James Madison had previously published twenty-six out of the eighty-five Federalist Papers in 1787-1788, the two most influential Federalist Papers regarding the issues of factions and tyranny were Federalist Papers 10 and 51. ... Jackson stated "There must be no distinction between the rich and poor the great and ignoble" (Remini, p.10). ... Daniel Webster during the nullification process quotes James Madison from Federalist Paper 51 "if the majority is united by common interest the rights of the minorities will be insecure," and the Southern states experienced this directly (Federalist 51, p...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Madison's major points are made in Federalist Papers ten and fifty-one. ... He feels that no one branch should have excessive power when it comes to the process of choosing the affiliates of the other two branches. Madison states, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. ... Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Papers, for example, was his way of anticipating federalism. ... I feel that he has no real basis to his conclusions. ...

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Initially when the constitution was drafted, the anti federalists opposed it on the grounds that it gave too much power to the national government. ... Thus, we find no sovereignty located in the American political system. ... (American Government , Page number 51) Historically there were two views about federalism in the United States by the framers of the constitution. ... Thus, the Tenth Amendment provides states no protection against the march of mandates. ... Thus, James Madison argued in Federalist no. 10 that it would be in a large Federalist republic such as the United States, that on...

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Cunningham presents Jefferson's argument in a lengthy excerpt from his Opinion on the Constitutionality of Establishing a National Bank, (Cunningham, 2000, p. 51) which Jefferson submitted to President Washington on February 15, 1791. ... 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. ... In Jefferson's letter to Washington he explained concern and fear for the Federalists "sought to use the new government as a stepping stone to monarchy" while he then "professed hi...

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In their attempt to gain support for ratification of the newly written constitution, Federalists in 1787 took to publicly campaigning in order to sway public opinion. The Federalists realized the importance of public opinion. ... Females were over-represented, constituting for 67 percent of my survey while only 51 percent of eligible voters nationwide are female. ... Amazingly, 100 percent of respondents that identified him/herself as a Democrat stated that he/she would be most likely to vote for the Democratic Party's candidate in the 2004 presidential election "even when no parti...

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• Grade Level: High School