...majority would lead us out of our troubles. On the other, Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists, who felt an elite community of the educated and powerful would best the best for our country. Yet, despite various good points from both sides, the only truly reasonable answer...
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...Alexander Hamilton’s The Federalist No. 1 boldly claims that in order for the citizens of New York State to experience true freedom, they must fight for the ratification of a new and powerful central government. Hamilton fights for his cause through the usage of compelling diction and changes in tone. Hamilton utilizes compelling diction in order to persuade the people of New York State. He starts his passage with “...unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government” in order to hint that another formation of a new government under the same Articles of COnfederation would end in failure. Hamilton’s stance for a strong central government is clearly shown after his first sentence. He is able to place doubt into...
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...I'm this biography, Mollie Keller tells the life of Alexander Hamilton, an advisor, war hero, and founding father. Keller writes about the struggles he faced and how he overcame them, and went on to be one of the most influential figures in American history. Alexander Hamilton dreamed of glory, in spite of the obstacles in his life as an uneducated orphan in the West Indies. He finally got the chance to prove himself in America, rallying and later fighting for the nation’s independence. He fought alongside and advised George Washington, whom he had a close relationship with. His career as a soldier, and lieutenant colonel, proved him an able commander and a determined man. He led his troops in to many battles, furthering the win of the colonists against the British; he fought in some of the most important fights of the Revolution. After the war was won, Hamilton went home to his family, and studied to become a lawyer. His studies would help when, later, he would propose his ideas to Congress for a strong, central government. His proposals were met with large opposition due to that they were seen as too similar to the government the colonies just escaped, and they were too ahead of his time. They would gradually grow to be accepted by most, due to his hard work in explaining his plans for...
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...: Federalists Reason #1 The Federalists, which consisted of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Adams, advocated for a strong, central, united government. This was essential for the newly created United States to provide a foundation for stability and success in the nation's future. Their advocacy for a powerful federal authority ensured efficient governing and the protection of individual freedom under a unified national foundation. They had emphasized the importance of the higher ups to uphold the law and protect the citizens rights against unfair governments and foreign enemies. Although at times their rules can be debatable, the Federalists contribution to American History...
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...experienced remarkable transformations throughout the 18th century. The Americans achieved independence from the most powerful empire in the world at that time, Great Britain. American society and government changed radically as a result of the American Revolution. Colonists were seeking wealth, involvement in politics, and exploration of freedom and North American land. However, one of the most important developments of this time period was in the economy. The colonial economy in the 18th century experienced a dramatic shift due to the notion of the “American Dream” which was explained by Ben Franklin in his work Way to Wealth. Franklin’s idea was prevented by the oppressive taxes imposed by Britain and caused unrest in...
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...Irvin Whiteman ““A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.” – J.P. Morgan J.. Morgan Attention To The Detail Contents Origin 1 EARLY YEARS AND FAMILY 2 Forcasting 2 political parties 3 buying property 4 Cash Consolidation 5 Origin JP Morgan is one of the most powerful bankers of his time. J.P. (John Pierpont) Morgan, who died in 1913. He financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations during his time. He did alot and hadrto go threw a lot as well. The Connecticut native followed his wealthy father into the banking business in the late 1850s, and in 1871 formed a partnership with Philadelphia banker Anthony Drexel. His family was already established. He just added his way of doing thing when his time came along. In 1895, the firm was reorganized as J.P. Morgan & Company. Morgan used his powerful influence to help level out American financial markets during several economic crises. However, he faced criticism that he had too much power and was accused of manipulating the nation’s financial system for his own gain. I am not sure what he had to gain from doing so. He was already established and famous. Morgan spent a large portion of his wealth amassing a vast art collection. I see it as having a hobby that can generate a great profit the older it gets. EARLY YEARS AND FAMILY John Pierpont Morgan was born into a well known family from New England on April...
