Alexander Hamilton And The Federalist Papers On The United States Of Today

The Federalist Papers came at a time of uncertainty in America. Having just broken away from the overbearing British, Americans were reluctant to give much power at all to their newly independent government. Under the Articles of Confederation, the first written constitution of the young nation, the federal government lacked the power to intervene in trouble within the states. One issue that soon arose after the inception of the Confederation was that of taxation. With debt rising and the need for resources increasing with it, the federal government was simply not getting enough money to continue functioning. In Federalist No. 30, Alexander Hamilton began to discuss this topic, and in his support of the new Constitution’s rule for the federal

This is the most obvious effect of Hamilton’s actions and the Federalist Papers on the United States of today. But more than that, many of his arguments proved to be more than persuasive tactics. Hamilton argued that a nation’s necessities will always be at least equal to its resources, making it necessary for the federal government to control taxation. He also assured there was no need for worry; the checks and balances of the new government would keep any one entity from abusing or even gaining in the first place absolute power. All these things remain accurate to this day. Perhaps it would be wise of any politician or American citizen, in a sense of personal responsibility, to study Hamilton’s words when looking to decide what the best course of action is in regards at least to taxation; to understand the time period of the writers and ascertain which aspects of their arguments were useful only to the issues of the time, and which were inspired by historical patterns and have continued to hold true to this day. It is of great importance to understand our history, not just to keep from repeating mistakes, but to understand what has allowed our government, created in a time so different from the present, to continue to, for the most part, successfully keep America as a world power and how to use this knowledge to help us modify and improve our situation. This social responsibility, placed upon our generation specifically, is one of figuring out how to alleviate current issues while keeping in mind that any new implementations will have to account for a rapidly changing future. By studying how men like Hamilton achieved this in the past, we improve greatly our chances of succeeding right