ANTI-FEDERALISTS

in American history, opponents of the adoption of the federal Constitution. Leading Anti-Federalists included George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, Patrick Henry, and George Clinton. Later, many of the Anti-Federalists opposed the policies of the Federalist party and of Alexander Hamilton.

See M. Borden, ed., The Antifederalist Papers (1965); C. M. Kenyon, ed., The Antifederalists (1966).

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books on: Anti Federalists  - 1320 results

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The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers
Book by David Wootton; Hackett, 2003
Subjects: Constitutional History--United States--Sources, Constitutional Law--United States, United States--Politics And Government--1783-1789
...see Herbert Storing, What the Anti-Federalists Were For (Chicago: University...Cornell, The Other Founders: Anti-Federcclism and the Dissenting...Two valuable collections of anti- Federalist writings are W B. Allen and...
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The Federalist
Book by Terence Ball, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay; Cambridge University Press, 2003
Subjects: Constitutional History--United States, Federalist, United States--Politics And Government--1783-1789
...argument or explanation. The Federalist gives us a window into the...As Madison remarked, The Federalist provides the most authentic...Men of Little Faith: The Anti-Federalists on the Nature of Representative...Storing, CAF , vol. I What the Anti-Federalists Were For (Chicago...
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One United People: The Federalist Papers and the National Idea
Book by Edward Millican; University Press of Kentucky, 1990
Subjects: Federalist, Nationalism--United States--History, Political Science--United States--History
...against it. The Federalists were successful...effectiveness of The Federalist as a piece of...the public. An Anti-Federalist critic...verdict. The Federalist papers obtained...City, and the Federalists carried that area...have done the Federalist cause no harm...more responsible Anti-Federalists at Poughkeepsie...
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The Federalists, the Antifederalists, and the American Political Tradition
Book by Wilson Carey McWilliams, Michael T. Gibbons; Greenwood Press, 1992
Subjects: Federalist, Political Science--United States--History--18th Century
...has pointed out in his excellent work in What the Anti-Federalists Were For , the claim that the intricate separation...responsibility and accountability was a criticism that the Federalists took seriously. 11 Accountability must take place...
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The Federalist's Vision of Popular Sovereignty in the New American Republic
Book by Kathleen O. Potter; LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2002
Subjects: Federalist
...claim the federal guaranty for the latter. The only restriction imposed on them is, that they shall not exchange republican for anti-republican Constitutions; a restriction which it is presumed will hardly be considered as a grievance. (43M:225) His...
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journal articles on: Anti Federalists  - 463 results

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The Conservative Influence of the Federalist Society on the Harvard Law School Student Body
Journal article by George W. Hicks Jr.; Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 29, 2006
Subjects: Conservatism--Evaluation, Federalist Society--Influence, Harvard Law School--Influence, Law schools--Political aspects, Law students--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Liberalism--Evaluation
...opposition. Lawson contended that "The Anti-Federalist Society" was a more apt name because the Founding-era Anti-Federalists favored decentralized government...the lunch table shared. "The Federalist Society" ultimately prevailed...
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The Story of the Federalist: How Hamilton and Madison Reconceived America
Journal article by Brannon P. Denning; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 26, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Story of the Federalist: How Hamilton and Madison Reconceived America (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Constitution can be said to be anti-democratic (or, more precisely, anti-majoritarian). The Federalists emphasis on "refining" the...honed in the writing of The Federalist, to bear. News of Virginias ratification also buoyed the Federalists efforts (p. 198). In the...
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The Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights
Journal article by Shlomo Slonim; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 20, 2003
Subjects: Alien and Sedition Act of 1798, Constitutional Convention, 1787--Influence, Democracy--Analysis, Federalism--Analysis, State government--Analysis, The Federalist (Periodical)--Evaluation, United States Constitution--U.S. Const. amend. 1-10
...it emerges that the authors of the Federalist Papers did not neglect the issue...principal answers were supplied by the Federalists to justify the omission of a bill...each of which was duly noted in the Federalist Papers (either expressly or implicitly...condemnation of the conduct of the Federalists in infringing the liberties of the...elections of 1800, which drove the Federalist party out of office and into oblivion...
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The Federalist Society Address
Journal article by John R. Bolton; Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 30, 2008
Subjects: Economic development--Evaluation, Federalist Society--Evaluation, International security--Economic aspects, Security, International--Economic aspects
The Federalist Society Address. by John R. Bolton APRIL 26, 2007 PROFESSOR BAKER: My...dont doubt that he is looking for friends among the worlds rogue states and anti-Americans either for political support, potentially with other oil producing...
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The Federalist Society's Influence on the Federal Judiciary
Journal article by Nancy Scherer, Banks Miller; Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 62, 2009
Subjects: Federal courts, Federalism, Federalist Society, Influence, Judges & magistrates, Organizations
...model. As expected, the Federalist Society coefficient is positive...hypothesized, members of the Federalist Society do exhibit more conservative...briefs filed on the pro- and anti-federal rights sides; and...president, ideology, and Federalist Society membership. These...
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magazine articles on: Anti Federalists  - 166 results

