Question

Give 2 examples of Enlightenment ideas that were used in the Federalist Paper.

Answer 1

Although The Federalist was originally published in New York newspapers with the specific intent of persuading New York's large Anti-federalist population to vote in favor of the Constitution, its ideas were widely used by federalists in other states as well. James Madison, in particular, was able to use the document to persuade the strong Anti-federalist coalition in Virginia to ratify the constitution. Both states eventually ratified, but neither did so as the first 9 states, so the Constitution would have gone into effect without them. However, the compilation and the publication of the individual essays into 2 volumes provided the United States with its own unique political philosophy. Given that the Constitution was officially ratified by 9 of the 13 states, without the input of either New York or Virginia, it is likely that it would have been ratified with or without The Federalist. However, the series of essays provided a thorough and rational justification for the importance of the new U.S. government and is respected as the most important statement of American political philosophy.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

@OG_UnLeAsH I understood like... none of that /.\ I have probems when it comes to understanding.