1. Why was Federalism Seen as Preferable to the Articles of Confederation? T. Seay, BHS

2. Why was Federalism Seen as Preferable to the Articles of Confederation? Publius: The pseudonym used by the writers of the Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison).

3. What was the context of the Federalist Papers? (pair up; ready to share in one minute)

4. What was the Context of the Federalist Papers? - Articles of Confederation - weaknesses - Shays' Rebellion - popular uprising - U.S. is a new country, trying to stabilize itself

5. Why was Federalism Seen as Preferable to the Articles of Confederation?

7. Aaron Burr Shoots Alexander Hamilton

8. John Jay

9. As to the position that 'the people always mean well,' that they always mean to say and do what they believe to be right and just -- it may be popular, but it can not be true. The word 'people' applies to all the individual inhabitants of a country.... That portion of them who individually mean well never was, nor until the millennium will be, considerable. Pure democracy, like pure rum, easily produces intoxication and with it a thousand pranks and fooleries. I do not expect mankind will, before the millennium, be what they ought to be and therefore, in my opinion, every political theory which does not regard them as being what they are, will prove abortive. --John Jay

10. Why was Federalism Seen as Preferable to the Articles of Confederation? 1. What does John Jay mean by the people? (mankind)? 2. What does Jay think about democracy? 3. Why do you think Jay supports having a republic under the Constitution?

11. Why was Federalism Seen as Preferable to the Articles of Confederation? Q: What was the context of the Federalist Papers? (What was happening when

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