Hamilton Plan
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The Hamilton Plan was Alexander Hamilton’s proposal at the Constitutional Convention advocating a strong centralized government with features resembling the British system, including a powerful executive and lifetime terms for key officials.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
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political plan ⓘ |
| advocated | strong centralized government ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
create stable central authority
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limit state power ⓘ strengthen national sovereignty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hamilton’s plan of government ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
New Jersey Plan
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Virginia Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryContext | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| degreeOfAdoption | not adopted as submitted ⓘ |
| discussedIn | records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| includedFeature |
executive elected for life
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executive with absolute veto over legislation ⓘ indirect election of executive ⓘ lifetime terms for key officials ⓘ powerful executive ⓘ strong national legislature ⓘ upper legislative chamber with life tenure ⓘ weak role for the states ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on strength of executive
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debates on structure of national government ⓘ |
| influencedBySystem | British constitutional system ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
British House of Lords
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British monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDraft | English ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | nationalist ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Constitutional Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedInYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposerRole | delegate from New York ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | Constitutional Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToDocument | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | unadopted proposal ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly analysis of American constitutional development ⓘ |
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