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READING: Federalist 70 (read and annotate for Monday)
READING: 341-378 in Edwards
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Today's Essential Question: What arguments does Hamilton make in Federalist 70 supporting a unitary executive?
Learning Standards:
CON-4.C: Explain how presidents have interpreted and justified their use of formal and informal powers.
Today's Essential Question: What arguments does Hamilton make in Federalist 70 supporting a unitary executive?
Learning Standards:
CON-4.C: Explain how presidents have interpreted and justified their use of formal and informal powers.
CON-4.C.1: Justifications for a single executive are set forth in Federalist No. 70.
CON-4.C.2: Term-of-office and constitutional-power restrictions, including the passage of the Twenty-second Amendment, demonstrate changing presidential roles.
CON-4.C.3: Different perspectives on the presidential role, ranging from a limited to a more expansive interpretation and use of power, continue to be debated in the context of contemporary events
Federalist 70
Federalist 70 addresses concerns about the executive branch in the newly proposed Constitution. Opponents feared that a single executive would lead to tyranny, while Hamilton defends the necessity for a unitary executive with energy to carry out the duties of the President to help maintain security.
Using Federalist 70, develop arguments that support the idea of a single executive rather than a pluralist executive or an executive constrained by a council. You will have ten minutes in your group to discuss and prepare your arguments and points before we discuss in class and you try to change my mind.
Here are some of the questions we will be looking at:
QUESTIONS
1. What benefits does a strong presidency provide to a representative democracy?
2. What are four ingredients of an energetic executive?
3. What problems might arise if the presidency were split between two people or consent of a council?
4. President Truman had a sign on his desk that stated, "The buck stops here."
How does this support Hamilton's argument of a single executive?
5. Why is a single executive permissible in a republic, but may lead to tyranny in a monarchy?
What role does the legislature play?
What role does the legislature play?
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