Corey Brettschneider is a professor of political science at Brown
University, where he teaches constitutional law and politics, as
well as visiting professor of law at Fordham Law School. He has
also been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and the
University of Chicago Law School. His recent writing has appeared
in The New York Times, Politico, and The Washington Post. He is the
author of The Oath and the Office- A Guide to the Constitution for
Future Presidents. He is also the author of two books about
constitutional law and civil liberties and numerous articles that
appear in top academic journals and law reviews. His constitutional
law casebook is widely used in classrooms throughout the United
States. Brettschneider holds a PhD in politics from Princeton and a
JD from Stanford Law School.
Alexander Hamilton was born in the British West Indian island of
Nevis sometime between 1755 and 1757. He served as George
Washington's secretary and aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary
War. He was a New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention of
1787. He organized the writing of The Federalist essays, enlisting
John Jay and James Madison in the effort. From 1789 to 1795 he
served as America's first secretary of the Treasury. A growing
animosity between Hamilton and longtime political rival Aaron Burr
culminated in a duel in 1804. Hamilton was fatally shot, and died
the day after their encounter.
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