The Constitution Of The United States

So as a result of the powers of the Executive branch, it lead to the Election of 1788 and 1792 where the Commander-in-chief- was elected unanimously by the Electoral College in both elections. Since the President felt uneducated, he created Presidential Cabinet to help surround himself with expert advisors. One appointment position primarily important to this document, was given to Alexander Hamilton of Secretary of the Treasury. Due to taxes made by Hamilton, it created a

In 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, the framers of the Constitution of the United States of America worked together to identify the best way to elect the President (Patterson, 2013). The ideas suggested varied and ranged from selection by members of congress chosen by lottery, to a popular vote of the people. By the end of the Convention the matter had yet to be settled as the framers fore saw that many of the suggestions were prone to corruption, error, and were very chaotic. The issue was passed down to the Committee on Postponed Matters, who in turn created the system that is used today and is commonly known as Electoral College (Kazin, 2011). The Electoral College was outlined by the Committee to up hold the views of the founding fathers, who were the framers of the Constitution.

When the system of government was finally decided on, our founding fathers understood the importance of the balance of power within the three branches of the government. They called this system checks and balances. This system was set up to ensure that the government would remain loyal to the people and loyal to their states (Hamilton). In The Federalist Papers, No. 68, Alexander Hamilton discusses the importance of having the president elected by the Electoral College. He said that in order to ensure that we do not end up with the same problems that America had with the monarch of England, it was important that the balance of power was spread throughout the government and that no one portion have too much power.

The President’s power to approve and veto laws was one of many points of contention regarding the office. Federalists like Hamilton argued for an empowered President by claiming the power to approve and veto laws was essential to preventing the siphoning of power from one branch of

The framers of the constitution did many things that limited the power of the president by creating impeachment, checks and balances, executive privilege, and allowing the legislature to declare war. However they gave the president too much power because they allow the president to court packing, they allow him to announce important events to the public, and allowing presidents to issue many executive orders. A president must be at least thirty five years old, a natural born citizen, and live in the United states (U.S.) for at least 14 years. The president is allowed to serve four year terms when he or she is elected.

When the Constitution was first written by America’s founding fathers, they intended for the executive branch to serve the nation’s citizenry by keeping their best interests at heart, but stated that in no way should this branch be more powerful than any other—it be constantly checked and balanced by the legislative and judicial branches.. In James Madison’s Federalist Number 48, he states that in a representative republic, “the executive magistracy is carefully limited; both in the extent and the duration of its power”1. The founding fathers never intended for the role of President of the United States

Citizens were also fearful that any person they put into power, could possibly abuse the jurisdiction in which they were given. “They uniformly exercise all the powers granted to them, and ninety-nine in a hundred are for grasping at more”(Document G). This proposes that all those given power, always wanted more power. The high figures seemed to never be satisfied and this concerned Americans on the leadership of the country. “...It is of high importance that powerful checks should be formed to prevent the abuse of it” (Document G). To ensure that no leader could take advantage of the power one was given, checks and balances were created. This made each branch of government keep each other balanced and not over powerful on making decisions. The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch all possess certain jurisdictions that only allow them so much power. This checks and balances system creates an equal government in the United States in each branch of

In America’s pre-revolutionary days, the American people were oppressed by King George III and his unfair policies. After winning independence from Great Britain, America’s leaders decided that a weak central government provided by the Articles of Confederation would solve their former issues with tyrannical powers. However, the Articles failed after only a few years and the new country was in need of a strong central government and a leader, which the Constitution provided. The framers of the Constitution created an executive branch because America was in need for a leader due to the failure of the Articles of Confederation to provide a strong central government. The three branches of government were created in order to evenly distribute power to avoid tyrannical rule. The president was given the power to issue executive orders, however, the president’s powers was limited by a series of check and balances made by Congress and the judicial branch to avoid to rise of a tyrannical leader like King George III.

