Articles related to "Federalists"

A collection of letters designed to encourage ratification and acceptance of the new federal government

Born in 1751, James Madison, the fourth President of the United States was brought up in Orange County, Virginia.

In the early years of the Republic, factionalism over Constitutional interpretation divided Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson resulting in the birth of parties.

The "Revolution of 1800" marked the first time in U.S. history that a faction in power voluntarily stepped down after losing a popular election.

The series of events in the 1790s, which pitted federalists against anti-federalists, sometimes called the Whiskey Rebellion, was the epilogue to the Revolution.

The fiscal performance of the US government during the early 1800's can be characterized by the dominating sector of the elected government officials.

The fiscal performance of the US government during the late 1700s can be characterized by the dominating sector of the elected government officials.

A contested election between rival parties that nearly ignited a war and proved whether the electoral process could allow for the peaceful transfer of power.

One of the prevalent challenges in American government has been the problem of factions. This article explains the importance of factions in shaping the Constitution.

While they historically appeared as ideological opposites, both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton contributed to the early political identity of America.

As America entered into its undeclared war with France, decisions made by the Federalist leadership in Washington assured the eventual destruction of their own party.

The threat of war, combined with the fear of foreign immigrants, prompted Congress to enact laws that placed severe restrictions on the newly won freedoms of Americans.

The United States was nearly dissolved when the southern states seceded, launching the Civil War. But this was not the first time the Union threatened collapse.

James Madison retires to Virginia but returns to politics when John Adams and his Federalists threaten the freedoms that were guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

With the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson initiated imperialistic policies in expanding American ideals across this continent and eventually throughout the world.

What is the role of the President of the United States? With the coming presidential election, voters should understand the president's executive power.

John Quincy Adams, elected President in 1824 as a Democratic-Republican, was a member, during his long political career, of no less than five political parties.

James Madison and Alexander Hamilton stressed that an additional convention of states must be called to revise the Articles of Confederation.

Samuel Finley Breese Morse is best known for his creation of the single wire telegraph system and the Morse Code, but he was also a gifted painter.

Attorney Robert Jones wrote Secure the Blessings of Liberty to introduce people to the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers and America's founding documents.

In The Market Revolution, Sellers uses a wealth of information to argue that the capitalist revolution in America affected every corner of the burgeoning nation.

George Washington, the military commander and war hero, was a unanimous choice to be the first President of the United States, but where were his political allegiances?

James Madison a member of the Democratic-Republican party, though his war-time presidency demonstrated a certain degree of bipartisanship.

The Constitution and the Federalist Papers define the expressed and inherent powers of the Congress. A review of these documents reveals what Congress should be doing.

The Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798 were the first threat to constitutional guarantees in America and led to calls for state sovereignty over federal authority.

The Founding Fathers had three fundamental problems with selecting the President of the United States. Their solution created the Electoral College amid huge concerns.

While John Adams is today remembered as having been a great President, his status was once mired by his association with the controversial policies of other Federalists.

Press censorship and attacks on newspapers began with the founding of the nation and always involved political ideals or social controversies like abolition of slavery.

Marbury v Madison allowed the Marshall Court to give a broad definition of Judicial Review and perfect the Founding Father's vision of Constitutional checks and balances.

Apart from George Washington, James Monroe is the closest America has ever come to having a unanimously elected president, leading the country during peaceful times.

The presidential election of 1800 was the first truly disputed election in our nation's history, and became a defining event in shaping the United States Constitution.

Alexander Hamilton's Federalists and Thomas Jefferson's Republicans fought bitterly over the morality and legality of a national banking system. Now it's being reexamined

"Infamous Scribblers" offers a fascinating look into the evolution of early American journalism and the printers and writers involved.

The period between the election of a new president and Inauguration Day has sometimes been filled with agitation.

Unconstitutional acts passed by Congress to control dissent and foreign influence

President Jefferson put the interests of the nation above ideological considerations when confronted with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.

Throughout American political history, conservatives and liberals have been battling for control of the government.

This Presidents' Day weekend, investigate Aaron Copland's "Lincoln's Portrait" and the album "George Washington: Music for the First President."

During the years immediately leading up to the 19th century, America suddenly found standing at the doorstep of war with a leading European power.

From March, 1781 to March, 1789 the United States operated under the Articles of Confederation. Amending the Articles required unanimous consent.

The response of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts

John Adams, member of the Federalist party, was a true American patriot, though once in office the politics of his party kept him from a second term.

The quick growth and early success of James Buchanan played an infamous role in the growth of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.

About a month before the election, the issue of Question 1 has been hotly debated. Why is this so and what is at stake?

America's third president was a follower of the European philosophy of enlightenment, and a staunch believer in states rights.

The US Constitution wouldn't be the law of the land without the Bill of Rights, and no civic education would be complete with a thorough grasp of the first ten amendments

George Washington was elected president unanimously twice. Those were the last two times for such national unity. The elections of 1796 and 1800 were vastly different.

This is the first in a series of articles on how the Founding Fathers' vision remains important. States' loss of say in the federal system harmed them in the long run.

In the middle of the 19th century, a new party began to rise up through the ranks of American Politics. The Know-Nothings were anti Catholic and anti Immigration.

Who was the 39th president of the U.S.? What party did John Quincy Adams represent? Find out many answers you need to know about the Presidents of the U.S.