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...according to this the Articles of Confederation, no central authority was permissible coerce the citizenry. However, the Articles of Confederation were good only in a short-range perspective; in a long-range perspective, the absence of the central authority appeared to be rather a utopian idea, than a functioning administrative system. Thus, the young independent republic had to adopt a model of centralized political power, which was legislated under the Constitution. Many members of the revolutionary generation considered that the decision about the centralization of the U.S. governmental system contradicted to the earlier announcement about the Great Britain and its centralized government, so it undermined the legitimacy of the U.S. as an independent country. This phenomenon became the central paradox of the revolutionary era. Two “Founding Moments” and Their Conflict Ellis outlines two “founding moments”: in 1776 year, when the Declaration of Independence was signed and in 1787, when the Constitution of the U.S. was signed. The former was a representation of an ideology of independence; the latter was a representation of a compromise that secured the unity. The conflict was in a shift of the power. The Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation were a result of non-acceptance by the Americans a strong central government. According to the Articles, all the power belonged to the Old Thirteen. The central government had a symbolic meaning and a very little power...
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...Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, believe in a strong central government to run this nation. We believe in a nationalistic view of our nation and in the cooperation and support of the citizens living in on this land. The laws, rules, and acts that are enacted under this government are made to benefit the nation, not to oppress the people. We hope to establish a nation that is well off, one that is stable in all aspects. As Federalists, we understand the importance of certain acts that are being passed, such as the Alien and Sedition Acts. We understand the need for Hamilton’s Financial Plan, a plan that will overall help this nation prosper, and we understand the need for...
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...form of government it really knew, Federalism. A Federalist government was not what the country needed. The Articles of Confederation limited the powers of a central government out of fear and caution of an all-powerful central government. This all changed in 1789 with the implementation of the Constitution. Powers originally left to the State (i.e. the people) were shifted to a Federal body. The Whiskey Rebellion of 1971 to 1974 aided in the elimination of a Federalist type of Government and impart a more Democratic Government in America. It helped open the eyes of the elite in the eastern United States to the fact that the people must be involved. It did this with violence. The Whiskey...
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...Over the course of United States history, only one institution ever influenced numerous presidential elections, created as much contention and dispute, divided the population, and nearly destroyed the country. That controversial institution which caused so much debate became known as the Bank of the United States. This bank and the question about its constitutionality not only influenced the people connected to the bank, but it also brought up uncertainty about how the national government should govern the country. In March of 1819, the United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, ruled that the United States Constitution supported the establishment of a national bank and that federal laws supersede state laws in every situation....
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...Influences on the Constitution Marlene Monarrez HIS/301 December 3, 2012 Instructor: Andrew Van Ness Influences on the Constitution Table |Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? | |Magna Carta | Issued by King John of England in 1215 when Englishmen went to the colonies they were | The Magna Carta gave Englishmen certain human rights, | | |given charters that guaranteed them and their heirs would “have and enjoy all liberties and |freedom of religion, reform of justice system and regulated | | |immunities of free and natural subjects.” The document clearly stated that no free man could|officials. The Magna Carta limited the king’s power and created | | |be prosecuted by any means other than the law of the land. |what we know today as parliament. | | |The Magna Carta had been the very first document which proclaimed personal liberties. The | | | |Magna Carta was forced upon an English Emperor by a team of barons. This had been the first |This was used as...
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...overturn the social order, but it did produce substantial changes in social customs, political institutions, and ideas about society and government. Among the changes were the separation of church and state in some places, the abolition of slavery in the North, written political constitutions, and a shift in political power from the eastern seaboard toward the frontier. The first weak government, the Articles of Confederation, was unable to exercise real authority, although it did successfully deal with the western lands issue. The Confederation’s weakness in handling foreign policy, commerce and the Shays Rebellion spurred the movement to alter the Articles. Instead of revising the Articles, the well-off delegates to the Constitutional Convention created a charter for a whole new government. In a series of compromises, the convention produced a plan that provided for a vigorous central government, a strong executive, the protection for property, while still upholding republican principles and states’ rights. The Federalists met strong opposition from Anti-Federalists, especially in Virginia and New York, but through effective organization and argument, they succeeded in getting the Constitution ratified. By establishing the new national government, the Federalists checked the Revolutionary values of the popular republican government. Terms/names/topics:...
