User:Atcovi/AP Government/Federalism 70

Federalist No. 70


 * Government needs more energy in order to be sufficient ("Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of a good government")
 * 4 ingredients that define energy: unity, adequate provision for support, duration, confident powers.
 * Unity: No executive council, should be only one. Hamilton argues having multiple people serving in the executive branch - this is because they are bound to have differing opinions. It is bad for the executive branch since this would weaken authority vs. in the legislative branch, it doesn't weaken authority.
 * In the case of mischievous behavior, plurality in the executive branch causes issues in trying to identify the perpetrator of violations.
 * Decision (arguments may pursue between multiple people), activity, secrecy (if 2 people, secrets aren't secrets. Info will be easily leaked) and dispatch are uniquely important for the Executive branch.
 * Support: Pay to sustain the president and prevent him from finding funds in illegal ways.
 * Duration: WP says, "a presidential term long enough to promote stability in the government" will give the president the internal motivation to meet the needs of the public.
 * Confident powers: Presidential veto prevents "excess lawmaking", judicial review checks the legislative branch.
 * Ingredients that define safety in the "republican sense": dependence on people and due responsibility