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Was george mason an anti-federalist?
James Madison was a Federalist. As a delegate to the US Constitutional Convention, he argued for a strong central government with a system of checks and balances. He also made his federalist positions clear as a contributor to the Federalist Papers. Later, in 1808 he was elected to the US presidency. He served from 1809 to 1817. Madison was the fourth US president. Additionally, in order to have the new constitution ratified, he added the Bill of Rights. He believed the bill was unnecessary as there was nothing in the constitution that kept these rights that already existed in the former members of the Federation. Actually Madison drafted 12 items to the Bill of Rights but the convention only passed 10 of them.
What are amendments 9 and 10 for?
They are part of the constitution
How does Federalist No 10 relate to today's society?
James Madison's Federalist #10 was at the time arguing for the ratification of the Constitution. It proposed that factions (political parties, interest groups, etc) were both dangerous and essential to the republic: when factions go awry, a majority can make changes that are not in the interest of other citizens, and factions can also be corrupted; however, having many, and less powerful, factions can be good, for they will nullify each other and prevent one particular group/interest from overiding all of the others. Madison argued that the Constitution would basically take care of the problem of "majority" factions, and take cares of problems that arose from the Articles of Confederation at the time. In today's society, Madison would probably be pretty pleased. In the US, we have both the Democratic and the Repbulican Parties, as well as the Independent and the Tea Party and several interest groups. No faction has "too much" power, or could get away with passing certain "passions and impulses" that the others would not regulate or shut down. However, parts of Federalist #10 are flawed. Madisons idea that "The promise of a large population as a protection against individuals being elected to power would be considered a laughable proposition by the average voter" today.
Was secession in the US illegal in 1861?
No, secession was neither forbidden nor illegal (use link below for authoritative source information). Virginia was one of 2 nation/states that made the ability to withdraw from the Union a condition of ratification of the Constitution. Those against southern states legally seceding promoted that the Southern states were trying to take down the Union, hence "rebellion" was the term used to permit the use of Federal troops to invade Virginia and other seceeding states. It was after the Civil War that law/laaws were amended or added requiring permission of the Federal Government to secede from the Union. Source: Online Entomology Dictionary, Legality of Secession. Sources for the article: "Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention," p.45. 2. "Federalist" No. 84. 3. "Federalist" No. 6. 4. "Federalist" No. 8. 5. "Farewell Address." 6. "Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution," vol. 18, p.295. 7. "Federalist" No. 84. 8. Jonathan Elliot, "The Debates of the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution." Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1876, vol. II, p.232-233. 9. Clyde N. Wilson, forward to St. George Tucker, "View of the Constitution of the United States, with Selected Writings." Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1999, p.vii. 10. ibid. 11. ibid., p.136.
What do you call changes to the constitution?
In the US, changes made to the US Constitution are called Amendments. Excluding the 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights, the most important one can be the 13th amendment which abolished slavery in the USA.
Father of the constitution and author of federalist no 10?
james madison
What was added to the US Constitution to satisfy the anti-federalist?
Bill of Rights (first 10 ammendments)
Who was the author of the Federalist papers N 10?
James Madison wrote essay #10.
What is the theme of the Federalist paper 10?
James Madison was the author of Federalist 10. He wrote it because he did not want to see the United States tore apart by factions.
Series of articles written to convince New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution?
Articles 1-10 were used to persuade the colonists to ratify the Constitution. The states wanted their rights written down on paper to prevent the government from taking them away later, so the Bill of Rights (amendments 1-10) were created and the original 13 colonies ratified the Constitution.
What were the federalist paper and why were they written?
The federalist papers were a series of articles that were written for the New York paper. Their purpose was to persuade the anti federalists to ratify the newly published Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison were the authors of these articles; the most famous of the papers is probably Madison's Federalist No. 10. The articles can still be read, as they are sold in book form as The Federalist.
Who was the fether of the constitution?
The US Father of the Constitution is James Madison who outlined the first 10 amendments. He was also the 4th US President.
What are the two most important federalist papers?
federalist 10 and 78
What was the significance of James Madison?
James Madison played an important role in the constitutional convention. He listened to all of the thoughts and ideas, and then put them into writing. He wrote the model that was later used to make the constitution.
Why was the federalist paper 14 written?
Federalist Paper no. 10 was written by James Madison to get the Constitution ratified. It discussed how to control factions that harbored interests that were in contrast to the rights of others. Madison argued on behalf of a strong government that could guard against factions.
Who s the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because of his pivotal role in the document's drafting as well as its ratification. Madison also drafted the first 10 amendments -- the Bill of Rights.
What was the federalist position on the adoption of Constitution?
they stressed the weaknesses of the articles dang kids read your book!
