Federalist No. 10

Under the pseudonym Publius, James Madison wrote Federalist Paper #10 to try to encourage the state governments to ratify the constitution. In this essay, Madison argued that a Republic, specifically the Republic proposed within the Constitution, would provide the perfect balance between the rights of the citizens…

Hobbes believes that a powerful sovereign that is not part of the social contract is the only way to govern people, be in control, and have order in the country; he thinks that because he believes that people will be so fearful of the sovereign and death that they will not cause any problems. However, James Madison, Plato, and Martin Luther King Jr. seem to for the most part disagree with him. I personally disagree with Hobbes, and I agree with Madison, Plato, and King. Hobbes claims that Social…

Introduction: The United States of America is a country that has strived for a government that is by the people and for the people from day one. As a result of this desire for unbiased representation of citizen’s demands, the Legislative branch of government was formed. The Legislative branch is a “Bicameral Legislature consisting of Senate and House of Representatives.”(p53) While these two chambers serve a different constituency, the members of both House and Senate are elected directly by…

Both were members of Washington"'"s cabinet¡ªJefferson was secretary of state and Hamilton was secretary of treasury. Hamilton was somber and haggard, a mood unlike his personality. The reason for this mood was because his financial plan for recovery of public credit was trapped in congressional gridlock. Congressman James Madison managed to block its approval based on the key point of assumption. Assumption is when state debts are assumed by the federal government. Hamilton thought that if…

The vast majority of citizens in the United States, if asked, would say that this country is a pure democracy. Some would go as far as saying that we may even be the definition of a true democratic society. However, what many do not realize is that while the United States tries to spread democracy across the world, our own government does not exactly practice what it preaches. Though citizens have the right to vote, these votes go towards electing officials in hopes that their elects will…

The Queen had to mend the chasm between Catholics and Protestants. Like in “Federalist Number 10”, she had to manage conflict between factions. To relieve the conflict, Madison had said: “the interference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling…

Hamilton is an award-winning Broadway musical that tells the story of a lesser known Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton. The project evolved from a single song performed at the White House Poetry Jam in May of 2009 to an internationally renowned musical over the past 8 years. The musical first ran off-Broadway and officially opened on Broadway in August of 2015. It quickly became one of the most popular musicals of the year and has since won a Grammy, the Pulitzer Prize for drama, 11 Tony’s…

While we may not wear togas or worship the gods on top of Mount Olympus, much of our lives have been shaped by Greek philosophers and their discoveries. From our government, to the science and technology that makes up every tool we use, to our favorite medias and the very words we speak, the Greeks have had an impact on our world today. When our founding fathers of America wanted to separate from Great Britain, they had a job to do, create a new government. They needed to create a system that…

The concept of American Exceptionalism can be interpreted in many ways. Some may approach the idea of exceptionalism to mean to be great or to characterize greatness. It is interpreted in, that sense, so as to imply that America and all things in it are special or divine. The opponents of American exceptionalism argue against the concept by pointing at assessments of other great empires that have risen and fallen and examining the parallels of their history with the history of the United States…

stuck to the idea of the Supreme Court stepping in only when there is a gravely unconstitutional act committed. Thomas Jefferson ordered William Marbury’s commission to be a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia from former president and federalist Johns Adams not to be delivered. In response, Marbury went to the court and asked for a writ of mandamus, an order to a government official to fulfill their duties. Chief Justice Marshall presented a question in the decision of Marbury v.…