Alexander Hamilton Federalist No. 17 Analysis
Alexander Hamilton once said “A nation without a national government is, in my view, an awful spectacle.” The federalist papers are a collections of letters, articles, and essays that set out to change people’s mind about the Constitution. The Federalist papers had contributors like Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison who were in favor of a strong National Government. There was a wide spread outcry that the Constitution would infringe on the authority of the states. In the subsequent paragraphs I will summarize the key points of particular Federalist Papers No.17 and No.45. The Author Federalist Paper No.17 is Alexander Hamilton. He was speaking to the people of the state of New York because at the time New York was very contentious, and the overall goal to they were trying to achieve was to create a more perfect Union. He acknowledges the point that its human nature to feel more
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He uses the example of how it was very tough for feudal baronies to remain control of the sovereign. He further admonishes the point that the American government under the present system led by the Articles of Confederation, provides too weak of a central government. Lastly, he sets to review the current system and critique the confederacy and presents the inquiry into is this how we will rather be governed? James Madison continues to sway the mind of the critics who oppose the U.S. Constitution. Again, the opposition was worried that too much power has been placed in the hands of central government. He goes on to express the necessity of the Union and what the Union stands for. He challenges the naysayers to be realistic how much strength is required in a government to sustain the Union. The way I think of it is if everyone was on a different page and didn’t centralize things how would we get things establish as a
He uses the example of how it was very tough for feudal baronies to remain control of the sovereign. He further admonishes the point that the American government under the present system led by the Articles of Confederation, provides too weak of a central government. Lastly, he sets to review the current system and critique the confederacy and presents the inquiry into is this how we will rather be governed? James Madison continues to sway the mind of the critics who oppose the U.S. Constitution. Again, the opposition was worried that too much power has been placed in the hands of central government. He goes on to express the necessity of the Union and what the Union stands for. He challenges the naysayers to be realistic how much strength is required in a government to sustain the Union. The way I think of it is if everyone was on a different page and didn’t centralize things how would we get things establish as a