https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3 Pick ONE: 1. Do you agree or disagree with Hamilton or Jefferson when is comes to having a LARGE centralized government or one that is based on states rights? 2. Do you think the US could have a true direct democracy or do we need to elect Representatives? 3. If you think about the debate over government today, which party would be affiliated with Hamilton and Jefferson? en-us 2022-11-15 17:44:07 UTC 2023-04-20 01:03:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558655376 I think that we should have a true democracy in order to make the people fully happy. I think that without the electoral college, we would get a more accurate input of the citizens]]> 2023-04-18 13:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558655376 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558655740 Today I think Republicans would be more affiliated with Jefferson because they are for the states having smaller governments. While Democrats would be more affiliated with Hamilton because of the larger governments]]> 2023-04-18 13:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558655740 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558657911 1. I agree with Hamilton. Some people are not knowledgeable enough to vote. Therefore, representatives should show for the state.]]> 2023-04-18 14:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558657911 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558658047 I think the republican party would affiliate with Jefferson more because they are focused on the states making decisions and the democrats would be more like Hamilton because they want bigger governments]]> 2023-04-18 14:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558658047 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558658196 I think that a true direct democracy is unrealistic in today's world. Having a vote strictly based on the popular vote will further polarize communities down to small towns. By transitioning to a direct democracy, government decisions will favor urban populations much more than rural populations.]]> 2023-04-18 14:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558658196 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558658276 I think that each individual state should have different rights. Each state is different and because of that should have different rights.]]> 2023-04-18 14:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558658276 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558659857 I think Democrats would be more strongly associated with Hamilton because of the desire for a strong central government]]> 2023-04-18 14:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558659857 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558659860 I do not think we could have a true democracy because in some areas it really shines and would be good but compared to having everyone in the US decide on speed laws would be a nightmare and could take a lot of time to decide on those kind of laws.]]> 2023-04-18 14:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558659860 232sanchezc https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558660603 2023-04-18 14:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558660603 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558706011 I believe that we should elect representatives because there are a lot of idiots in the US.]]> 2023-04-18 14:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558706011 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558706786 I agree with Hamilton when it comes to having a large centralized government because I believe in the government doing more to support people in poverty with socialized health care, education, and affordable housing.]]> 2023-04-18 14:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558706786 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558707576 I agree with Hamilton, because we need a strong centralized government to be united against foreign threats ]]> 2023-04-18 14:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558707576 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558708619 I agree with Jefferson because if we want to change something in the country we should all be heard ]]> 2023-04-18 14:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558708619 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558708708 I belive that the government should be one large centralized government]]> 2023-04-18 14:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558708708 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558708756 Question 2: I think we should get rid of the electoral college. They don’t have the people in mind and are more in interest of money and bribes and power. By only going off the majority and the peoples true voices, we have a truer elected representative]]> 2023-04-18 14:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558708756 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558709226 I think that Hamilton would be affiliated with the democratic party because they want one big central government and Jefferson would be affiliated with the republican party because they want individual states to make their own decisions ]]> 2023-04-18 14:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558709226 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558709786 I think Hamilton would be democrats and Jefferson would be republican. Because democrats want to have a larger centralized government and republican wants to have government governed by the states.]]> 2023-04-18 14:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558709786 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558709890 Hamilton would affiliate with today’s Democratic Party because he was in favor of a larger government ]]> 2023-04-18 14:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558709890 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558711014 I agree with Hamilton that we should have a large centralized government to eliminate fighting and make proper decisions. ]]> 2023-04-18 14:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558711014 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558711336 Question 3: 
The party that would be affiliated with Hamilton and the Federalist Party would be the Democratic Party of today. The party that would be affiliated with Jefferson and the anti-Federalist party would be the Republican Party of today.]]> 2023-04-18 14:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558711336 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558711346 1. I think there are pros and cons to each manner but having a large centralized government would likely make our country more unified so that people don’t have to question what their right are, for example, in different states. ]]> 2023-04-18 14:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558711346 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558712241 Hamilton would be more affiliated with the Democratic Party because he believed in a centralized government 

Jefferson would be more affiliated with the Republican Party because he believed in the states having their own laws ]]> 2023-04-18 14:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558712241 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558919861 I pick a question because too much power in the hands of the federal government would lead to tyranny and the federal government needed to be strong, Hamilton argued that they needed to increase commerce and both they are agree because Hamilton won the decision for the national government to take over and pay the state debts. ]]> 2023-04-18 16:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2558919861 https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2560891961 I think that while having a true democracy would make a great difference in the U.S, we need representatives to help keep some control over things, such as handling votes or other kinds of political jobs. However, we cannot let them make decisions for us which is why we need the system to be designed so that only people's votes decide.]]> 2023-04-20 01:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kharris294/ng43007vz12dgxf3/wish/2560891961