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Federalist No. 78 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton. It was written to analyze and justify the structure of the judiciary under the Constitution of the United States. Hamilton addressed the concerns of Anti-Federalists in regards to the power of the Judiciary. The Anti- Federalist believed the constitution made the judges too independent; implying that “There is no power above them, to control any of their decisions.” However, Hamilton viewed the Judicial Branch in a much inferior and less important

Federalist Number 10 is an essay written by James Madison as the tenth of The Federalist Papers, a series arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. James Madison also quoted “Those which are to remain in the state government are numerous and indefinite.” This quote is saying there are an enormous amount staying in the government and that amount is never going to leave. Madison begins by stating that one of the strongest arguments in favor of the Constitution is the fact that

James Madison is often considered the Father of the Constitution because many of his ideas influenced the Constitution of the United States. Though the entirety of the Constitution was a result of months of deliberation among the delegates, James Madison created important contributions. Many of Madison’s contributions intended for the constitution to protect the citizens of the U.S. from tyranny of the government. James Madison believed there was many forms of tyranny and wanted to protect the citizens

central government with real power, and were also well known to the others. Younger delegates, such as Alexander Hamilton of New York, and James Madison of Virginia, was younger, but was very influential during this Convention, seeing that the National Government had serious weaknesses that needed to be addressed in order for the United States to thrive. (Schmidt) Madison took notes, most of which were detailed, and were later published and became a rich source of historical

James Madison, Jr. was one of the most influential leaders in the ratification effort of the U.S. Constitution. Known to many as the “Father of the Constitution”, Madison was instrumental in the writing of the Federalist Papers, an 85 page collection of newspaper articles and essays encouraging the ratification of the Constitution. These papers helped explain how Madison intended the Constitution to defend against tyranny. Madison describes how factions can ruin governments, concluding “There are

In the article, “We are All Federalist, All Republicans,” Max Lerner lays out many of Thomas Jefferson's positive attributes, I believe his greatest trait, however, is his ability to be flexible and make decisions according to the specific situation. Jefferson is a man of contradiction in many aspects, a display of his contrarian nature unfolds as he states his preference for a written news publication over government, yet he aggressively attempts to censor publications critical of himself(Lerner)

Federalist #15: “The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union” Alexander Hamilton wrote most of the Federalist Papers and each of them had something new to add to the argument for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. In his paper “The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union,” Hamilton discussed the major problems with the Articles of Confederation. To get a deeper understanding of Hamilton’s paper, one must examine its strengths and weaknesses

old governmental policies that helped shape our amazing Constitutional Republic today, I've noticed quite a few policies that are still in use today, and for the most part, remain unchanged. Inside The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, are a great way to locate the old governmental policies that are still the same today in America. In Federalist No. 1, Alexander Hamilton writes of the importance and success of the Constitution as the government. He is very biased

Federalist No. 1 Summary/ Analysis In this essay Alexander Hamilton had high praise for the United States. Alexander Hamilton always believed of the greatness of America. The groundwork that will consist of the new constitution could be significant. He had out of most of the founders had the highest hopes for the future of the United States. In this article, “federalist number one” alexander Hamilton articulates that the people of America are in an exclusive position to be one of the world’s greatest

John Calhoun had begun his political career when he was elected to the house of representative in 1810. As a leader of the war hawk faction, Calhoun pressed the united state to go to war with Great Britain to defend the American honor. Calhoun had a major part in writing two documents that had pushed the united state into war with Great Britain. During the war with Great Britain he fought to gather troops to support the army from congress. With his support of the army and many of his other stances