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States of the United States vs. the Federal Government
From before the adoption of the US Constitution in 1787, there has been strenuous argument, sometimes bordering on the violent, between those who wanted a strong central government and those who saw the individual states as the primary locus … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien and Sedition Acts, Articles of Confederation, Continental Congress, enumerated powers, Kentucky Resolution of 1799, Ninth Amendment to the US Constitution, nullification of federal statutes, Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution, The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union Between The States, The Federalist Papers, Virginia Resolution of 1798
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John Adams & Thomas Jefferson: From Friendship to Antagonism to Reconciliation
I have already written of the rivalry between Adams and Jefferson for the Presidency of the USA in the year 1800, and on the autobiography of Jefferson. What stimulated my writing of this current article was the arrival of a … Continue reading
The Pavellas Perspective 