![]() ![]() In general, Adams held that a confederation was little more than an alliance. His writings explored checks and balances within governments, not among governments in a federal union. and consider what further federal powers are wanted, and may be safely given, would be a useful work” (Adams 1787, 364). which have been found to answer the purposes both of government and liberty to compare them all, with the circumstances, the situation, the geography, the commerce, the population, and the forms of government. ![]() In his major political treatise, the Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States, Adams reflected that “to collect together the ancient and modern leagues. Among the founders who were serious students of politics, none wrote less about federalism than John Adams (1735–1826). ![]()
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