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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.
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∙ 17y agoNo, the original concept was to have power in the control of the States, with a Union of the states making up the Federal government. Originally, the United States was intended to protect us from the dangers that might come from outside our borders. There was to be a very small Federal government, just enough to provide for that protection. What we have now is totally foreign to what the founding fathers intended.
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∙ 12y agoHenry clay
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Andrew Jackson and his followers believed that the US needed to?
strengthen the power of the federal government
Republicans passed laws to strengthen the power of who?
In the context of the American Civil War, Republicans passed laws to strengthen the power of the federal government. The war was fought from 1861 to 1865.
1996, President Clinton signed the anti-terrorist legislation to strengthen the power of which government and to help deal with terrorism in advance ?
federal
Why do you think they wanted Congress to be a center of government?
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention also wanted to divide power within the federal government.
Why was the democratic-republican party important?
They wanted to limit the federal government's power
What was Jefferson's view about the powers the federal government should have?
he wanted to limit their power.
Who wanted the national government to have the power to interpret the constitution for the federal system?
Federalists
Why was the Democratic Republicans Party important?
They wanted to limit the federal government's power
What court case was used to strengthen the federal government's power over that of the states?
the McChulloch vs. Maryland court case
What court case was used to strengthen the federal government power over that of the states?
the McChulloch vs. Maryland court case
The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal form of government primarily to?
To strengthen the power of the central government. The preceding Articles of the Confederation gave too much power to the states, and left too little power to the central government, as shown by Shays' Rebellion. A stronger central power was necessary, and thus the Constitution was born.
What was Thomas Jefferson's point of view on the size of the federal Government?
Jefferson wanted small Federal Government, but larger State Governments. He didn't want the Federal Government to make all of the decisions, he wanted the states to focus on the people of that state instead of the Federal Government to control everything.
