The Federalist Papers
Publius
Federalist No 1
General Introduction
Federalist No 2
Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force And Influence
Federalist No 3
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force And Influence)
Federalist No 4
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force And Influence)
Federalist No 5
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force And Influence)
Federalist No 6
Concerning Dangers From Dissensions Between The States
Federalist No 7
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers From Dissensions Between The States)
Federalist No 8
The Consequences Of Hostilities Between The States
Federalist No 9
The Union As A Safeguard Against Domestic Faction And Insurrection
Federalist No 10
The Same Subject Continued (The Union As A Safeguard Against Domestic Faction And Insurrection)
Federalist No 11
The Utility Of The Union In Respect To Commercial Relations And A Navy
Federalist No 12
The Utility Of The Union In Respect To Revenue
Federalist No 13
Advantage Of The Union In Respect To Economy In Government
Federalist No 14
Objections To The Proposed Constitution From Extent Of Territory Answered
Federalist No 15
The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
Federalist No 16
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency Of The Present Confederation To Preserve The Union)
Federalist No 17
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency Of The Present Confederation To Preserve The Union)
Federalist No 18
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency Of The Present Confederation To Preserve The Union)
Federalist No 19
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency Of The Present Confederation To Preserve The Union)
Federalist No 20
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency Of The Present Confederation To Preserve The Union)
Federalist No 21
Other Defects Of The Present Confederation
Federalist No 22
The Same Subject Continued (Other Defects Of The Present Confederation)
Federalist No 23
The Necessity Of A Government As Energetic As The One Proposed To The Preservation Of The Union
Federalist No 24
The Powers Necessary To The Common Defense Further Considered
Federalist No 25
The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Necessary To The Common Defense Further Considered)
Federalist No 26
The Idea Of Restraining The Legislative Authority In Regard To The Common Defense Considered
Federalist No 27
The Same Subject Continued (The Idea Of Restraining The Legislative Authority In Regard To The Common Defense Considered)
Federalist No 28
The Same Subject Continued (The Idea Of Restraining The Legislative Authority In Regard To The Common Defense Considered)
Federalist No 29
Concerning The Militia
Federalist No 30
Concerning The General Power Of Taxation
Federalist No 31
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The General Power Of Taxation)
Federalist No 32
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The General Power Of Taxation)
Federalist No 33
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The General Power Of Taxation)
Federalist No 34
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The General Power Of Taxation)
Federalist No 35
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The General Power Of Taxation)
Federalist No 36
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The General Power Of Taxation)
Federalist No 37
Concerning The Difficulties Of The Convention In Devising A Proper Form Of Government
Federalist No 38
The Same Subject Continued, And The Incoherence Of The Objections To The New Plan Exposed
Federalist No 39
The Conformity Of The Plan To Republican Principles
Federalist No 40
On The Powers Of The Convention To Form A Mixed Government Examined And Sustained
Federalist No 41
General View Of The Powers Conferred By The Constitution
Federalist No 42
The Powers Conferred By The Constitution Further Considered
Federalist No 43
The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Conferred By The Constitution Further Considered)
Federalist No 44
Restrictions On The Authority Of The Several States
Federalist No 45
The Alleged Danger From The Powers Of The Union To The State Governments
Federalist No 46
The Influence Of The State And Federal Governments Compared
Federalist No 47
The Particular Structure Of The New Government And The Distribution Of Power Among Its Different Parts
Federalist No 48
These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated As To Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other
Federalist No 49
Method Of Guarding Against The Encroachments Of Any One Department Of Government By Appealing To The People Through A Convention
Federalist No 50
Periodical Appeals To The People Considered
Federalist No 51
The Structure Of The Government Must Furnish The Proper Checks And Balances Between The Different Departments
Federalist No 52
The House Of Representatives
Federalist No 53
The Same Subject Continued (The House Of Representatives)
Federalist No 54
The Apportionment Of Members Among The States
Federalist No 55
The Total Number Of The House Of Representatives
Federalist No 56
The Same Subject Continued (The Total Number Of The House Of Representatives)
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
Federalist No 58
Objection That The Number Of Members Will Not Be Augmented As The Progress Of Population Demands
Federalist No 59
Concerning The Power Of Congress To Regulate The Election Of Members
Federalist No 60
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The Power Of Congress To Regulate The Election Of Members)
Federalist No 61
The Same Subject Continued (Concerning The Power Of Congress To Regulate The Election Of Members)
Federalist No 62
The Senate
Federalist No 63
The Senate Continued
Federalist No 64
The Powers Of The Senate
Federalist No 65
The Powers Of The Senate Continued
Federalist No 66
Objections To The Power Of The Senate To Set As A Court For Impeachments Further Considered
Federalist No 67
The Executive Department
Federalist No 68
The Mode Of Electing The President
Federalist No 69
The Real Character Of The Executive
Federalist No 70
The Executive Department Further Considered
Federalist No 71
The Duration In Office Of The Executive
Federalist No 72
The Same Subject Continued, And Reeligibility Of The Executive Considered
Federalist No 73
The Provision For The Support Of The Executive, And The Veto Power
Federalist No 74
The Command Of The Military And Naval Forces, And The Pardoning Power Of The Executive
Federalist No 75
The Treaty Making Power Of The Executive
Federalist No 76
The Appointing Power Of The Executive
Federalist No 77
The Appointing Power Continued And Other Powers Of The Executive Considered
Federalist No 78
The Judiciary Department
Federalist No 79
The Judiciary Continued
Federalist No 80
The Powers Of The Judiciary
Federalist No 81
The Judiciary Continued, And The Distribution Of The Judicial Authority
Federalist No 82
The Judiciary Continued
Federalist No 83
The Judiciary Continued In Relation To Trial By Jury
Federalist No 84
Certain General And Miscellaneous Objections To The Constitution Considered And Answered
Federalist No 85
Concluding Remarks
About The Federalist Papers
Written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the pseudonym “Publius” between October 1787 and May 1788, the Federalist Papers were a series of 85 essays published in New York newspapers to advance arguments supporting the ratification of the United States Constitution. These essays detail specific provisions of the Constitution and offer insights into the intentions of those who participated in the drafting of the Constitution.
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