Essays on Federalism

The AntiFederalists best represented the interests of the people in the argument over ratification by Supporting the people’s rights and make everyone equal. The AntiFederalists wanted to protect the rights of the people by creating a Bill of rights. Though the Federalist would disagree and say that the rights have already been said in the…

I think the main concern for establishing a government should be the effectiveness of the government, rather than responsiveness to the voters. I will first go over the arguments each side presents: why the Anti-federalists disliked any branch of government that was not directly, elected or responsible to the people, and why the Federalists liked…

During the formation of the United States in the late 1700s, there was a group of people who believed that the Constitution should be ratified and a group of people who opposed this ratification of the Constitution. The group who approved of the ratification of the Constitution was called the Federalists. They had multiple reasons…

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalist: The Constitutional Debate The road to accepting the Constitution of the United States was neither easy nor predetermined. In fact during and after its drafting a wide-ranging debate was held between those who supported the Constitution. The Federalists, and those who were against it, the Anti-Federalists. The basis of this debate regarded…

It is in this vein that a country drafts legislation to protect the rights of their inhabitants. In the United States there is the Bill of Rights of 1781, which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, 1787. In Canada there is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,…

“Why can’t we all just get along?” Is a famous quote from the lawyer Rodney King, it may be very new in nature but in all actuality it has very deep roots. Back in the revolutionary time period between 1788 and 1800 there was a lot of arguing and verbal fighting going on in America….

To amend the Articles of Confederation, unanimous approval by all thirteen colonies was a necessity. Instead of reforming the preexisting document, it was decided that once approved by nine states, a newly written document would become the supreme law of the land. Framers of the constitution were voted on by the individual colonies to amend…

Most people think that the U.S. constitution was just ratified and there was no arguments over its passing. In fact there was almost enough opposition that it came very close to not being passed. It was the Hamiltonians vs. the Jeffersonians in almost all cases. Even before the United States Constitution was ratified there was…

Hamilton vs. Jefferson The conflict between the Antifedralists and the Federalists had a tremendous impact on our country. The Federalists, led by Hamilton, represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports. The Antifedralists, led by Jefferson, spoke for the rural and southern interests. The central government and its power was mainly what separated the two…

The United States of America, in its earliest years, was held together by a very feeble tie. There was great need for a good government to manage the general affairs of the country. And to protect the liberties of each individual citizen and the rights of each local state government. Though the question of exactly…