show how the ideas of the competing political positions on the creation of the new national government continued down to at least the time of the Civil War.
so far i have..
the federalists pushed important new measures through Congress like the Alien and Sedition Acts, under which the President gained the right to imprision or deport citiczens of other countries residing in the U.S.
Jefferson and Madison responded to this act with the Virgina and Kentucky resolutions. these resolutions argued that the states had the right to judge whether federal laws agreed with the COnstitution..
i think i can also add how the issue of slavery and union's power was debated in the 1840s and 1850s..
In 1854, Douglas introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act in the Senate. This act supported the practice of popular sovereignty, or letting the people in a territory decide whether slavery would be allowed there. He knew that this act would make Southerners happy. After all, it raised the possibility that Kansas and Nebraska might become slave states, which would have been impossible under the Missouri Compromise.
anything else?
These look good. :-)
Anything that shows the states' rights advocates versus the federal rights will help answer your question.
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You're welcome.
To understand how the ideas of competing political positions on the creation of the new national government continued to influence events up to the Civil War, we can explore a few more key developments:
1. The establishment of political parties: Initially, there were no political parties in the United States, but the differences in ideological and policy stances led to the formation of opposing factions. The Federalist Party, led by Alexander Hamilton, advocated for a stronger central government with economic policies favoring industry and commerce. The Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, favored states' rights, agrarian policies, and strict interpretation of the Constitution.
2. The Nullification Crisis: During the early 1830s, the idea of nullification, which argued that individual states had the right to nullify (ignore) federal laws they deemed unconstitutional, became a contentious issue. South Carolina, under the leadership of John C. Calhoun, claimed that they could nullify federal tariffs they regarded as unfair. This crisis tested the supremacy of the federal government and highlighted the ongoing debate about the balance of power between the states and the national government.
3. The expansion of slavery: The issue of slavery became central to the political divide leading up to the Civil War. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 temporarily settled the question of whether slavery would be allowed in new territories acquired from the Louisiana Purchase. However, as new territories emerged, such as Kansas and Nebraska, the battle over whether they would be admitted as slave or free states reignited. Stephen Douglas's Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which advocated popular sovereignty, intensified the sectional tensions between the North and the South.
4. The Dred Scott decision: In 1857, the Supreme Court handed down the controversial Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling. The decision held that enslaved people, even if brought into free territories, remained property and could not claim citizenship or freedom. This decision further inflamed tensions between the Northern abolitionist movement and Southern pro-slavery advocates, highlighting the deep-seated divisions over the issue of slavery.
These are just a few examples of how the ideas and debates surrounding the creation of the national government continued to shape political positions and influence events leading up to the Civil War. The competing ideologies regarding the scope of federal power, states' rights, and the institution of slavery played significant roles in defining the political landscape during this period.