government between two political leaders important to President Washington’s Cabinet‚ Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury and Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. Alexander Hamilton exerted the most influence within the newly emerging Federalist Party. He believed that only an enlightened ruling class could produce a strong‚ stable and effective federal government. The government therefore needed the support of wealthy men and the promotion of manufacturing interests. Thomas Jefferson
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America: Myth of Equality To many‚ the Unites States serves as the ideal model of democracy for the modern world. Yet‚ how truly worthy is America of this status? Although it has been said that‚ "Equality is as American as baseball‚ hot dogs‚ and apple pie‚" one must be extremely critical when analyzing such a statement. By taking a historical perspective to the question of how "equal" American equality actually is‚ it is simple to recognize how problematic the "Land of the Free" mentality can
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At first‚ politicians tried to stay away from political parties‚ but by creating a democratic government‚ a political party system could not be avoided. The two recognized parties were the Democratic-Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ and the Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton. Political parties separated the country. Washington had tried to prevent them from rising up‚ but due to extreme differences in views‚ his attempt was futile. Hamilton’s strong central government idea contrasted with
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and it’s political theory and philosophy was enormously influential to later works‚ such a The Federalist Papers. The Federalist Papers was series of essays‚ anonymously published defending the Constitution‚ written and published 1787-1788‚ the authors‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ and John Jay‚ not
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national government. During this time a group of people called Federalists‚ among them John Jay‚ Alexander Hamilton and James Madison‚ tried to convince the public of the greatness in the constitution. John Jay‚ Alexander Hamilton and James Madison wrote a series of essays titled The Federalist Papers which discuss the different factors of the Constitution and why they are needed. In answer to the Federalist Papers a group of Anti-Federalist published papers discussing why the Constitution was too strong
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George Washington knew he could not manage the the growing nation alone so he established a cabinet to help him make decisions. As his Secretary of Treasury‚ George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton became an important Federalist member of the first cabinet as the Secretary of Treasury. The financial situation of the country after the Revolution was the primary problem facing the new nation‚ and Hamilton developed a national bank to fix it. The national bank lent money
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Section II - Part A (Document-Based Questions) To what extent did the Federalist administrations of George Washington and John Adams promote national unity and advance the authority of the federal government? George Washington and John Adams were the first two presidents of the United States. As they had just fought a civil war against their oppressive mother country‚ it was only fitting that they were federalists. Federalists believed in national unity and a strong central government. They knew
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Montesquieu argument for the separation of powers‚ “he did not mean that these departments ought to have no partial agency in‚ or no control over‚ the acts of each other” (270). In Federalist paper #48‚ describes how the Federal Constitution provides a defense through a blend of the branches of government. In class‚ we discuss that in order to make the separation of powers work there is a need to find a way that the legislative branch
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James Madison was the fourth U.S. president. He was a big part in United States history because he helped co-write the Federalist Papers and helped write the drafts of the United States Constitution. The Federalist Paper #10 was written by James Madison published on Friday‚ November 23‚ 1787. James Madison wrote the Federalist Paper to the people who lived in New York. James Madison discussed in the paper how a good union could help control the violence caused by the faction. Madison defines factions
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One of the most influential statesmen in the early republican period was James Madison. Madison was one of the patriots who wrote the Federalist Papers‚ which were responsible for the acceptance and eventual ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The papers brought up some of the main reasons why the Constitution ought to have been ratified‚ and many solutions to the evils that would potentially be faced by the United States. In his papers Madison drew attention especially to the
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