Hamilton’s Vision Intended for the New Government of United States of America

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In 1787, the United States of America Constitution was ratified by two-thirds of the states. The Constitution created a new government in the United States of America that was constructed around the idea of separation of power by the three branches of government with a system of checks and balances. These branches include the executive branch, the bicameral legislative branch and judicial branch. In order to ensure that no branch were to overpower the other two branches, the forefathers of the United States of America created a system of checks and balances. In the new government of the United States of America, the president had a Cabinet with a Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Attorney General and Postmaster General. George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, asked Thomas Jefferson to be the Secretary of State and asked Alexander Hamilton to be the Secretary of the Treasury. Because of the polarity of their political beliefs, Thomas Jefferson, a Republican who believed in strong states rights, and Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist who believed in a strong federal government, had differing opinions on all matters in the government. While Jefferson written that all men are created equal in the Declaration of Independence, Hamilton had helped created the constitution that founded a strong federal government. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton laid the groundwork for America’s first two-party system. It is partly because of Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State, the Cabinet's expert on foreign affairs, and Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury, the Cabinet’s expert on economic affairs, and partly because they were obliged to work together and prese... ... middle of paper ... ...on requirements. Jefferson and Hamilton may have held correspondingly opposite beliefs, however, the United States of America was able to prosper because of their hard work in what they believed was best for their country. Though Thomas Jefferson was a Republican who believed in strong states rights and Alexander Hamilton was a Federalist who believed in a strong federal government, together policies on foreign affairs and economics were accepted for the United States of America. Hamilton, however, left the greatest impact on the United States of America when he wrote the First Report on Public Credit and helped develop a strong public credit, supported domestic manufacturing and proposed the first charter of the national bank of the United States of America. Alexander Hamilton’s vision for the new government of the United States of America was an economic vision.

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