Federalist Paper No. 72

The Federalist Paper no.72 1. What argument does Hamilton give against limiting the number of times a person may be elected president? Hamilton argued that the longer a "chief magistrate" serves in office, the more stable the system of leadership becomes. For the duration of a president's administration, he will generally have the same tendencies in his approach to dealing with political issues. The people become accustomed and comfortable to a man's system of governing. The "…

…individual who is able to best manipulate the minds of the voters the most number of times. Unlimited terms in office puts too much power in the hands of one man. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Sources http://www.Constitution.org/afp/afp.html http://www.lahushua.com/hist/afp menu.html http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/federalist http://www.innersey.com/magazine/commentary/congress for life American Government and Politics Today 1999-2000 Edition The Federalist Papers