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In Federalist No. 70, Alexander Hamilton not only lays down an argument for a unitary executive, but also provides rebuttals to contemporaneous counterarguments in favor of a plural executive. [2] Hamilton employs historical examples and the rhetoric of common sense to warn the American people of the weaknesses of a plural executive structure. [3]
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 [a] – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.
Federalist No. 78 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the seventy-eighth of The Federalist Papers. Like all of The Federalist papers, it was published under the pseudonym Publius. Titled "The Judiciary Department", Federalist No. 78 was published May 28, 1788, and first appeared in a newspaper on June 14 of the same year.
The Federalist Party supported Hamilton's vision of a strong centralized government and agreed with his proposals for a national bank and heavy government subsidies. In foreign affairs, they supported neutrality in the war between France and Great Britain. [20] A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1806
Federalist No. 67 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the sixty-seventh of The Federalist Papers. This essay's title is "The Executive Department" and begins a series of eleven separate papers discussing the powers and limitations of that branch. Federalist No. 67 was published under the pseudonym Publius, like the rest of the Federalist Papers.
Federalist No. 1 Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 1 Author Alexander Hamilton Language English Series The Federalist Publisher The Independent Journal Publication date October 27, 1787 Publication place United States Media type newspaper Preceded by none Followed by Federalist No. 2 Text Federalist No. 1 at Wikisource Federalist No. 1, titled "General Introduction", is an essay by ...
Federalist No. 77 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the seventy-seventh of The Federalist Papers.It was published on April 2, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published.
Hamilton's use of experiential evidence in Federalist No. 6 is an example of his general alignment with the philosophy of David Hume. The essay presents an argument that aligns with Hume's empiricism , the belief that truth is determined by happenings and experiences rather than by deduction and logical axioms .