INSTRUCTIONS For this assignment, you will CHOOSE ONE of the political parties t

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INSTRUCTIONS For this assignment, you will CHOOSE ONE of the political parties to write on: either the Federalists OR the Republicans. Choose whichever party interests you, or choose a party that you don't know much about. Once you choose your party, you will assume the role of a member from that party-pretend that you are either a Federalist or Republican from the 1790s. There are three parts to this assignment 1. You will write a minimum of three paragraphs discussing the political, economic, and diplomatic views of your political party (based on the content from the textbook). Your political views will include your perspective on state and national government (how strong or weak should they be); your economic views will include your perspective on economic directions that the nations should take (or not take); your diplomatic views will include your perspective on France and England (which nation do you support? why?). 2. You will also write an additional paragraph on one of the primary source -If you are a Federalist, you will explain what the Alien and Sedition Acts are and give examples from the Acts that you think are necessary to support your position (ex: what parts of the Alien Acts are necessary for the survival of the United States?). If you are a Republican, you will explain what the Kentucky Resolutions are and give examples from the Resolutions that you think are necessary to support your position (ex: what role should states play when the national government oversteps its authority?). 3. Respond to at least two postings by other students. Use the voice of your political 28

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Federalist party was the first American political party. It favored national bank, national over state government, manufacturing, and in world affairs it favored Britain and opposed the French Revolution because the American delegation was disrespected in Paris in the XYZ affair and thus public opinion ran strongly against the French. Due which there was an undeclared "Quasi-War" with France from 1798 to 1800. The Federalists called for a resilient national government which promoted economic growth and nurtured friendly affairs with Great Britain. It was committed to a fiscally sound and nationalistic government.

                                                                                  Federalist policies position included a national bank, tariffs and involved assumption of the state debts which were incurred in the course of the American Revolution, forming a national debt and the way to pay it off and setting up a national bank including to create tariffs.

                                     The Alien Act authorized the President to extradite such aliens as he declared to be dangerous while as Sedition Act made it a crime to print false, scandalous and malicious criticisms of the federal government. The former restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country and latter limited freedom of speech and of the press. For the survival of United states, the extradition of aliens who are dangerous is the most necessary part.

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