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 * John Jay **


 * Position: ** Federalist

New York is a state that is in the middle of the United States above Pennsylvania. New York was a state full of different religions and cultures from the immigration of the English, Swedish, French, and Dutch. New York had a majority of lower class residents and some small businesses. Small businesses is what grew their economy. New York was one state that abolished slavery.
 * New York Representative: **

John Jay was a famous American politician, state politician, and Chief Justice. John Jay was born December 12, 1745 in New York City. He studied law at Columbia University. He was one of the main members of the New York Committee of Correspondence in 1774 and then went to the Continental Congress. In 1777, John Jay focused on New York’s state government and went to the New York Constitutional Convention. In New York, he served as the very first Chief Justice. John Jay was voted the president of the Continental Congress in 1778. Soon after, he became the Minister to Spain, signed peace treaties with Britain, and then became the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. John Jay worked with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison to write a collection of letters called //The Federalist// in 1787. George Washington made John Jay the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He created the Jay’s Treaty and became the Governor of New York. John Jay died on May 17, 1829.
 * Occupation and Background: **

John Jay did not attend the Constitutional Convention, but still advocated for the ratification of the Constitution.
 * At the Constitutional Convention: **

New York was the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution. Only nine out of thirteen states were needed for the Constitution to be ratified. John Jay helped lead New York and the other states to ratifying the Constitution by writing //The Federalist//. John Jay wrote some of these papers along with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. These papers provided information that supported the Constitution.
 * States Ratifying Convention: **

John Jay strongly believed in republicanism. He was very consistent in his beliefs and what was being offered in the Constitution. Jay was pleased by the idea of checks and balances through the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The idea of separation of power was that each of the branches would make sure that one does not gain too much power over the other. Jay wrote, “Let others execute. Let others judge.” The separation of power divided the power and jobs in government equally. Jay liked the idea of a stronger executive branch, yet he did not want another king so the separation of power balanced the President’s power. John Jay supported very similar ideas to that of Alexander Hamilton, a fellow federalist. He did not agree with anti-federalists like Thomas Jefferson.
 * Constitution Arguments: **

**Jay, John. "The Avalon Project : Federlist No 64." Avalon Project - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. < [|__http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed64.asp__] >.
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