The Importance Of The Federalist Paper

"The authors of the Federalist Papers heralded “Political Freedom” for all citizens. Writes Madison, “to secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a [majority] faction, and... to preserve the spirit and the form of popular government, is then the great object to which our inquiries are directed.” Indeed, our government was created specifically to prevent the occurrence of “tyranny of the majority” and oversee a separation of powers and series of checks and balances so that it wouldn’t become oppressive while carrying out the former. The ideals of such a republic, embodied in the Constitution for which the Federalist Papers and its creators so vehemently advocated, have established “freedom” as a hallmark of American life, and those who continue to uphold it ensure its permanence. Yet despite the success the Federalist

At the time of the Constitution’s ratification, blacks in America, a population primarily comprising slaves, weren’t even considered people—rather, they were viewed as property. The Fugitive Slave Clause of Article IV of the Constitution, which stated that slaves who fled the state in which they were being held captive were to be returned to their owners. While this clause became moot after the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment, although not until nearly 80 years later, it is still important to note that the rights of black citizens continued to go unrecognized for decades. Instances such as the civil rights movement in the mid-20th century are further testaments to the Constitution’s ineffectual influence over obtaining the rights—the “political freedom”—touted by the Federalists and promised by the