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Hace 1 día · Together, in 1949, Hutchins and Adler founded the “Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies” (now the Aspen Institute) to help the West regain its confidence in its civilizational inheritance in the wake of the horrors of World War II and the early years of the Cold War. See generally Sidney Hyman, The Aspen Idea (1975).
Hace 3 días · Benjamin Franklin’s Final Remark, Federal Convention. by James Madison. September 17, 1787. Study Questions. No study questions. The following remarks were recorded by James Madison at the close of the Constitutional Convention. Whilst the last members were signing it [i.e., the Constitution] Doct FRANKLIN looking towards the Presidents Chair ...
Hace 3 días · The Federalist Party was a nationalist American political party and the first political party in the United States. It dominated the national government under Alexander Hamilton from 1789 to 1801. The party was defeated by the Democratic-Republican Party in 1800, and it became a minority party while keeping its stronghold in New England.
Hace 3 días · Generally, use of "presidential campaign nominating convention" refers to the two major parties' quadrennial events: the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Some minor parties also select their nominees by convention, including the Green Party, the Socialist Party USA, the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party, and the Reform ...
Hace 4 días · This essay is about the authorship of Federalist 51, one of the key essays within the Federalist Papers, and its significance in the development of the United States Constitution. It highlights how James Madison, known as the “Father of the Constitution,” crafted Federalist 51 to argue for a system of checks and balances within the government.
Hace 4 días · Alexander Hamilton. 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 secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency . Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and ...
Hace 5 días · A soldier, it is said, fights not because he hates who is in front of him, but because he loves who is behind him. Those we commemorate on Memorial Day fought for mothers, fathers, sisters ...
