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HIS 303 Week 2 Early Constitutional Controversies (Ash)
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Early Constitutional Controversies. In 1788, Alexander Hamilton and
James Madison, who had both played active roles at the Constitutional
Convention, worked together to write The Federalist Papers, a series of
articles originally published in New York newspapers to convince
readers to back the ratification of the Constitution. Constitutional
scholars often refer to these papers to gain an appreciation of the
“original intention” of the Framers, how those men expected the federal
government to operate under the Constitution, and the powers they
sought to grant or deny the federal government. By the early 1790s,
however, Hamilton and Madison had divided over basic constitutional
questions, such as whether or not the federal government could charter a
national bank. The American electorate, which had ratified the
Constitution, had split on the issue as well, dividing into rival Federalist
and Republican parties.
For this assignment, explore one significant constitutional controversy,
from the first two decades of the United States under the Constitution
(1789 to 1821). Topics to consider include:
1.The incorporation of the Bank of the United States