... jeopardy. (Pierce 39). The members of the Congress recognized this and the danger it posed to the system of democracy. Alexander Hamilton, co-author of the Federalist Papers, acknowledged this hazard and stressed in the Federalist Papers No. 68 that unlike Congress, or any other permanent body with duties beyond electing the President, the Electoral College should be free to act without ... of the President. However, they were outnumbered. Most delegates believed that the people were not capable of choosing a President (Peirce 43). Alexander Hamilton led this debate and wrote in the Fed...

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... called the Anti-Federalists. These political organizations began to take shape before Washington became president in 1789. Soon after, the two groups developed into the first American political parties, the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government. The Democratic-Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, supported a weak central government. After the 1816 ... presidential election, the Federalist Party broke up as a national organization, and the Democratic-Republican Party split into several groups....

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... hands of those thought to be more judicious and more enlightened. James Madison holds a strong view regarding the power in the hands of the more enlightened as expressed in The Federalist. "The effect is to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of ... the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people will be more consonant to the public good than if pronounced by the people themselves, convened for the purpose." (The Federalist #10, 1787) Although representatio...

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... put into effect in 1791. In the middle of Washington's stay the 11th amendment was added to the constitution. Following Washington's two term presidency, John Adams was voted in as a Federalist for one term from 1797-1801, following him for two terms was Thomas Jefferson as a Democratic-Republican from 1801-1809, in which the 12th amendment was added to revise the ... ...

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