. Adams then stayed up until long after midnight on March 3, 1801, his last full day in office, signing commissions that put fifty-nine loyal Federalists in office. These were the so-called "midnight judges." (Kramer, 2000) In the final weeks before Jefferson took office, John Marshall was Secretary of State and...
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...Running head: The United States Constitution Name Course Tutor Date Steps that went into the making of the U.S. Constitution Thesis: By 1785, it had become clear that the regime of the Articles of Confederation was making it hard to resolve key issues. * Introduction * The Articles of confederation * Loose and clumsy confederation * Weak central government for a nation of thirteen states * No control over commerce * Conflicting laws regarding navigation and tariffs * Lacked an effective tax system * The Annapolis convention -1786 * Meeting lightly attended, only twelve delegates from five states * Proposal for a convention by all states in Philadelphia later * Convention to revise the articles of confederation * The Philadelphia convention -1787 (Brinkley, 2010) * The writing and adoption of a new Constitution * Abolishment of Articles of Confederation * Delegates from twelve states except Rhode Island * The Virginia Plan- James Madison, May, 1787 * Introduction of the plan * Edmund Randolph, governor for Virginia * Structure of the proposed national government * Separate executive * Separate judicial department * Bicameral legislature * The New Jersey Plan-June, 1787 * An alternative to the Virginia Plan * Retention of the Articles of...
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...Republican motherhood Raise virtuous, well-educated sons That is what is necessary in a republic E.g. Abigail Adams Question How successful were the Articles of Confederation as a constitution? Evidence Congress didn’t have the power to collect taxes or to regulate commerce Written notes… Constitution Written notes… Article II Presidential (executive branch) powers Commander in chief Enormous power that is used regularly Undeclared wars are now commonplace – the president orders military action (criticism of an imperial presidency – perhaps president should ask Congress regardless) Negotiate treaties Senate has to approve by 2/3 majority, however Veto Negotiated legislation President sets the budget and sets agenda Can be overridden by a 2/3 majority of Congress Andrew Johnson had numerous vetoes overridden (also Truman) Obama has vetoed the fewest bills since James Garfield Divided congress with great difficulty passing bills Primary reason: president is an integral part of the legislative process Appoint federal justices and government employees (e.g. heads of CIA and Federal Reserve) Enforce laws executive orders Order of the president without Congressional approval that has the force of law Only operates within the framework of an existing piece of legislation or constitutional power Order based on a certain interpretation Example: Harry Truman integrates the armed forces Ends segregation of blacks and whites in the army Issue pardons Electoral...
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...development, the Bill of Rights became the cause for a huge debate between two different factions: The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists were those who thought that there should be a new Union created with a strong centralized government and individual regional governments. They felt that it was not necessary for there to be a bill of rights because it was implied that those rights the Constitution did not specifically state would be handed down to the states. On the other hand, the Anti-Federalists were opposed to such a form of government on the grounds that the Constitution, in which it was outlined, lacked clarity in the protections of the individuals. The Anti-Federalists—whose memory of British oppression was still fresh in their minds—wanted certain rights and guarantees that were to be apart of the constitution (Glasser 1991). A clear demonstration of the Anti-Federalist attitude was performed by Samuel Bryan, who published a series of essays named the ‘Cenitnal Essays,’ which “assailed the sweeping power of the central government, the usurpation of state sovereignty, and the absence of a bill of rights guaranteeing individual liberties such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion (Bran 1986).” Of course, the freedoms stated above are a portion and not the whole of The Bill of Rights. Ultimately, The Bill of Rights was adopted to appease the Anti-Federalists, whose support was necessary to ratify the constitution, and who believed that without the liberties...
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