In The Federalist Number 1, Alexander Hamilton remarked: “It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident and force.” Using the information learned in this course regarding the history, philosophy, and function of the US government and your original independent research, answer the following question: has the United States established good government from reflection and choice, or are they as a nation forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident and force?