... interests in America. In 1913, Charles A. Beard consolidated various scholarly views of the Constitution and the economic interpretation of the Constitution. Beard argued that the formation of the Constitution was a conflict based upon competing economic interests – interests of both the proponents and opponents. In his view, the Federalists, the founders mostly out of the Northern states, supported a strong, centralized government and favored the Constitution during its drafting and ratification. 8 These were individuals whose primary economic ... Madison to write series of 85 essays...

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... political pressures. (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."(Bernotas, 113) Because the judiciary lacked the lawmaking or enforcement powers of the other branches, he argued, its authority would rest solely on the quality of its judgments. The judicial branch has indeed proved to be the least powerful branch as Hamilton predicted, but it has played a larger ... 's Cabinet"). The legislative branch is the lawmaking part of the United States government. The l...

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