MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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The Federalists had the majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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The Federalists had control of the executive and judicial branches of government.
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The Federalists wanted a strong Congress but a weak president.
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The Federalists in Congress controlled the elections in every state.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.
Detailed explanation-2: -Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic were known as Federalists. Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government were known as Anti-Federalists.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. or Federalist : a supporter of federal government. especially US : a supporter of the U.S. Constitution. 2. Federalist US : a member of a major political party in the early years of the U.S. that wanted a strong central government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Federalist Papers was a collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788. The essays urged the ratification of the United States Constitution, which had been debated and drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.