Word: federalist
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...Republicans have managed to tap into and hijack some mainstream parts of the American ethos and claim them as their own. While some have called the election proof that the American people can be trusted in their decisions, I recall James Madison's words from the Federalist papers, "Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm...
...number of citizens...who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens...” In other words, that this is an example of one of the great dangers that James Madison in The Federalist Papers No. 10 saw as inherent in the democratic process: majority faction...
...scientist Alan Wolfe notes, "Even if Protestants dip below 50%, they're still twice as large as any other group. They're always going to be the largest group, ever, of anybody." But looking at the past, he admits this is a "big deal. John Jay wrote in the Federalist papers that we were united by a common religion. But based on this survey, you can't say that these days...
Channeling Federalist Papers co-author James Madison, Byrd expounded the merits of the separation of powers, “the ultimate guarantors of the liberties of the people...
Nations sometimes lose their bearings when confronted by an enemy. In a state of crisis or even panic, they implement measures that are later viewed as regrettable. From 1798 to 1800, the French were considered terrorists, pirating ships and making things uncomfortable for the fledgling American republic. The Federalist Party led a backlash against the French, and Thomas Jefferson and his Republican Party were seen as Francophiles. The XYZ Affair--a scandal centering on the fact that some French officials demanded bribes from American diplomats--brought relations between France and the U.S. to the breaking point. The Federalist Administration...