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Al_Smith
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Was james madison a federalist or an anit-federalist? I know he basically wrote the bill of rights but was he in favor of the bill of rights before the ratification of the constitution? I need this for a paper due tomorrow. Thanks for the help.
Nov 21 2005 6:55PM
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JFerg
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no way is pyb better than tbc. i mean honestly, is it even a question??
Nov 21 2005 7:05PM
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Capt.Flannel
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well he was the father of federalism so.... take a swing.
Nov 21 2005 7:06PM
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Al_Smith
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I thought he was called the father of the constitution. Was he intially in favor of the bill of rights or against them?
Nov 21 2005 7:13PM
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Capt.Flannel
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google it and look at the first thing that comes up for "James Madison federalism".
Nov 21 2005 7:13PM
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Capt.Flannel
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godfather of the constitution, father of federalism.
Nov 21 2005 7:14PM
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ERIEcoastSKIER
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hahaha
Nov 21 2005 7:18PM
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Al_Smith
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Federalism really means just that there is a national government and a state government. During the ratification process there were federalists and anit-federalists, so which was madison. You would think hes a federalist because he almost wrote the constitution, but he also wrote the bill of rights, which was favored by anti-federalists. I hope that makes sense.
Nov 21 2005 7:19PM
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Capt.Flannel
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I very honestly don't care at all. I thought I'd be nice and google it because when I dont know something, I usualy look it up.
Nov 21 2005 7:20PM
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Al_Smith
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I already googled it and came up with no concrete answer. NS was my last hope. whatever, I'll just be very vague.
Nov 21 2005 7:21PM
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SkiMN
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next time try google. most of the sites you'll get are created by people three times as smart as the smartest person on NS. Federalist though
Nov 21 2005 10:42PM
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miss_hevern87
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k, if he was a federalist, he wanted a strong central government...but the antifederalists didnt. therefore they created the bill of rights to ensure that the government would not get wildly powerful. therefore we can deduct that mr. madison, being a federalist, did not have the need for a bill of rights, however probably was not against it.
Nov 21 2005 10:45PM
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P-JO
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I found this paragraph from one of my AP government papers, but it made me remember how shitty I did in that class and how shitty this paper was. ENJOY!



James Madison or the "Father of Constitution" advocated John Locke's fundamental ideas but also coined the idea of civic virtue from classical republicism. He felt it necessary that all citizens worked for the common good to solve conflicts. "Madison begins perhaps the most famous of the Federalist papers by stating that one of the strongest arguments in favor of the Constitution is the fact that it establishes a government capable of controlling the violence and damage caused by factions," as this quote explains that factions, or communities of people with similar interests may go against public interest or the common good. Madison believes factions of people are inevitable but can be solved; by removing these factions cuases, and controlling their effects.
Nov 21 2005 11:15PM
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ktlu
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madison was most a federalist. he helped write the fereralist papers. just because he was considered the "father of the constitution" does not mean he had anything do do with wanting a bill of rights. actually it was the anti-federalists who wanted a bill of rights because they believed that the rights that were not clearly defined would be taken away from them by the national govt.(without a bill of rights you are esentailly putting yourself at the mercy of the tyranny of centralized power) madison as a federalist didnt think a bill of rights was necessary.
Nov 21 2005 11:28PM
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ktlu
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sorry about that... *most definatly
Nov 21 2005 11:30PM
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Daniel.
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he was a president
Nov 21 2005 11:51PM
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