PHI 2183 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anti-Federalism
5 Apr 2016
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Publius = alexander hamilton, james madison, john jay. Federalist papers were published under pen name publius to ensure the papers would be read and become famous" due to their arguments and not because of who wrote them. Madison became 4th president of usa (1809-1817) 1776: american colonies gain independence from britain: articles of confederation . They didn"t want another dominating government: insufficient unity, problems of divisiveness, local interests. 1787: new union proposed: founding of the us: proposed constitution must be ratified by states, madison/federalists defend is: federalist papers, opponents & anti-federalists: fear centralized, big, powerful government. 1791: u. s. bill of rights/first 10 amendments to constitution: anti-federalist positions. We need a bill of rights: federalist position. You don"t need one because we"ve specified the government is limited. No bill of rights could ever cover every single right. Just give the government authority to assert rights: general approach.
