...evolved politically because in 1787 the Federalist Party conquered the American politics from the constitutional convention. During the constitutional convention the Federalists supported of the new government construction. During this time a newspaper conflict took place and Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote political papers supporting the Constitution. As a result their writings were powerful enough to cause the constitution to be ratified. Hamilton was determined to renovate the American economy. Hamilton established national debt in order to earn good credit ranking. He believed a state debt is what strengthened the national government. Also, Hamilton created the First Bank of the United States and...
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...Raghu Kommalapaty Period: D 10-24-25 I am a Federalist. I along with many other prominent personalities formed a group to support and influence ratification of the new constitution in 1787. We firmly believe that Articles of Confederation are not sufficient to manage this great new country of ours nationally. We believe that new form of government is needed contrary to the government as defined in Articles of Confederation. We Federalists believe that Articles of Confederation provide much powers to state governments and not sufficient to the National Government. National Government...
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...All of these forms of nationalism took place and was evident after the War of 1812. Political nationalism was evident after the War of 1812 in events like The American System, and the Era of Good Feelings. The American System demonstrated political nationalism because the plan, by Henry Clay, wanted to unite the different states with a railroad. By uniting all of the different states together with a railroad, the US would be tied together politically because the different states would send each other goods whether those be manufactured or resources. And by having a close relationship the US would be forced to have a closer relationship, in...
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...of Confederation, was unable to exercise real authority, although it did successfully deal with the western lands issue. The Confederation’s weakness in handling foreign policy, commerce and the Shays Rebellion spurred the movement to alter the Articles. Instead of revising the Articles, the well-off delegates to the Constitutional Convention created a charter for a whole new government. In a series of compromises, the convention produced a plan that provided for a vigorous central government, a strong executive, the protection for property, while still upholding republican principles and states’ rights. The Federalists met strong opposition from Anti-Federalists, especially in Virginia and New York, but through effective organization and argument, they succeeded in getting the Constitution ratified. By establishing the new national government, the Federalists checked the Revolutionary values of the popular republican government. Terms/names/topics:...
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...The period of time for the United States between the end of the War of 1812 and the mid 1820s is considered the Era of Good Feelings for its political, economic and social growth. However, not everything was fine within this era. Sectionalism, or feelings of difference between regions of a country, was powerful between the North, West and South, as seen in Document Group E, and these differences would lead to clashes. Additionally, there was an economic collapse caused by the ineptitude of the national bank, as seen in Document Group D, and the expansion of slavery, as seen in Document F-1. However, despite all of these downsides I believe that the Era of Good Feelings deserves its name. First of all, we should think about the good, as there was a lot of it. There were many successful American artists, not just of art but also of writing, who brought fame to the young country. The culture of the United States grew thanks to these people, which also sparked nationalism, or love for one’s country, within the United States. Overall, the national pride of the United States grew within this period of time. Next, the United States grew. A series of agreements, such as the Treaty of 1818 and Adam-Onis Treaty, were signed to expand the United States and increase its power. The United...
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...The battle among Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson was the construction of the first American Party system. Major figure in the development of the American party system were Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political parties or factions were portrayed as “evil” and were considered to be the cause of war. Virtually being closer to George Washington Alexander Hamilton swayed Washington along with Congress his views giving room for Jefferson to formulate an opposition. Alexander Hamilton represented the Hamiltonians also known as The Federalist Party. Thomas Jefferson represented the Jeffersonians also called the Democratic-Republican Party. Federalist were made up of a more loose construction and represented strong...
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...put into our nation’s beginnings, they were also very different. Both men came from the same era, but could one be considered better than the other? George Washington, born on February 11, 1732, in Westmoreland Country, Virginia was our nation's first President. Washington and his ancestors were quite influential in Virginia “The patriarch of the family, John Washington, had come over from England in 1657 and established the Washingtons as respectable, if not...
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...Federalist built the United States for America in to what the American people experience today and their main goal was to see America governed by the people and become a model for countries around the globe. American federalism is defined by the United States Constitution as a “fundamental aspect of American government, whereby the states are not merely regional representatives of the federal government, but are granted independent power and responsibilities” (USA, Constitution). However this definition is constantly changing and took a long bumpy road to get where it is today. The United States constitution was drafted on September 17th, 1787 and ratified on June 21st, 1788. The United States became a sovereign nation on July 4th, 1776 at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but they needed a Constitution. The Articles of Confederation were drafted on November 7th, 1777 and ratified on March 1st, 1781. This document was signed by the thirteen original colonies that made up the United States of America and served as its first constitution. After becoming sovereign nation it became clear to many that the Articles of Confederation would not be able to hold a nation together. Under the Article of Confederation there was a unicameral legislative that provided no separation of power. The central government appeared to be too weak because under the Articles of Confederation most of the power was retained by the states. Congress had no power to tax therefore, they were unable...
