Although both members of George Washington's cabinet in the US government both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson held very different views on representation and whether or not it should, or did, promote popular rule. In 1787 Hamilton said "in all communities there are the few and the many. ... He believed that without the educated supervision of the richer people, the American public were a dangerous thing, politically and socially. ... The American people would not have any say in the policies enforced by the government. ...

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The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton wanted to help the ratification of the "new" Constitution, in 1787, so he decided that he would write and publish articles in order to explain the concepts of this Constitution. James Madison and John Jay were two other contributors that Hamilton added to help defend the new Constitution by writing articles as well. ... These Papers have been very important in American history because of the vital and genuine explanation of the Constitution. ... In other words, Madison's, Hamilton's, and other contributors to the Papers views and ideas ...

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The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton wanted to help the ratification of the "new" Constitution, in 1787, so he decided that he would write and publish articles in order to explain the concepts of this Constitution. James Madison and John Jay were two other contributors that Hamilton added to help defend the new Constitution by writing articles as well. ... These Papers have been very important in American history because of the vital and genuine explanation of the Constitution. ... In other words, Madison's, Hamilton's, and other contributors to the Papers views and ...

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Today American democracy would not work without them. ... To better understand the decline of the party system one must first understand the development and the positive attributes of the early American party system. Party competition first emerged, when James Madison and Thomas Jefferson sought to create a political opposition to Alexander Hamilton, John Adams and the Federalists. ... He feared that Hamilton's view of the Constitution and the unitary system that he advocated would destroy the delicate balance of powers that Madison's understanding of government had envisioned. ... ...

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James Madison, according to some, is a prime example of a leader who attempted to secure the American people's civil liberties. ... Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Papers, for example, was his way of anticipating federalism. ... People feel that Madison, Hamilton, and the other Founding Fathers were fueled by self-interest when writing the Constitution. ... Roche also went on to call Madison and Hamilton's Federalist Papers propaganda that got the "ideological build-up under way" (Roche, 25). ...

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The American dream, just that a dream. ... So, many American unable to read or write. We the people of American do nothing to help the see that the American dream be more than just a myth. ... Another myth that America and the rest of the world hold on to is that America is a big "Melting pot". ... So if anyone could create a great government with political, cultural and economic greatness than Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton are the people I would what to set the groundwork for this government. ...

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