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Constructionism and the Constitution
Originally the Federalists were all broad constructionists with the founding of the BUS as proof. Later, with the prospect of the Louisiana Purchase a possibility, many Federalists feared a loss in their power. When the territories in Louisiana became states, they would become Republican states, thus putting the Federalists into an even smaller minority. Even with Federalist opposition to the Louisiana Purchase, Hamilton urged the signing of it in 1803. The fact that they didn't have the authority to purchase more than the city of New Orleans demonstrates that the Federalists had remained broad constructionists. However, the Hartford Convention in 1814 shows that by this point they have changed to strict constructionists. During the convention Federalists drafted a set of resolutions that they wanted to be made into amendments written into the Constitution.
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