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Hace 1 día · Madison, nicknamed "Father of the Constitution," wrote 29 essays, including the crucial Federalist 10, which tackled the issue of factions and argued that a large republic could better manage diverse interests. ... Federalist No. 10 directly challenges Montesquieu's notion that true democracy could only survive in small states.
Hace 5 días · The Federalist No. 1: Annotated Alexander Hamilton’s anonymous essay challenged the voting citizens of New York to hold fast to the truth when deciding to ratify (or not) the US Constitution. Alexander Hamilton by Albert Rosenthal
Hace 5 días · Federalist Paper #29, authored by Alexander Hamilton, delves into the crucial role of a well-regulated militia in ensuring the security of the state. In this essay, Hamilton articulates the necessity of a national militia system, advocating for a balance between federal oversight and state powers.
Hace 1 día · No state paid its share of taxes to support the government, and some paid nothing. A few states did meet the interest payments toward the national debt owed by their citizens, but nothing greater, and no interest was paid on debts owed foreign governments. By 1786, the United States was facing default on its outstanding debts.
Hace 1 día · On April 29, 2024, the Department of Education published a 423-page final rule in the Federal Register amending its implementing regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities in the United States, with certain exceptions.
Hace 4 días · 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 16 horas · 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 .
