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2 days ago · Quasi-War. Alexander Hamilton(January 11, 1755, or 1757[a] – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and the Founding Fatherwho served as the first secretary of the treasuryfrom 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency. Born out of wedlockin Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by a ...
2 days ago · The Federalist Party controlled the national government until 1801, when it was overwhelmed by the Democratic-Republican opposition led by President Thomas Jefferson. Federalist policies called for a national bank, tariffs, and good relations with Great Britain as expressed in the Jay Treaty negotiated in 1794. Hamilton developed the concept of ...
4 days ago · Hamilton’s argument, and one purpose of Federalist No. 70, is that the president should be accountable, which is why an American version of the privy council was not a good idea. To Hamilton, a...
3 days ago · The Constitution of the United Statesis the supreme lawof the United States.[3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.
2 days ago · At the Humanities Texas teacher institute "Shaping the American Republic to 1877" at The University of Texas at El Paso, historian Gordon S. Wood gave this fascinating lecture on "The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution." Wood is an emeritus professor of history at Brown University.
1 day ago · Officially: United States of America. (Show more) Abbreviated: U.S. or U.S.A. (Show more) Byname: America. (Show more) Head Of State And Government: President: Joe Biden.
5 days ago · In “ America Depends on Presidential Immunity ” (op-ed, July 2), David Rivkin Jr. and Elizabeth Price Foley use Alexander Hamilton ’s Federalist No. 70 to bolster Chief Justice John Roberts ...
