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    The Federalist Paper

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    Madison, where the supreme court decided that their power is to assess whether laws are constitutional. Everyone did not agree with this decision so papers were written to change peoples’ minds. Hamilton and some others wrote the Federalist papers, while Yates and others wrote Brutus. After much discussion and with the help of the Federalist papers the supreme court got their very new and improved power. This was the right decision because without these powers the executive and legislative branches

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    US federalist papers authored by the notable American leaders Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, were a set of documents that outlined to social structure of what the American ideals embodied. With a quickly growing and rebellious nation, in order to establish itself as an independent power to the world, the founding fathers found it necessary to create the fairest and most perfect form of government possible through the eyes of God, resulting in the creation of these federalist papers

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    The 23rd Federalist Paper discusses how to protect and defend Americans from exotic aggression. Hamilton believed that even the Articles of Confederation showed how important the military was because they were providing Congress to make unlimited requests for men and money to direct their operations. He made the essentials clear for a new constitution. In that constitution, the three branches needed to be sufficient in order to do the people’s job. Those jobs were preserve peace, regulate commerce

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    Throughout American history there have been many challenges and successes that have made the Unites States what it is today. Without the role of important figures, long wars, and hard work the country we love might not be where it is at today. Learning about the past of our nation is crucial in order for us to move forward, learn from our mistakes, and continue to the “best country in the world.” Luckily, because the founders of our nation knew how important it was to hold on to significant documents

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    The Anti-Federalist put up a long and hard fight, however, they were not as organized as the Federalists. While the Anti- Federalist had great concerns about the Constitution and National government, the Federalist had good responses to combat these concerns. The Federalist were and for the Constitution and feel the Article of Confederation were not worth ratifying, these should be scrapped altogether. They felt that the Articles limited the power of congress, because congress had to request cooperation

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    Madison in particular feared political groups of citizens would rise in such a majority that the U.S. would become a one-party state and endanger both the rights of the citizens and the wellbeing of the government3. James Madison stated in the Federalist Paper number ten that when someone is in a majority and will not be hurt by major decisions, they tend to believe that no one would be hurt by the decisions, so protecting the nation against the majority was initially an important purpose of the Electoral

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    The Danger of Factions James Madison warned, among several cautions, about factions, specifically a tyranny of the majority, when writing under the alias as PUBLIUS in The Federalist Papers. According to Madison in Federalist 10, a faction is a group of citizens, either a majority or minority, who group together by a common purpose or goal (2013, pg. 628). He argued that when governments are ruled by factions, “...the public good is disregarded…”, and rulings of the government are made by an “overbearing

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    beliefs even when they don't match their own. (Vocabulary.com). Today I'm here tell you the positive of pluralist system. Especially from books of the Federalist 10 and on the use that Americans Make of Association in Civil Life. I will now critically evaluated these books. In hopes to show how positive this system of society is. In the federalist papers number ten James Madison main concern is that of factions. Madison feared not the wealthy or powerful but the poor. This partly from shays rebellion

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    The “Federalist Papers” were created as part of the political campaign of the North to further push the federalist views of a strong central government, in which Hamilton, Madison, and Jay strongly argued their case. In Federalist paper 10, Madison strongly talks about the representative government that the new system has; iterating that with representative government, this shows the diverse perspectives throughout the country. He also argues that there will be less oppression with chosen politicians

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    In Federalist 10 by James Madison, he addresses key issues like factions and democracy, all while focusing on the usefulness of the Constitution and the necessity of a strong central government, to defend his Federalist ideology. Personally, I agree with the foundation of his arguments, especially on the topic of forms of government, as well as the role of representation in our government. Madison’s primary focus throughout the beginning of this paper is factions. He holds a deep disdain for them

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