Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 72
Federalist No. 72 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton and the seventy-second of the Federalist Papers. It was published on March 19, 1788 under the pseudonym Publius. The paper discusses executive re-eligibility and is the sixth in a series of 11 essays discussing the powers the Executive branch.
[edit] Executive re-eligibility
In Federalist No. 72, Alexander Hamilton argues that re-eligibility is essential to executive power. He believed that the Presidency must attract the most ambitious individuals and re-eligibility ensured that they would not attempt to extend their term in office unconstitutionally.
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