MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Question
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Federalist
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Anti-Federalist
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Madison, America’s fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
Detailed explanation-2: -For him, federalism produces more efficient government by allowing each level to concentrate on the functions of government which they can carry out most effectively: the states should have jurisdiction over “local” matters, while the federal government should control “national” matters.
Detailed explanation-3: -The supporters of the proposed Constitution called themselves “Federalists.” Their adopted name implied a commitment to a loose, decentralized system of government. In many respects “federalism”-which implies a strong central government-was the opposite of the proposed plan that they supported.