-Hamilton believed that the problems with the government recommended by the constitution were that if the states felt that a law or a rule assigned by the national government was wrong they had the right to be able to disobey it. He also didnt like the idea that states contribution to the national treasury was based off of a quota in each state. He saw problems with the quota system because he felt that in times of emergency there is no way to tell how much forces a state will need the only thing that will be able to tell is the times and how much force it takes to work towards the end. A strong national governemnt solves these problems by assigning universal law.
-Hamilton meant that the people who try to disobey the national government's law are usually those who are being subdued by the rules the national government has made.
-Hamilton believed the use of the union was for Domestic Factions, Navy, Revenue, and Government economy. Weakness like state disobediance and the treasury based on quota will make all 4 of these Union powers weak.
-Shay's rebellion was a rebellion which took place in the 1770s trying to overturn suffocating taxes and debts within the people. The people who followed Shay were trying to overturn certain laws made which made it hard for poor farmers like the "Shayites" to survive. This supported Hamiltons fear because the minority group quickly tryed to rebel against the majority although the lost it was a quick show of what needed to be changed in the article of confederation.
-Hamilton feels in Article 23 that in order for the government to carry out its duty to protect the nation adn utilize it's army how it should it needs to be able to govern the nation as a whole and use the nations fleets all together under one command. Hamilton's main point is there is no way to know how much force we will need to use in war and because each state had it's own relatively strong government there was no way to put out the nations true power if there are limitations to which states will commit and which will disobey. I agree with Hamilton here because in a time of war the nation will need to come together as one to defeat other foes, and if there is limits in war time that will make the country weak, and while we are looking for more forces, other countries will be full ready to continue their attacks.
-I feel Hamilton's quote in Article 78, although accurate, is flawed because although he is trying to assign full power over the constitution to the judicial branch, he is saying nothing of the other branches and their checks upon judicial decisions.
Do you think that Hamilton is exaggerating the fear of war and domestic rebellion to justify a strong national government? For all his talk of armies and navies, who were the enemies that they would be fighting?
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