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Anti/Federalist
anti federalist and federalists papers
Question | Answer |
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Federalist #10 - author | James Madison |
Federalist #10 - major argument | The danger of factions and how to control them |
Federalist #10 - causes of factions | Religious zeal, differing political parties, unequal distribution of property |
Federalist #10 - form of government promoted to guard against and/or "cure" America factions | A large republic |
Federalist #10 - basic defenition of a republic | A government in which the scheme of representation takes place |
Federalist #51 - author | James Madison |
Federalist #51 -major arguements | structure of the government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments |
Federalist #51 - significance of seperation of powers and checks and balances | prevent any one branch from gaining too much power and to protect individual liberties |
Federalist #51 - why separation of powers must exist (consider our colonial history) | prevent tyranny and ensure that no single entity has complete control unlike what we had with the British |
Anti Federalists Papers - general concerns concerning a strong national government | Feared strong central gov would become tyranical Argued a large republic wouldnt represent diverse interests "Necessary and Proper"clause & Supermacy clause worried them (saw these as avenues for fed gov to expand its power at the expense of states) |
Anti Federalists Papers - aversion to a lack of a bill of rights | Concern that without explicit protections, individual freedoms would be at risk under a strong national government |
Anti Federalists Papers - rights not protected | freedom of the press, trial by jury right to bear arms protection against standing armies |