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- DictionaryFed·er·al·ist/ˈfed(ə)rələst/
noun
- 1. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority: "the ideas of the European federalists"
- 2. a member or supporter of the Federalist Party: US "they captured both the legislative and the executive branches of the federal government from the Federalists"
adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority: "the federalist structure of the American system of government"
- 2. designating or pertaining to the Federalist Party: US "it was not a weapon that could reach the Federalist judges"
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May 13, 2024 · 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.
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The Federalist Party was a 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.
- Early Years
- Federalist Party Leaders
- Hamilton and The Bank of The United States
- John Adams
- Regional Factions
- Decline of The Federalist Party
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The Federalist Party was one of the first two political parties in the United States. It originated, as did the opposing Democratic-Republican Party, within the executive and congressional branches of government during George Washington’s first administration (1789-1793), and it dominated the government until the defeat of President John Adamsfor r...
Although Washington disdained factions and disclaimed party adherence, he is generally taken to have been, by policy and inclination, a Federalist, and thus its greatest figure. Influential public leaders who accepted the Federalist label included John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Rufus King, John Marshall, Timothy Pickering and Charles Cot...
Originally a coalition of like-minded men, the party became publicly well-defined only in 1795. After Washington’s inauguration in 1789, Congress and members of the president’s cabinet debated proposals of Alexander Hamilton (first secretary of the treasury) that the national government assume the debts of the states, repay the national debt at par...
John Adams, Washington’s vice president, succeeded the first president as an avowed Federalist, thus becoming the first person to attain the chief magistracy under partisan colors. Inaugurated in 1797, Adams tried to maintain his predecessor’s cabinet and policies. He engaged the nation in an undeclared naval war with France, and after the Federali...
In the minority, Federalists, at last, accepted the necessity of creating a system of organized, disciplined state party organizations and adopting democratic electoral tactics. Because their greatest strength lay in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Delaware, the Federalists also assumed the aspects of a regional minority. Ignoring ideological consis...
Although it lingered on in these states, the party never regained its national following, and by the end of the War of 1812, it was dead. Its inability to accommodate early enough a rising, popular democratic spirit, often strongest in towns and cities, was its undoing. Its emphasis upon banking, commerce and national institutions, although fitting...
The Federalist and the Republican Party. PBS: American Experience. Federalists. The First Amendment Encyclopedia. Middle Tennessee State University. Timeline of the Federalist Party. Michigan State University.
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The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters call themselves Federalists.
May 23, 2018 · FEDERALIST PARTY. One of the first two U.S. political parties, the Federalists came into being, ironically, in the anti-party years of the early 1790s, when parties were thought to be dangerous factions undermining the Republic. Federalism had considerable early success, many significant achievements, and fleeting popular support.
Apr 10, 2018 · Robert Longley. Updated on April 10, 2021. As the first organized American political party, the Federalist Party was active from the early 1790s to the 1820s.
