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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 ...
1 day ago · The Constitution of the United Statesis the supreme lawof the United States.[3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789.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.
5 days ago · The term “unitary executive” dates to the 1980s, but unitarians contend that the idea goes back to the founding era. According to one commentator, “[U]nitarians take their name from James Wilson’s statement at the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia when he proposed vesting the executive power in a single individual: ‘that Unity in the Executive instead of being the fetus of Monarchy would be the best safeguard against tyranny.’”
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.
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 ...
1 day ago · The Federalist and Anti-Federalist debate shaped the United States Constitution and continues to influence American governance. This discourse between two ideological camps highlights the tensions and compromises that formed the nation's foundational principles, balancing power and individual liberties.
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4 days ago · The most sustained pro-Federalist argument, written mainly by Hamilton and Madison (assisted by Jay) under the pseudonym Publius, appeared in the newspapers as The Federalist. These essays attacked the feebleness of the confederation and claimed that the new Constitution would have advantages for all sectors of society while threatening none.
