During the time of the American Revolution, the great battle was between states’ rights as opposed to the power of the new federal government. That dispute was also at the core of the Civil War, costing tens of thousands of American lives and an untold amount of spilled blood. The debate raged through the Civil Rights era and seems full of life today.
Traditionally, conservatives have argued for states’ rights and limiting the prerogatives of the federal government. Originally, “liberals” were really big business types like Alexander Hamilton, who believed that a strong federal government was needed in order to assist the mercantile development of the United States. The new nation needed one set of rules and laws, and there were those in the Federalist Party who were hoping that the states would simply wither away with time.
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