The Federalist Papers
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004HFK14E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 109 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Today, The Federalist Papers are as important and vital a rallying cry for freedom as ever.. Originally published anonymously, The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still hotly debated and open to often controversial interpretations, the arguments first presented here by three of America's greatest patriots and political theorists were created during a critical moment in our nation's history, providing readers with a running ideological commentary on the crucial issues facing a democracy
The Constitution explained What a blessing to have an as-it-was-happening commentary on The Constitution of the United States. We have the Constitution’s author, James Madison, “defense” of the Constitution. And knowing that the Supreme Court has cited The Federalist Papers in its decisions gives them additional credence.Each provision of the Constitution is explained and defended. Historical facts about previous governments are reasons for specific provisions. Brilliant men of the Enlightenment create. This is an excellent opportunity to inform oneself about the founding of the For those among us who think or believe that we have been under the same Constitution since we declared Independence, reading thiese essays, supporting the current constitution will help clear that up James Madison believed, his belief following experience with the "Articles' under which the United States, that the Articles were designed to "oppress and vex". The opposition published opposing views and were written by serious men as well. I will not spoil the suspense by telling you where thes. "helpful background information on the early political climate" according to Kay S. I teach citizenship classes, so I enjoy knowing the background information. I'm reading in concurrently with the "Anti-Federalist Papers," chapter for chapter to see the arguing back and forth, and also the same tactics as what's going on in the now, 2016 election season: name calling, (they were just more polite back then) scare tactics, appeals to "common sense" examples from history (European). Just like Solomon said, "There is nothing new under the sun!"The writers of this book seem to be