Hamilton's Dilemmas

“The most beautiful thing about [Hamilton] is [. . .] it's told by such a diverse cast. With such diverse styles of music, we have the opportunity to reclaim history that some of us don't necessarily think is our own."

When a president is sworn into office, he or she takes on a multitude of titles. One of the many titles the president is issued is the role of Chief in Legislator. This means that the president plays a crucial part in the legislative process or lawmaking. This title holds much authority in the eyes of Americans (Hoffman & Howard, 1317). Though this title does not give the president absolute authority, it does grant him or her strong jurisdiction in the legislature. The framers of the Constitution did not want America to be a monarchy the way they were when under the rule of England. As a result, the framers purposefully outlined the president’s limited power in the constitution, creating a democratic

     The power to veto something is defined as to refuse to admit. In the Iroquois constitution they talk about

From the start of creating this treaty the founding fathers were greatly split into two camps. The Federalist led by Hamilton were seen as pro-British supporters and the antifederalist were being led by Thomas Jefferson. (Milestones: 1784–1800 - Office of the Historian) This treaty was increasingly becoming a partisan issue that was plaguing our young nation. Though the Federalist were being considered pro-British Jay himself a Huguenot was not completely pro-British. As Combs says, “Yet Jay’s dislike of France did not make him pro-British at this time. His attempts to mold an anti-British alliance with Spain is ample evidence of that” (Combs 18) He was not completely pro-British though many were making him out to be. The founding fathers had

Interactions between the president and Congress seem to take two dominant forms. The first being the negative power of the presidential veto. Less overt, and inherently more complex, are the positive powers of presidential persuasion. These types of power represent distinct patterns in presidential interaction with Congress, and their occurrences likely represent different bargaining situations between branches.

I, a wealthy merchant of Philadelphia, import and export goods and receive lots of money in which I currently have to keep in a state bank. Keeping my money in a place like that is not safe. If there was a larger bank that I could keep my money without fear, I would chose to keep my money there. Also, a larger bank would have a larger pool of money. This benefits me because the larger pool of money there is, the larger amount of money I can make. If Hamilton argues for this type of bank, I will certainly vote for him because his plan interests and benefits me. However if Jefferson proposes that there will be no safety represented in this style of bank, my vote may change to him.

Alexander Hamilton carried the labels, illegitimate child, immigrant, and orphan. Unlike most people, he let this motivate him to rise above his given life. He had to make a name for himself. To receive the credit another man was given, he had to work ten times harder. He was also in the right place to do this, America during a revolution. The revolution inspired change and more acceptance. Hamilton’s ideas for a new form of government were accepted because of how desperately they were needed. To get his ideas across he made friends with other hard workers and revolutionary men. George Washington, the first President had more influence on Hamilton’s life. He gave Hamilton a role in the new country, securing his place in American history.

After the nation had gain it’s independence the nation face many economic problems. The man who helped solve these problems,Alexander Hamilton helped reform and revolutionize how the nation would operate their economy and some of the principles are still in effect today. His first goal was to pay of the debt that the nation owed and he believed would bring national unity. Since congress was now able to pass taxes and tariffs which helped raise Federal revenue. The tax on whiskey also helped raise the funds necessary to pay off the debt. The American people did not take kindly to this as it led to the whiskey rebellion of 1794. Another plan he had to achieve the ultimate goal of paying of the debt which he was able to do when he implemented

Though opinion plays a large role when determining whether or not the President of the United States is given too much power, it is extremely prevalent when analysing the validity and weight of evidence used to support the view that the President has been allowed too much power. Many people agree with this viewpoint because they are basing their argument off of negative and poorly thought out action by American government in the past, as well as being backed up by opinionated politicians and their current political views (Democrat vs Republican). In “Can a President be Too Strong?”, published by Scholastic, Inc. in 1989, the author voices his opinion on the President and his/her level of power: The president has taken more and more power at the expense of Congress. The people who wrote the Constitution believed in checking and balancing power

So my conclusion is the president has the most power in the constitution. The constitution was made so not one form of government will have all the power like in other countries. As ronald reagan said “ the government’s first duty is to protect the people not to run their lives”. This quote just states that that the government has to protect the country better. And i believe the president has the most power to do that. The thing is the president’s power has never been over the limit or too much. But it was never meant to be that way. That’s the beauty of this country one branch of government has the most power but i believe it was always meant to be that way. A country that has a leader with power, but that doesn’t rule and dictate its people

In the Douglas A. Irwin's article about Hamilton's Report of Manufactures he mentions many issues that arose from the report. Irwin makes his report clear about the fact that Hamilton's report never made fruition until separated and debated in future times. His report focuses on "the reception and immediate legislative impact of the report", the debate "for bounties on cod fisheries and additional revenue proposals involving tariffs", and the shift of "manufacturing interests away from Federalists as the Republican policy of reciprocity offered the hope of greater relief from foreign competition than Hamilton's revenue-base" (Irwin, 2004). This is the author's main goal with his writing.

This New York Times article tries to argue that it is ridiculous when current political candidates mention the founding fathers as if they were perfect and were able to get things done without squabbling as current politics is so predisposed to do.

Lyrics to the opening number in the Tony award winning Broadway musical Hamilton. Depicting the story of a man who helped shape the country, unknown to most until the play’s opening night. A man who lived in Manhattan and strived for a centralized government. A man who became the first Treasury Secretary and is shown on our $10 bill. The very same man forgotten in history when a duel took his life. This man was none other than Alexander Hamilton, an orphan Caribbean immigrant, as described in the song above. Alexander Hamilton was one of the youngest founding fathers, and his story has become a hit on Broadway. Written by Lin Manuel Miranda who used rap and R&B music to tell the story of the foundation of the United States, allowing him to

history. The set designer for Hamilton is David Korins. The set looks like the belly

Pursuing this further, Hamilton’s outspoken nature makes it more telling when he does not speak than when he does. Despite Hamilton's role in the affair, Miranda chooses to frame it in an uncharacteristic way, inaction. The affair's context is Hamilton being passive, “Lord, show me how to say no to this/ I don’t know how to say no to this.” This conveys his current mindset. Having him justify this in a way which is so contrary to his normal speech patterns suggests the strangeness of the event. Also, Hamilton is asking for agency from some higher being. Hamilton is always the one to act within his own life, so the fact he is begging for agency to be bestowed upon him testifies to his deep feeling of helplessness. When considered with his epiphany