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Review On The Original Argument Essay

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Parker Drowns
Mr. Fitzgerald
Political Science
28 September 2016
Book review of The Original Argument
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Beck, Glenn, and Joshua Charles. The Original Argument: The Federalists ' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century. New York: Threshold Editions, 2011. Print.
398 pages Summary
Instead of the Beck and Charles telling a story of a significant person to make a point the Authors discussed the original argument for the United States Constitution. The argument was originally written by the federalists in the late 18th century. These historical documents are commonly referred to as the federalist papers. Beck and Charles go over seven different topics and arguments discussed in the federalist papers.
“Part One: Novus ordo seclorum: A New Order For the Ages” is all about the new way of thinking once the colonies declared independence from England. It discussed how new concepts were being introduced and why a new order was needed for that particular time. In fact Alexander Hamilton sounded a lot like Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln’s main objective as president was also to preserve the Union. Hamilton wrote, “Nothing remains as obvious as the fact that either the new Constitution will be adopted or the Union will be torn apart. It is therefore necessary to examine the advantages of the Union, as well as the evils and dangers that would result from its disbanding.”(Beck and Charles 4) Alexander Hamilton (who wrote many of the federalist

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