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Movin' on Up with the Federalist Society : How the Right Rears Its Young Lawyers
Magazine article by Amy Bach; The Nation, Vol. 273, October 1, 2001
Subjects: Attorneys--Political activity, Federalist Society--Membership, Lawyers--Political activity, Right and left (Political science)--Analysis
...have seen some students go to the Federalist Society as a career builder...University of Chicago Law School. Federalists say the favoritism is long overdue...to fundamental change. How the Federalist Society became a home for young...conservatives is a tale told repeatedly by Federalists in trying to explain that they...claiming that "I am a member of the Federalist Society, and I do not know, quite...it all stands for." Many young Federalists maintain their ties to the society...
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A Hostile Takeover: How the Federalist Society Is Capturing the Federal Courts
Magazine article by Martin Garbus; The American Prospect, Vol. 14, March 2003
Subjects: A.B.A., Abraham, Spencer, Ashcroft, John D., Attorneys--Political activity, Bush, George W., Conservatism--Political aspects, Federalist Society--Analysis, Federalist Society--Political activity, Hatch, Orrin G., Judges--Political aspects, Meese, Edwin, Political culture--Analysis, Pressure groups--Political activity, Reagan, Ronald, Scalia, Antonin
...incompetents off the bench. Today the Federalists have more influence in judicial...selection than the ABA ever had. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy...and Castle Rock foundations, the Federalist Society grew quickly. The Federalists targeted clerkships at the Supreme...appointees identify themselves as Federalists. Those confirmed: Edith Brown...who have identified themselves as Federalist members: Miguel Estrada (D...
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Appeal to Sovereignists and to Federalists Loyal to Quebec
Magazine article by Christian Dufour; Inroads, 2001
Subjects: French language, Independence movements, Language policy, Nationalism, Quebec Canada
...modus operandi of certain federalists - who, like Pontius Pilate...understand the meaning of their federalist faith? Well, the problem...responsibility lies with Quebec federalists who have yet to recover from...fear to advance a Quebec federalist vision vigorously, even...whether the pathologically anti-Quebec element of the Canadian...
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Blueprints for the Constitution
Magazine article by Stephen Goode, Eli Lehrer; Insight on the News, Vol. 14, December 14, 1998
Subjects: Political science--Analysis, The Federalist (Book)--Appreciation
...like this: For the Anti-Federalists, democracy...of the most eloquent Anti-Federalists -- Peter Yates of...articles to counter The Federalist Papers. "The territory...Constitution -- and this The Federalist Papers had provided...the concerns of such Anti-Federalists as Peter Yates, writing...
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The Conservative Cabal That's Transforming American Law
Magazine article by Jerry M. Landay; Washington Monthly, Vol. 32, March 2000
Subjects: Attorneys--Associations and societies, Federalist Society--Evaluation, Politics--United States
...fresh meat, which is where the Federalist Society came in. The founding...later recruit former student-Federalists to prestigious Supreme Court clerkships...travel the campus circuit, the Federalist cover softening their right-fringe...Provocation 101"). But the Federalists are not just about recruiting young...incredible influence" of the 140 campus Federalist chapters: "Where so many of the nations leaders are groomed, the Federalists manipulate the landscape. It was...
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newspaper articles on: Anti Federalists  - 36 results

