When evaluating the balance between Federalist and Anti-Federalist influence in the United States, one must also have a firm understanding on the basis of their views as they apply to the Constitution itself. The first mention of Federalism was in the 17th century, though strictly in religious terms at that point. The word itself comes from the Latin word foederatus, meaning bound by treaty. Federalism as a tool is simply put, a way to link …showed first 75 words of 1317 total…

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