Our Federalist Moment

Our Federalist Moment
Texas Rangers (Federalists) reconnoturing between Alexandria and Fairfax, Virginia. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Gary L. Gregg
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Commentary

The debate over the federal Constitution that raged from 1787 into 1788 was fought over a number of concerns, but none was more important than the divisions of power between the states and the federal government.

Gary L. Gregg
Gary L. Gregg
Author
Gary L. Gregg is director of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville and editor of “Securing Democracy—Why We have an Electoral College.”
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