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v. t. e. Sovereigntism, sovereignism or souverainism (from French: souverainisme, pronounced [su.vʁɛ.nism] ⓘ, meaning the ideology of sovereignty) is the notion of having control over one's conditions of existence, whether at the level of the self, social group, region, nation or globe. [1] Typically used for describing the acquiring or ...
The Founding Fathers discoursed endlessly on the meaning of "republicanism." John Adams in 1787 defined it as "a government, in which all men, rich and poor, magistrates and subjects, officers and people, masters and servants, the first citizen and the last, are equally subject to the laws."
Federalism in Quebec. Federalism in Quebec ( French: Fédéralisme au Québec) is concerned with the support of confederation in regards to the federal union of Canada: that is, support for the principles and/or political system of the government of Canada (status quo). This issue has been summarized as revolving around the concepts of Quebec ...
Anti-Federalism was a late-18th-century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. The previous constitution, called the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, gave state governments more authority. Led by Patrick Henry of Virginia, Anti-Federalists worried, among other things ...
Jul 1, 2016 · Hamilton’s Federalist ideology was opposed by the more radical-liberal, individualist, and Nationalist sentiment of the south (a sentiment which is reflected in the Anti-Federalist ideology). The Anti-Federalists, who formed and published their papers shortly before the Federalists, and were led by Henry and Jefferson (and later Madison, he ...
James Madison (March 16, 1751 [b] – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the ...
Stand Up for Europe – Movement for democracy & federalism. Subsidiarity (European Union) – Principle of governance of the European Union. Union of European Federalists – Non-governmental organisation, campaigning for a Federal Europe. United States of Africa – Political concept similar to the hypothesised United States of Europe.
