Federalist
Early republic supporter
A Federalist was a supporter of the proposed U.S.
Constitution during the ratification debates of 1787–1788, or later a member of the Federalist Party that dominated early American politics under Washington and Adams.
The Federalist Papers, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, remain foundational texts in American political thought.
As an adjective, Federalist describes this movement or its principles: Federalist philosophy favored a strong central government. (Lowercase federalist is the general political term.)
First Treasury secretary
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
- JayMasculine given name
- PubliusRoman given name
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
ratification · advocacy · authorship · political theory · republic · checks and balances · separation of powers · central government
Masculine Greek-origin name
- HamiltonFirst Treasury secretary
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- fiscalOf public revenue
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
Jay · Publius · ratification · essays · republic · Constitution · statesmanship · assumption
Governing principles document
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- framersThose who construct frames
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
- amendmentChange to official text
articles · bicameral · separation · checks · balances · republic · convention · Philadelphia
Anti-monarchist political faction
- partisanBiased toward one side
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- mercantileRelating to trade
- northeasternOf the upper-right direction
elitist · propertied · tariff · opposition · Jefferson · factions · partisanship · election
Hamilton
First Treasury secretary
essays · ratification · advocacy · authorship · political theory · republic · checks and balances · separation of powers · central government · debate
Alexander
Masculine Greek-origin name
Madison · Jay · Publius · ratification · essays · republic · Constitution · statesmanship · assumption · tariffs
Constitution
Governing principles document
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- framersThose who construct frames
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
amendment · articles · bicameral · separation · checks · balances · republic · convention · Philadelphia · delegates
Whig
Anti-monarchist political faction
- partisanBiased toward one side
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- mercantileRelating to trade
northeastern · elitist · propertied · tariff · opposition · Jefferson · factions · partisanship · election · nationalist
- architectural stylesArt Nouveau, Baroque, Bauhaus, brutalist, Byzantine
- Founding DocumentsDeclaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Second Amendment
- George Washingtonfirst president, Mount Vernon, founding father, Continental Army, crossing the Delaware
- rentalsrent, car rental, rental car, rental, vehicle hire
Federalistantifederalist
Constitution ratification opponent
Patrick Henry · George Mason · Samuel Adams · Brutus · Cato
Federalistanti-federalist
Opponent of centralized governance
decentralist · localist · autonomist · secessionist · separatist
FederalistDemocratic-Republican
Early American political party
Jeffersonian · Thomas Jefferson · James Madison · Republican · Aaron Burr
- The Federalist PapersEssays urging ratification, 1787-1788
- Federalist PapersFounding-era persuasive essays
- The FederalistEssays advocating constitutional ratification
- Federalist PartyEarly American political organization
federalism, federalists, federalize, federalized, federalizing, antifederalist