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There are many different aspects and concepts that you'd have to face while making a Federalist government. One of the greatest fears is that the greater officer in the Republic may start being idolized and viewed a more than the average colonists. By doing so, these officers may start taking more control and abusing their power. Another bad thing about having a small group of legislatures is that the small amounts will most likely lead to corruption, bribery may occur between states. This will also make the little confidence in the government that the people might have even smaller. To gain the encouragement and the affection of the people, the government may have to resort to force. Lastly, diversity will be one of the largest problems in this type of government system. Everybody is from different regions of the nation which all have their own unique way of interpreting the situation. This will most likely cause the government to never be able to agree on anything. Lastly some states may be ignored or not valued as highly as other states as stated by The Federal Farmer (Henry Richard Lee) on October 9th, 1787
"The essential parts of a free and good government are a full and equal representation of the people on the legislature"
Smaller and less wealthy states might be put down by the larger states that have more power and wealth.
Citations
Image - Anti-Federalist. Digital image. Deviantart.com. DeviantArt, 2012. Web. 3 May 2015.
Quote - Lee, Henry R. "The Federal Farmer (Henry Richard Lee) No.2." Federal Farmer. 9 Oct. 1787. Web. 3 May 2015.
One of the main points I definitely agree on is when you stated that there is a diversity with all the regions and how they all have different opinions. This will lead to multiple disagreements. This doesn't make a good working government and will be a problem. I also think that the quote you chose by the federal farmer was a good one because it sums up what the government should have, equality but it doesn't have. Overall, nice job and I agree with all points you stated.
ReplyDeleteI agree immensely with what you said about the states' diversity. It caused a large problem that the government couldn't address all the states as one because of this diversity. Your statement of how smaller states may be ignored is also very important because size doesn't matter because that state is still part of the nation, and the government must understand that every state is important. Your points are great and I agree with all of them.
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