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The Federalist Papers |
Alexander
Hamilton, John Jay,
and James Madison
It was not a certain thing that the Constitution devised by the 56 men of the convention would be accepted. There were many who raised arguments against the new Constitution. To counter this, Hamilton, Madison and Jay wrote The Federalist Papers and had them published in New York. From there they went out to all the colonies. They explain not only how the new government would work, but why it was necessary and how the men who wrote it arrived at the form they did. They are an important part of our history which is sadly neglected today.
The
Importance of the Union (1-14)
Federalist
No. 1
General Introduction - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 2
Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force
and Influence - Jay
Federalist
No. 3
Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force
and Influence (con't) - Jay
Federalist
No. 4
Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force
and Influence (con't) - Jay
Federalist
No. 5
Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force
and Influence (con't) - Jay
Federalist
No. 6
Concerning Dangers from Dissensions
Between the States - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 7
Concerning Dangers from Dissensions
Between the States (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 8
The Consequences of Hostilities
Between the States - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 9
The Union as a Safeguard Against
Domestic Faction and Insurrection - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 10
The Union as a Safeguard Against
Domestic Faction and Insurrection (con't) - Madison
Federalist
No. 11
The Utility of the Union in Respect
to Commercial Relations and a Navy - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 12
The Utility of the Union In Respect
to Revenue - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 13
Advantage of the Union in Respect to
Economy in Government - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 14
Objections to the Proposed
Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered - Madison
Defects of
the Articles of Confederation (15-22)
Federalist No. 15
The Insufficiency of the Present
Confederation to Preserve the Union - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 16
The Insufficiency of the Present
Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 17
The Insufficiency of the Present
Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 18
The Insufficiency of the Present
Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't)
Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 19
The Insufficiency of the Present
Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't)
Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 20
The Insufficiency of the Present
Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't)
Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 21
Other Defects of the Present
Confederation - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 22
Other Defects of the Present
Confederation (con't) - Hamilton
Arguments for the type
of Government contained in the Constitution (23-36)
Federalist
No. 23
The Necessity of a Government as
Energetic as the One Proposed to the
Preservation of the Union - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 24
The Powers Necessary to the Common
Defense Further Considered - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 25
The Powers Necessary to the Common
Defense Further Considered (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 26
The Idea of Restraining the
Legislative Authority in Regard to the
Common Defense Considered - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 27
The Idea of Restraining the
Legislative Authority in Regard to the
Common Defense Considered (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 28
The Idea of Restraining the
Legislative Authority in Regard to the
Common Defense Considered (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 29
Concerning the Militia - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 30
Concerning the General Power of
Taxation - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 31
Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist No. 32
Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist No. 33
Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 34
Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist No. 35
Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 36
Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't) - Hamilton
The Republican form of Government (37-51)
Federalist No. 37
Concerning the Difficulties of the
Convention in Devising a
Proper Form of Government - Madison
Federalist
No. 38
The Same Subject Continued, and the
Incoherence of the
Objections to the New Plan Exposed
- Madison
Federalist
No. 39
The Conformity of the Plan to
Republican Principles - Madison
Federalist
No. 40
The Powers of the Convention to Form
a Mixed Government
Examined and Sustained - Madison
Federalist
No. 41
General View of the Powers Conferred
by The Constitution - Madison
Federalist
No. 42
The Powers Conferred by the
Constitution Further Considered - Madison
Federalist
No. 43
The Powers Conferred by the
Constitution Further Considered (con't) - Madison
Federalist
No. 44
Restrictions on the Authority of the
Several States - Madison
Federalist
No. 45
The Alleged Danger From the Powers of
the Union to the
State Governments Considered
- Madison
Federalist
No. 46
The Influence of the State and
Federal Governments Compared - Madison
Federalist
No. 47
The Particular Structure of the New
Government and the Distribution
of Power Among Its Different Parts - Madison
Federalist
No. 48
These Departments Should Not Be So
Far Separated as to
Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other - Madison
Federalist
No. 49
Method of Guarding Against the
Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention - Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 50
Periodical Appeals to the People
Considered - Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 51
The Structure of the Government Must
Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments - Hamilton / Madison
The Legislative Branch
(52-66)
Federalist
No. 52
The House of Representatives -
Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 53
The House of Representatives (con't)
- Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 54
The Apportionment of Members Among
the States - Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 55
The Total Number of the House of
Representatives - Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 56
The Total Number of the House of
Representatives (con't) - Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 57
The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan
to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in
Connection with Representation - Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 58
Objection That The Number of Members
Will Not Be Augmented as the
Progress of Population Demands Considered - Madison
Federalist
No. 59
Concerning the Power of Congress to
Regulate the Election of Members - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 60
Concerning the Power of Congress to
Regulate the Election of Members (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist No. 61
Concerning the Power of Congress to
Regulate the Election of Members (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 62
The Senate - Hamilton / Madison
Federalist
No. 63
The Senate (con't) - Hamilton /
Madison
Federalist
No. 64
The Powers of the Senate - Jay
Federalist
No. 65
The Powers of the Senate (con't) -
Hamilton
Federalist
No. 66
Objections to the Power of the Senate
To Set as a Court for
Impeachments Further Considered - Hamilton
The Executive Branch
(67-77)
Federalist
No. 67
The Executive Department - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 68
The Mode of Electing the President -
Hamilton
Federalist
No. 69
The Real Character of the Executive -
Hamilton
Federalist
No. 70
The Executive Department Further
Considered - Hamilton
Federalist No. 71
The Duration in Office of the
Executive - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 72
The Same Subject Continued, and
Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 73
The Provision For The Support of the
Executive, and the Veto Power - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 74
The Command of the Military and Naval
Forces, and the
Pardoning Power of the Executive - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 75
The Treaty-Making Power of the
Executive - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 76
The Appointing Power of the Executive
- Hamilton
Federalist No. 77
The Appointing Power Continued and
Other Powers
of the Executive Considered - Hamilton
The Judicial Branch
(78-83)
Federalist No. 78
The Judiciary Department - Hamilton
Federalist No. 79
The Judiciary (con't) - Hamilton
Federalist No. 80
The Powers of the Judiciary -
Hamilton
Federalist No. 81
The Judiciary Continued, and the
Distribution of the Judicial Authority - Hamilton
Federalist No. 82
The Judiciary Continued - Hamilton
Federalist No. 83
The Judiciary Continued in Relation
to Trial by Jury - Hamilton
Conclusions and
Miscellaneous Ideas
Federalist
No. 84
Certain General and Miscellaneous
Objections to the Constitution
Considered and Answered - Hamilton
Federalist
No. 85
Concluding Remarks - Hamilton