The vision of the founders of the Constitution was to create an energetic presidential fashion in which the president has enough energy to lead the nation yet be constrained to not threaten the liberty of the people. The lesson many Americans learned from their experience with the British was that liberty is threatened by executive power and safeguarded by legislative power (pg. 3). The framers were cautious of the responsibilities the executive branch would have so that tyranny would be prevented. The Framers created a democracy that prevents any branch from overstepping its constitutionally assigned limits, including the presidents. The framers decision was influenced by their experiences without an executive branch while the British government was under King George III. The

In 1787, our founding fathers came up with a few principles that would establish what we now know as the United States of America. These principles were put on paper to serve as a guideline for how the United States would be operated and structured. This historical piece paper became known as the Constitution of the United States. In the Constitution, a Preamble is implemented at the beginning that essentially tells what the founding fathers set out to do.

He thought that it was a constant fear among the founders of disorder, corruption, and popular gullibility is emphasized by his encouragement, not for the election. Hamilton thought that if everyone elected the president without any organization, then it would be unstable. He argued that since the electors did not hold any other political office and they were in different states, then they were remain unbiased. This system would be best ensure that the president was elected correctly. Hamilton also discussed the visions for the House of Representatives to elect the presidents when no candidate receive the right amount of votes. Voting for the vice president is the same process.

One of the many challenges the founding father faced,when creating the system of government we still follow to this day, was what powers should each part of government be given. After winning the war against the Great Britain and declaring freedom one of the concern they had was in creating a leader that has a great deal of power and becoming almost like the monarchy they fought against. Creating the president, which didn 't exist under the confederation, was seen as one of best outcomes of the convention since it provided a focal point for the government. One thing for sure that most founding fathers agreed upon was limiting the president’s power and making Congress be responsible for critical issues.

Therefore, they would be more capable of looking after the wellbeing of the nation. Hamilton also argued that there was not a need for two bodies of legislature because having two bodies within the legislative branch had not been successful in New York, and that the checks between the branches of government would be sufficient (p. 21). Ultimately, Hamilton would have preferred a more powerful national government than that finalized by the constitutional convention, yet he still supported the final document and was a key component of its ratification (p. 22). Jefferson, although not present at the convention, agreed with the organization of government in the document they had drafted. However, he had two major concerns with the proposed constitution, the omission of a Bill of Rights and “the necessity of rotation in office” (p. 23). Jefferson believed that a Bill of Rights was essential to clearly detail securities that a government should be obligated to provide fairness to its citizens. Jefferson also viewed “rotation in office” as a necessity. He argued that based upon past experiences the first elected official would continue to be reelected once in office (p. 23). He saw it as a problem because if it became common for officials to stay in office it would provide incentive for foreign powers to interfere with U.S. affairs. Both objections support Jefferson’s principle that,

As Hamilton had written several years prior, in Federalist 23, “the means ought to be proportioned to the end[endnoteRef:20].” In his estimation, the Constitution included “express powers”, specifically enumerated, and implied powers, derived from the breadth of the text and the Necessary and Proper Clause. These implied powers had been supported even by Madison, in Federalist 44, where he argued that Congress had additional means to act in the interest of the ends they were pursing.[endnoteRef:21] In his understanding of the Constitution, Hamilton believed the necessary and proper clause, reading “The Congress shall have the power… To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof[endnoteRef:22]” created implied powers and allowed Congress to charter a national bank. [20: Hamilton, A., Madison, J., & Jay, J. (2005). The Federalist Papers. New York: Signet Classics, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA).] [21: Chernow, R. (2005). Alexander Hamilton. New York: Penguin Books. (Page 353)] [22: The Constitution of the United States of America. (1787). Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records

In the 1700s when the United States had detached itself from British rule it was then seen as a plutocracy. The U.S established as a democracy; a government of the people and by the people. However, this establishment was in favor of the rich, educated, and powerful and anyone who was categorized or known as elites and it has remained in favor of these people ever since. Yes we can say we have witnessed variations and seen a semi-democratic rise in the past two centuries, but we have remained a plutocracy hidden behind the word that people use to cover its true identity, democracy. Those like the framers, the public opinion role, interest groups, and money all portray our hidden plutocracy.