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...2008. These banks were facing the possibility of bankruptcy, and in turn the American government had an increasing need for these banks as the means to fund the necessary investments in the economy. 13 bankers, breaks down the American banking industry in how they have grown so big, so profitable, that they have become resistant to regulations. The banks grown to the enormous that the stability of the economy was dependent, giving they a political influence by pouring money into campaigns of congressional candidates and congressmen, assuring investment banks to maintain influence and position in the White House and the Treasury department. Theses “megabanks” had balance sheet assets that accounted for more than 60 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. In March of 2009, the presidents of thirteen of these “Megabanks” met at the White House with the President, Obama that gave a message, “everybody has to pitch in. We’re all in this together” –President Obama (13 Bankers, page 4) this message giving a clear indicator the thirteen bankers needed the government and in turn, the government needed these 13 bankers to maintain stability of the economy. Thomas Jefferson was strongly suspicious of the financial industry and of banks and feel they are more dangerous than standing armies. Jefferson feared that the economic power held by banks have the possibility to grow out of government control. Jefferson’s vision for the United States was more of a farming and agricultural...
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...1) Discuss how the Mont Pèlerin Conference changed America view of manufacturing and trade. First I will explain what in general the Mont Pèlerin Conference is, which economic view they represented. Moreover I want to deal with people who are allowed and why they are allowed to join this Conference and which goals they pursue. In general the Mont Pèlerin Conference depended on a meeting which was formed by Friedrich von Hayek in 1947 at Mont Pèlerin in Switzerland. He invited 36 people who followed in a strict sense of liberalism, particularly the economic liberalism. Under these people were above all, economist, but, e.g., also philosophers, historians and politicians. Under it were also some Nobel Prize Laureates in economics and peace. Most of the people were Europeans, only two reluctant Americans took part on this meeting. Surprisingly this meeting was most supported from the american free market and libertarian groups. The goal of this conference was to discuss the view and the roll of the liberalism after the Second World War. The scholars gave on the meeting to level-economic and state interventionist's broads attempts a refusal and looked at a restoration of political freedom and free market economy as an inalienable condition of a lasting future protection after the Second World War. Thus the uppermost aim of the Mont Pèlerin Conference was the creation of a free market economy, above all to free trade and and the world peace originating from it. They thought that...
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...Ch01-002-p004 The Preamble to the Constitution begins a. "We the People . . ." 3. Ch01-003-p005 Which of the following is the best explanation of why most American Indian reservations are in the West today? b. European settlers and the U.S. government pushed Indian tribes westward. 4. Ch01-004-p006 Enlightenment thinkers argued that the world could be improved through b. human reason, science, and religious toleration. 5. Ch01-005-p007 The House of Burgesses was c. the first representative assembly in North America. 6. Ch01-006-p008 A social contract theory of government was proposed by d. Locke and Hobbes. 7. Ch01-007-p009 Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government sets out a theory of e. natural rights. 8. Ch01-008-p010 Congress's authority to check the president's judicial appointment power is a concept that can be attributed largely to the ideas of d. Charles-Louis, the Second Baron of Montesquieu. 9. Ch01-009-p010 Why was indirect democracy a necessary alternative to direct democracy? b. It became increasingly difficult to bring all the colonists together in the decision-making process. 10. Ch01-010-p010 Aristotle attempted to devise a way to classify governments. Critical to his analyses was knowledge of d. whom citizens were ruled by and in whose interest. 11. Ch01-011-p011 In an oligarchy, rule is by b. the few. 12. Ch01-012-p011 American political culture embodies many key concepts...
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