These were identified in "The Federalist", the political essays in which Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay argued in the case for the U.S. ... Alexander Hamilton successfully proposed that the states be invited to send delegates to Philadelphia to render the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union. ... Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government in which a Senate and executive power were chosen for life by indirect election; therefore creating aristocracy. ...

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As Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist #74, "The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the power of directing and employing the common strength, forms a usual and essential part in the definition of the executive authority"6. This is Hamilton invoking the idea of plenary authority. What this essentially means is that Hamilton would vest in the President complete unitary power to deploy and command the military as he or she sees fit in times of "war". ...

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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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From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement. The colonist, now with their independence needed a government to which they could use as an organizer for their...

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Federalism is a very important and often misunderstood aspect of the American political system. Federalism involves the harmonious distribution of responsibilities and obligations between the states and the federal government. The Constitution set it up and it is the balance of power between each o...

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In the twentieth of September 1789 the United States congress proposed ten amendments that were later ratified two years later. These amendments are known as the bill of right, which are rights that were created to protect and defend our individual rights and liberties. Of the amendments on the bill...

• Word Count: 1918
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate