Instead of a single man or a single government being the sovereigns, it was the government that is meant to serve the sovereign people. ... The king's unjust rule in the colonies had to be abolished and replaced with their own just government. ... When a government breaches simple "laws of nature" and also doesn't allow the further pursuit of property, it is right for the people to rebel against the unjust government within that society. ... According to him, most people are set in their own ways. ... The result was eventually a government where the people became the soverei...

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Remini, described JQA best, "A reluctant, conflicted leader destined to serve his country- (32). ... Adams wanted the least government possible. ... It is the responsibility of government, he insisted, to improve the conditions of life for those who are subject to its authority; otherwise government can never accomplish its lawful ends. This bold assertion of what the government could and should do always fascinated me, particularly when so many citizens at the time feared strong, activist government. Although his presidency failed to fulfill his hopes and goals, he set a standard by which...

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The First, which Americans are most familiar with, sets forth broadly the nature and intent of passing a resolution of independence. ... As with the common Latin phraseology already provided, governments serve to ensure an environment where the basic rights of all individuals are safe and secure. Such rights consequently do not depend on governments for their existence; however, they do depend on governments for their enforcement. Governments receive their power from the people, and if the people feel their government is negligent in their service, it is the people's right to change it. ...

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They served together in Washington's cabinet; Hamilton serving as Secretary of Treasury and Jefferson as Secretary of State, but that seemed their only similarity. ... Hamilton sought a strong central government acting in the interests of commerce and industry. ... By including the address of Alexander Hamilton, given on January 14, 1790, "Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Public Credit", Cunningham sets down the outlines for Hamilton main arguments for the formation of a National Bank. ... Again Cunningham clearly sets out and achieves showing the reader the differences ...

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John Ferling helps us better understand the lives that these men led when they weren't fighting for independence or working hard to establish a lasting government. ... Washington, however, continued to obey the weak and divided Continental Congress, but never ceased to work for the union of the states under a strong central government. ... In 1776 John Adams served on the same committee as Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence. ... Finally after close to three years of war Jefferson came out to serve as governor of Virginia in 1779. ... Their passion for independence a...

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On April 29, the U.S. envoys agreed to pay a total of $15 million to France; about $3,750,000 of this sum covered claims of U.S. citizens against France, which the U.S. government agreed to discharge. ... Although the Constitution did not specifically empower the federal government to acquire new territory by treaty and despite his contention that the Constitution must be interpreted strictly, he felt that the benefits far outweighed the possible violation of the Constitution (Carson 452). ... The final boundaries of the territory were not settled for many years, since the treaty did not se...

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This novel displays the conflicts that infant, post-revolutionary America had to face when dealing with foreign policy, power of government, and differing political ideologies. ... "Founding Brothers" had a structure somewhat like a wheel; each chapter telling stories, the spokes of the wheel, of the problems dealt with by the U.S. government and its founding fathers, which congealed on the center point that early United States history was burdened with conflict. ... During a meeting set up by Jefferson, Hamilton tried to convince Madison to allow a bill which split the debt between ...

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They concluded that the only way to retain their influence in government would be to remove the New England states from the union. However, the plan would only work if they gained the support of New York, so they enlisted Aaron Burr to run for the New York government. ... VI Evaluation As the first Republican president, Thomas Jefferson had the opportunity to change the face of American government and reverse the loathed Federalist policies that he viewed as oppressive to liberty. His vision and ideals of government propelled him into his extraordinarily successful first term, which in t...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate