Federalist Party - Wikipedia The Federalist Party was a conservative [7] and nationalist American political party and the first political party in the United States It dominated the national government under Alexander Hamilton from 1789 to 1801
Federalist Party | Definition, History, Beliefs, Facts | Britannica Federalist Party, early U S national political party that advocated a strong central government and held power from 1789 to 1801, during the rise of the country’s political system The term ‘federalist’ was first used in 1787 to describe the supporters of the newly written Constitution
Full Text of The Federalist Papers - Federalist Papers: Primary . . . The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788 The essays were published anonymously, under the pen name "Publius," in various New York state newspapers of the time
Federalist Party - Encyclopedia. com The Federalist party ceased to exist as a national organization after the election of 1816, in which Republican james monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King However, the party remained influential in a number of states until it disappeared completely during the 1820s
The Federalist | Hillsdale College Online Courses The Federalist is the greatest exposition of representative government and the institutional structure of the Constitution It explains how the Constitution established a government strong enough to secure the rights of citizens and safe enough to wield that power This course will examine how Publius understood human nature and good government
Federalists | The First Amendment Encyclopedia Faced with forceful Anti-Federalist opposition to a strong national government, the Federalists published a series of 85 articles in New York City newspapers in which they advocated ratification of the Constitution