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`Mouth of South' Wins Honor from World Federalists
Newspaper article by Jeffrey T. Kuhner; The Washington Times, March 16, 2001
Subjects: Cable News Network, Cable television broadcasting industry, Turner, Ted, United Nations
`Mouth of South wins honor from world federalists by Jeffrey T. Kuhner When CNN founder Ted Turner arrived...the Norman Cousins Global Governance Award from the World Federalist Association were about politics and foreign policy. The...of the Catholic League. "Hes a repeat offender. Hes an anti-Christian bigot." Mr. Scully added his organization...
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Both Impeachment Sides Cite Federalist Papers
Newspaper article by Jennifer Harper; The Washington Times, January 24, 1999
Subjects: Hamilton, Alexander
...Both impeachment sides cite Federalist Papers by Jennifer Harper...impeachment, there is talk of the Federalist Papers. These thoughtful...strong central government. The Federalist Papers are no easy read...written. They inspired the Anti-Federalist papers - these...
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Mukasey Collapses during D.C. Speech; 'Alert' and Talking at Hospital
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 21, 2008
Subjects: Federalist Society, Hospitals, United States. Department of Justice
...Thursday night during a speech to the Federalist Society at a D.C. hotel. Mr. Mukasey...speech about the Bush administrations anti-terrorism efforts, said Craig Richardson...According to Mr. Richardson, a circle of Federalist Society members, included former Attorney...
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Society News
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 28, 2005
Subjects: Federalist Society, McCain, John
...two years, members of the Federalist Society have been much maligned...advantage in doing so. " The Federalist Society has even been presented...Judge Roberts ties with the Federalist Society are not the story...issue where none existed." Anti-Byrd ads The National Republican...
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Galloping towards the Abyss; Could Yesterday's Ministerial Resignation Be the First Step towards One of Those Historic Upheavals Which Change the Shape of British Politics Forever?
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 23, 1996
...Finally, there are the anti-federalists, for whom Heathcoat...Europe will ensure that the anti-federalists will be in a majority, will...the Union Jack. The Tory federalist - small in numbers but rich...and the rest - like the Tory federalists - moving into the wilderness...
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Anti-Federalists
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANTI-FEDERALISTS in American history...federal Constitution. Leading Anti-Federalists included George...Clinton . Later, many of the Anti-Federalists opposed the policies of the Federalist party and of Alexander Hamilton...
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Federalist Party
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FEDERALIST PARTY in U.S...states were called Federalists, a term made...meaning by the Federalist Papers (see Federalist...views was the Federalist party. Its opponents...at first called Anti-Federalists , drew together...
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Adams, John , 2d President of the United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...conservative property-respecting Federalists, he was not dominated by them...led by Jefferson. Though the Federalists were pro-British and strongly...Acts (1798), aimed at the Anti-Federalists. He was, however, detested...
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Democratic Party
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...opposed to those of the Federalist party came to be...government. This group of Anti-Federalists, who called themselves...Dominant Party As the Federalist party waned, politics...voters expressed their anti-Washington and anti-incumbent sentiments...
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Xyz Affair
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Revolutionary Wars was both unable and unwilling to lend aid. The anti-French Federalists gained the upper hand in the United States, and there was...declaration of war. In 1799 Adams, to the intense disgust of the Federalist leader, Alexander Hamilton, named William Vans Murray...
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