MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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Question
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Informed citizens can make decisions for themselves and the country. I have faith in peoples’ goodness and wisdom.
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I believe that most people are selfish and out for themselves. A government that gives too much power to the common people cannot be trusted. . Such people, they believed, had the time, education, and background to run the country wisely and could also be trusted to make decisions for the general good, not just for themselves. “Those who own the country, “ said Federalist John Jay bluntly, “ought to govern it.”
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson: Believed that people were basically good and needed little government. Hamilton: feared that government by the people would mean “mob rule” and that a strong central government run by an educated elite was need-ed to control the “common” people.
Detailed explanation-2: -How does Madison’s view of human nature affect his theory of government? That people usually try to gain power, he also states that if people could be trusted to be always be good to one another, government would not be needed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alexander Hamilton, fully as much as Thomas Jefferson, believed wholeheartedly that the most natural form of government was a republic in which everyone would have the freedom to exercise their natural rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike Thomas Jefferson, who idealized agrarian society, Hamilton argued that manufacturing and commerce were also integral to modern economies. Hamilton believed that a diverse economy would make the nation wealthy and fulfill the potential of its citizens.