Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers are best interpreted and understood through a republican argument and republican guidelines than those of democracy or other conflicting views. ... From the guidelines mentioned in the Papers, there is a strong argument that does suggest this republican argument as an accurate interpretation of the Constitution. ... Another aspect of the Federalists Papers that should be brought up is that of the frame...

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Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers are best interpreted and understood through a republican argument and republican guidelines than those of democracy or other conflicting views. ... From the guidelines mentioned in the Papers, there is a strong argument that does suggest this republican argument as an accurate interpretation of the Constitution. ... Another aspect of the Federalists Papers that should be brought up is that of the frame...

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The purpose of "The Federalist" papers by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were to explain and defend the Constitution against the critics that believed it was taking away the rights the Americans had won in the Revolution. "The Federalist #17" discussed the insufficiency of the present confederation to preserve the union. "The Federalist #45" discussed the alleged danger from the powers of the union to the state Governments. ... The main difference between then and now is that the Constitution is no longer taken as verbatim, but more on the interpretation of it. ... Alexander Ha...

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Beard published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution elaborating on his profound and realist opinion that the structure of the United States Constitution was manipulated by the personal financial and property interests of the members at the convention such as public securities, manufacturing, trading, and shipping. ... In his book, he argues that the members of the Convention were indifferent about the future economic well being of America as long as the wealthy stayed wealthy, and he supported his thesis through citations of the Federalist Papers, particularly Madison's Federal...

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He is also renowned for his loose interpretation of the Constitution, believing that the "necessary and proper" clause in the constitution allows congress to do whatever was necessary to fulfill its enumerated power. ... The Federalist believed in a strong centralized government, a loose interpretation of the constitution, a powerful central bank, and restrictions on freedom of speech and press. They federalists were high-class and didn't represent the people as much as the anti-federalist, who were against mostly all of the federalists beliefs. Madison and Hamilton were the leaders of th...

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These people became known as the Anti-Federalist. ... In response came the Federalist Papers published in the New York Independent Journal under the author Publius. ... The Anti-Federalist arguments came from the experience with the British. ... An interpretation is that we would have to be all completely numb to the world around us not to see an attack coming. ... Madison's Federalist Paper # 46 in conjunction with Paper # 45 attempts to ease the concerns of many skeptics. ...

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The two leaders of the parties were Thomas Jefferson, Republican, and Alexander Hamilton, Federalist. ... When they finally agreed to it, they wanted a strict interpretation of the law, or followed as closely as possible. ... The Republicans all believed in a strict interpretation, whereas Hamilton and his Federalist followers wanted a loose interpretation. As stated in the federalist papers they wanted to give all citizens the same options. ... Jefferson and the other Republicans viewed his election as the Federalists defeat. ...

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Hamilton states his view on the judicial branch of government in article eighty of The Federalist Papers. ... They should have the power to enforce uniformity in the interpretation of national laws. ... Today, courts can exercise those powers stated by Hamilton in article eighty of The Federalist Papers. Though The Federalist Papers did not motivate people to adopt the Constitution, it supplied them with the most authoritative interpretation of the Constitution. ... The Federalist Papers have laid the foundation for an enduring and everlasting democracy in America. ...

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Hamilton expressed his belief in a very centralized authority by saying, "The idea of a council to the Executive, which has so generally obtained in the State Constitutions, has been derived from that maxim of Republican jealousy which considers power safer in the hands of a number of men than of a single man the executive power is more easily confined when it is one; that it is far more safe there should be a single object for the jealousy and watchfulness of a people; and in a word, that all multiplication of the Executive is rather dangerous than friendly to liberty [Hamilton, The Federali...

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Jefferson distrusted the federal government, which he saw invading individual liberty, while Hamilton distrusted the people; Jefferson saw American as agrarian, while Hamilton saw it as industrious, and while Jefferson fought for strict interpretation of the constitution, Hamilton favored loose implied powers. ... Cunningham includes an excerpt from papers written by Jefferson to demonstrate his opinions against the Bank. ... After the ratification of the Constitution, the anti-federalists and the federalists had not evolved into political parties and there were no clear party divisions. ... ...

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The settlers took advantage of the non-English-speaking Africans, condemning their culture and religious ritual practices, treating them as savages and leaving the laws open for vague interpretations. ... The Federalist made a significant impact in the production of official papers supporting a strong central government; an entity sorely missed. ...

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The Southern representation at the turn of the century were the Anti-Federalists, led by Thomas Jefferson. The Anti-Federalists spoke primarily for agricultural interests and values. ... Beard consolidated various scholarly views of the Constitution and the economic interpretation of the Constitution. ... No one was better prepared to defend the Constitution than New Yorker, and federalist, Alexander Hamilton. ... Known as "The Federalist Papers," these remarkable essays proved critical in achieving ratification of the constitution in the nation. ...

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The United States government was founded with the negative goal of preventing tyranny. Its framers were interested in rights of the people only as an afterthought; their logic was clear. If tyranny can be prevented, then freedom will be maximized to the limits that society itself imposes. Thus the t...

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The courts of appeals can only consider questions of law and legal interpretation. ... (Barone and Cohen, 54) Statesman Alexander Hamilton argued in The Federalist papers that "the judiciary is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power."...

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