Editing Elective monarchy (section)

====United States====
An attempt to create an elective monarchy in the [[United States]] failed. [[Alexander Hamilton]] argued in a long speech before the [[Philadelphia Convention|Constitutional Convention of 1787]] that the [[President of the United States]] should be an elective monarch, ruling for "good behavior" (i.e., [[President for life|for life]], unless [[impeachment|impeached]]) and with extensive powers. Hamilton believed that elective monarchs had sufficient power domestically to resist foreign corruption, yet there was enough domestic control over their behavior to prevent tyranny at home.<ref name="The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Volume 9"/> His proposal was resoundingly voted down in favor of a four-year term with the possibility of reelection.