An Analysis Of Thomas Jefferson's Objections To The Constitution

1.Madison begins saying that faction is a violent break in a well-constructed union. Popular governments have been killed by faction. Madison says that things are not always decided by what is actually just and what is the majority opinion and this is very dangerous. Faction in his definition is when citizens are brought together by a common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the right of other citizens, Madison believed that factions can not be eliminated because it is unwise or it would be worse than the factions themselves so the only way to deal with them is to focus on effects. Factions are what divide men into two parties and keep them from cooperating for the common good.

2.Madison believed that no one piece of the

His two biggest objections were the absence of the Bill of Rights. Jefferson stated that the Bill of Rights needed to clearly state the freedom of religion, freedom of the press, protection against standing armies, restriction of monopolies, and trial by jury. He expressed these needed to be clear and stated in the Bill of Rights to establish a “general right rather than a general wrong. and that the bill of rights are entitled to against every government on earth. His second objection was the rotation in office in fear that if there was no limit people would just continue to be re elected over and over and become ruler for life. Which is something they did not

Anthony’s 1873 Suffrage Speech she has a few things to say about the rights of women in America. Her argument is very simple stating that women are people and therefore have the right to vote she refers back to the constitution in saying it was we the people not some of the people and in that statement it included every person no matter gender or race.

6.Angelina Grimke explains her view on human rights in Human Rights not Founded on Sex (1837). Grimke explains that people have rights because they are moral beings and since men and women are equal in their moral stature they should have the same human rights. She does believe men and women alike should have the same rights because they are equal she discuss this relating all the way back to the creation of man and women in that they are companions and are equal. Women are not a gift for men.

7.Herbert Hoover’s self help speech reflects his belief that Americans should not rely on government in their times of need his main points consist of things that I do not entirely agree with. His first main point is basically that is the government helps then on the individual level people will stop helping each other or themselves since the government is doing it. Hoover believes that helping American’s in times of need is doing a disservice since they will not be helping each other. Another main point is that the local volunteer agencies and people themselves can fix and help each other out without the government he