The Federalist papers / Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804, author.

Madison, James, author.

Jay, John, 1817-1894, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States--Sources.

Constitutional history.

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Open Road Integrated Media, 2020.

Summary:

E ighty-five articles and essays by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison that interpret and promote the US Constitution.Three of America's Founding Fathers--Alexander Hamilton, General George Washington's chief of staff and first secretary of the treasury; John Jay, the first chief justice of the United States; and James Madison.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Publisher's Note

Contents

Preface

No. 1: General Introduction

No. 2: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence

No. 3: The Same Subject Continued

No. 4: The Same Subject Continued

No. 5: The Same Subject Continued

No. 6: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States

No. 7: The Same Subject Continued

No. 8: The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States

No. 9: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

No. 10: The Same Subject Continued

No. 11: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy

No. 12: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue

No. 13: Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government

No. 14: Objections to the Proposed Constitution from Extent of Territory Answered

No. 15: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

No. 16: The Same Subject Continued

No. 17: The Same Subject Continued

No. 18: The Same Subject Continued

No. 19: The Same Subject Continued

No. 20: The Same Subject Continued

No. 21: Other Defects of the Present Confederation

No. 22: The Same Subject Continued

No. 23: The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union

No. 24: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered

No. 25: The Same Subject Continued

No. 26: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defence Considered

No. 27: The Same Subject Continued

No. 28: The Same Subject Continued

No. 29: Concerning the Militia

No. 30: Concerning the General Power of Taxation

No. 31: The Same Subject Continued

No. 32: The Same Subject Continued

No. 33: The Same Subject Continued

No. 34: The Same Subject Continued

No. 35: The Same Subject Continued.

No. 36: The Same Subject Continued

No. 37: Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government

No. 38: The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed

No. 39: The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles

No. 40: The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained

No. 41: General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution

No. 42: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered

No. 43: The Same Subject Continued

No. 44: Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States

No. 45: The Alleged Danger from the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered

No. 46: The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared

No. 47: The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts

No. 48: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control over Each Other

No. 49: Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention

No. 50: Periodical Appeals to the People Considered

No. 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments

No. 52: The House of Representatives

No. 53: The Same Subject Continued

No. 54: The Apportionment of Members Among the States

No. 55: The Total Number of the House of Representatives

No. 56: The Same Subject Continued

No. 57: The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation

No. 58: Objection That the Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands, Considered.

No. 59: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members

No. 60: The Same Subject Continued

No. 61: The Same Subject Continued

No. 62: The Senate

No. 63: The Senate Continued

No. 64: The Powers of the Senate

No. 65: The Powers of the Senate Continued

No. 66: Objections to the Power of the Senate to Sit as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered

No. 67: The Executive Department

No. 68: The Mode of Electing the President

No. 69: The Real Character of the Executive

No. 70: The Executive Department Further Considered

No. 71: The Duration in Office of the Executive

No. 72: The Same Subject Continued, and Re-eligibility of the Executive Considered

No. 73: The Provision for the Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power

No. 74: The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive

No. 75: The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive

No. 76: The Appointing Power of the Executive

No. 77: The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered

No. 78: The Judiciary Department

No. 79: The Judiciary Continued

No. 80: The Powers of the Judiciary

No. 81: The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judiciary Authority

No. 82: The Judiciary Continued

No. 83: The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury

No. 84: Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered

No. 85: Concluding Remarks

Copyright.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5040-6099-7

OCLC:

1143829765