In the 1790's Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Party favored a strong centralized federal government and wanted the individual states to ratify the constitution, even though it meant the states had to give up some of their powers to the federal government.
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Yes, that is why they are called Federalist. They wanted a strong central government.
A strong government legalisms favored
The Federalists favored a United States with a strong central government. The Whigs [the other side of the debate] favored strong state governments with a weak central government. The US Constitution was a compromise between these two points of view. The question was finally resolved by the Civil War when Lincoln and those who favored a strong central government defeated the Confederate States [who favored strong states/weak central government]
Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Federalists believed in a strong federal government.
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Federalist.
The United States wanted a more democratic form of government with greater representation for the common people and favored a strong government. That is why our government is structured the way it is.
He was a Federalist . This party favored a strong central government as opposed to strong states rights.
to give more power to the people by letting more people vote and favored freedom of speech and press.
He was a Federalist . This party favored a strong central government as opposed to strong states rights.