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During the epic debates in late 1787 and early 1788, theFederalists were led by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. They weren’tnecessarily the “good guys.” They were theindividuals who strongly advocated ratification of the Constitution as approvedduring the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. The Anti-Federalists were a diverse coalition of patriots and were NOT the […]
Read More…Essay #85, Concluding Remarks, is the concluding essay in the Federalist Papers collection. As you recall, the Federalist Papers were written primarily to the citizens of New York whose approval for the ratification of the Constitution was critical. Alexander Hamilton points out that the New York State constitution contained as many “supposed defects,” and many […]
Read More…In Essay #84, Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered, Alexander Hamilton the proposed Constitution and its provisions designed to protect individual liberties. Concern for individual liberties was one of the anti-federalist’s main objections to the new Constitution. Hamilton’s aim was to alleviate these concerns and promote ratification. This paper served […]
Read More…In Essay #83, The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury, Alexander Hamilton wraps up his discussion of the judiciary by addressing concerns over the absence of a specific constitutional provision for trial by jury in civil cases. As he explains, this is rooted in one of the core principles of constitutional theory: the […]
Read More…In Essay #82,The Judiciary Continued, Alexander Hamilton addresses the concern about conflicts arising from the existence of federal and state courts – the “doctrine of concurrent jurisdiction,” i.e., which courts have primary jurisdiction, and how appeals should be made from lower courts to higher. He is explaining the passage in the Constitution that states, “The […]
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