After being elected into office in 1789, one of George Washington's priorities as President of the United States was to select a cabinet. Washington waited to make his selections as Congress created the departments of Treasury, War, and State. His choices ... the few did not concern Hamilton, due to the separation of powers granted by the Constitution. He wrote, "Powers must be granted, or civil society cannot exist; the possibility of abuse is no argument against the thing" (Stourzh, p.182). His idea of a strong government influenced his ideological thought in a contrasting way to that of J...

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