The Federalist Era and the Problem of Parties

1. Introduction--The Problem of Legitimacy (Continued)
2. Federalist Solutions
   1. Perfecting the Republic--James Madison
      1. Continued Faith in "Natural Aristocracy"
      2. Mutual Checks on Factionalism
   2. Expanding the Power and Majesty of the State--The Federalists
   3. "Anglicizing" the Republic--Alexander Hamilton
      1. Funding the Debt--Allying National and Private Fortunes
      2. The Bank of the United States (BUS)--Centralizing Economic Power
      3. Industrialization
3. Response to Hamilton--The Jeffersonian Republicans
   1. Issues
      1. Funding Scheme--A New "Court Faction"
      2. BUS--Excessive Centralization
   2. A New Factionalism
      1. The Opposition Forms
      2. The Problem of Legitimate Opposition
         1. Confusion with "Treason"
         2. The Theme of "Subversion"--Factions as "Foreign Agents"
   3. Consequence--A Constitutional Crisis
      1. Federalist Moves--The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
      2. Republican Response
         1. Assaulting the Government from Outside--The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
         2. Working Within the System--The Election of 1800
      3. Resolution--an Electoral Transfer of Power