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...Jefferson and Hamilton led them to the creation of the political parties within the United States, the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. Jefferson favored strict interpretation of the Constitution while the Federalists supported looser interpretation. Jefferson and Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions to attack the Federalist Party and argued for states’ right, arguing that they could nullify national laws. Although Jefferson and Madison both supported strict interpretation of the US Constitution, they started leaning towards looser interpretation, the main idea supported by the Federalists. Jefferson’s talk with Gideon Granger solidifies his point that the central government should have...
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...The Sixth Political System – The Disguised Multi Party Era Political scientists have classified five distinct party systems in American history. First being the Federalist vs. Democratic-Republicans or Antifederalist (Brewer 2012, 26). This was the period to settle the disputes of the post-Independence and the early growing pains of a new nation. Followed by the second period led by an “Era of Good Feeling” (Brewer 2012, 28) and then captured by the Jacksonian Period. Followed by the third system or post-Civil War period. Known for the patronage jobs distributed by huge political machines (Brewer 2012, 35). Followed by the fourth political system or “Era of Reform” (Brewer 2012, 39). Commonly referred to as the “Two Republican Eras” that sandwiched...
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...The Conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists The Conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists While the anti-Federalists believed the Constitution and formation of a National Government would lead to a monarchy or aristocracy, the Federalists vision of the country supported the belief that a National Government based on the Articles of the Confederation was inadequate to support an ever growing and expanding nation. After the constitution was signed the next step was ratification by a least nine states. Ratification by the states was by no means a fore gone conclusion in 1887. Any state not ratifying the constitution would be considered a separate country. The Federalists and Anti-Federalists had very different opinions on what kind of government should be formed. The Anti-Federalists were made up mostly of farmers and tradesman, common people working to support their families. The Federalists were made up of the wealthy and elite plantation owners and businessmen. In an effort to make their argument the Anti-Federalists used rhetoric from the Revolutionary War to stress the merits of state and local government. The Anti-federalists also characterized a national or central government as a step away from democratic goals, fought for during the Revolutionary War and a step towards monarchy or aristocracy rule (Net Industries, 2009). Anti-Federalists believed individual state rights should be protect and if the constitution was ratified states would lose...
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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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...knowledge of the era of 1785-1788 and the documents provided to answer the following question: What were the major arguments that surfaced in opposition to the new Constitution proposed in 1787? How did supporters of the Constitution counter those arguments? Previous attempts to change the Articles of Confederation had failed because the approval of every state was required. There was often one or more recalcitrant member of the union. For example, Rhode Island even refused to take part in the framing; opposition to a new constitution was certainly formidable. Consequently, the Convention discarded the provision of unanimous approval and adopted the notion that the new Constitution would pass with only the approval of nine states. The draft of the new constitution called for an ultimate executive leader. This was extremely controversial, as the nation had been founded to escape the practice of having a single leader. However, it was generally admitted that the Articles of Confederation were a failure because the people had too much voice. The national government could not impose or collect taxes, and they could not forcibly uphold the law to any state. The problem that needed to be overcome was whether the separate states would cast aside their provinciality and become a single body under the federal structure. Those supporting the ratification of the constitution called themselves Federalists, and those against it became known as Antifederalists. Federalists promoted the...
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...Bill of Rights Paper May 7, 2012 Week 3 History 301 / United States Constitution Joseph Richardson As Americans we are given certain “freedoms” that other countries are not entitled to have. In 1787 the United States Constitution went to effect and included the Bill of Rights that provides us with our freedoms. Each of these amendments is very important to the way we live in today’s society and play an important role in our lives. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights is the foundation for our country and the Amendments it includes gives our citizens their individual rights. The Constitution is what separates us from any other country. Certain Amendments were able to pave the way for all groups of individuals to have equal rights. The Constitution is a living document and was created that way to keep growing and changing to evolve with the American people. Our founding fathers understood that times would change the United States would grow and have different issues then our forefathers had. Because they understood this when they created the Constitution of the United States which included article V. Article V of the United States Constitution states that whenever two thirds of both houses decides an amendment is necessary they can propose it. A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution after it is ratified by three fourths of the 50 states. An amendment means a change, addition, correction or alteration to the current Constitution. The reason our Constitution...
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...1803 // Marbury Vs. Madison In result of the Judiciary Act of 1801, John Adams rushed to fill as many judiciary positions with federalist views. The new congress and his predecessor were to be a majority controlled by Democratic Republicans, he saw this as a last ditch effort to have at least on branch controlled by Federalists. This made for what is now known as the “midnight appointments.” He did make one mistake which was filing the last order during the time period in which Adams had no such authority. The person who did have power during this period did not solidify Marbury’s claim to his judiciary spot. Bringing us to the influential case which is Marbury Vs. Madison which begged the question: “What power did the Judicial Branch have?” The significance of this case was that it amplified the ideas of judicial review and made the branch a coequal to other branches. Previously, the powers of the branch were restricted to the constitutionality of state laws, something that is not as influential in comparison to other branch roles. John Marshall did go a step ahead and highlighted judicial review, stating its necessity in maintaining balance of checking federal...
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