Adams was the primary author of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780, which influenced the United States' own constitution, as did his earlier Thoughts on Government. Adams was elected to two terms as vice president under President George Washington and was elected as the United States' second ...
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Well, the United States was never conceived as a democracy. Women, natives, slaves and the poor gained nothing in the American Revolution, which only benefited the elites and, to an extent, the middle class. Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers, believed that the government must al...
Died on the 4th of July: Fisher Ames, Founding Father and Arch-Foe of DemocracyI told a friend of mine I was going to write a profile on Fisher Ames.Tippins, Stephen B., Jr
aFive days from now,the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradition dating back to our founding ,the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you ,the American people.Standing on the steps of the Capital will be a man whose history reflects the enduring ...
Robert Hieronimus devotes thefirst chapter of his bookto theLeague of the Iroquoisthat was already in place before the Founders ever arrived, and suggests that the form of government used in this “League” between several Indian nations may...
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This alternative was known to our Founding Fathers as "enlightened despotism," but they rejected it on the ground that the enlightened consent of the governed was the only durable foundation for free or good government. But the necessity for enlightenment in the consent of the governed was never...
Founding Brothers, written by Joseph Ellis, is an outstanding read for anyone interested in learning more about the United States Founding Fathers. Published in 2000 by Alfred A. Knopf, many have recommended the novel. This great book takes the reader through the time where the United States de...