Federalist Papers

86 articles

Federalist 85

Concluding Remarks From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: ACCORDING to the formal division of the subject of these p...

Federalist 84

Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State o...

Federalist 83

The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE objection to the pla...

Federalist 82

The Judiciary Continued From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE erection of a new government, whatever care or wi...

Federalist 81

The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: LET U...

Federalist 80

The Powers of the Judiciary From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: To JUDGE with accuracy of the proper extent of th...

Federalist 79

The Judiciary Department Continued From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: NEXT to permanency in office, nothing can...

Federalist 78

The Judiciary Department From McLEAN'S Edition, New York. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: WE PROCEED now to an examination of the judiciary de...

Federalist 77

The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered From the New York Packet. Friday, April 4, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the Stat...

Federalist 76

The Appointing Power of the Executive From the New York Packet. Tuesday, April 1, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE President is "to N...

Federalist 75

The Treaty Making Power of the Executive For the Independent Journal Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE President is to have power, "by and w...

Federalist 74

The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive From the New York Packet Tuesday, March 25, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People...

Federalist 73

The Provision For The Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power From the New York Packet Friday, March 21, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New...

Federalist 72

The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered From the New York Packet Friday, March 21, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State...

Federalist 71

The Duration in Office of the Executive From the New York Packet Tuesday, March 18, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: DURATION in office h...

Federalist 70

The Executive Department Further Considered From the New York Packet Tuesday, March 18, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THERE is an idea...

Federalist 69

The Real Character of the Executive From the New York Packet Friday, March 14, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: I PROCEED now to trace th...

Federalist 68

The Mode of Electing the President From the New York Packet Friday, March 14, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE mode of appointment of...

Federalist 67

The Executive Department From the New York Packet Tuesday, March 11, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE constitution of the executive d...

Federalist 66

Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered From the New York Packet. Tuesday, March 11, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the...

Federalist 65

The Powers of the Senate Continued From the New York Packet. Friday, March 7, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE remaining powers which...

Federalist 64

The Powers of the Senate From the New York Packet. Friday, March 7, 1788. Author: John Jay To the People of the State of New York: IT IS a just and not a new observation, that e...

Federalist 63

The Senate Continued For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To the People of the State of New York: A FIFTH desideratum, illustrating the utili...

Federalist 62

The Senate For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To the People of the State of New York: HAVING examined the constitution of the House of Repr...

Federalist 61

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 26, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton...

Federalist 60

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 26, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton...

Federalist 59

Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members From the New York Packet. Friday, February 22, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State o...

Federalist 58

Objection That The Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands Considered Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE rem...

Federalist 57

The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 19, 1...

Federalist 56

The Same Subject Continued: The Total Number of the House of Representatives From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 19, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To...

Federalist 55

The Total Number of the House of Representatives From the New York Packet. Friday, February 15, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To the People of the State of N...

Federalist 54

The Apportionment of Members Among the States From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 12, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To the People of the State of New...

Federalist 53

The Same Subject Continued: The House of Representatives From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 12, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To the People of the S...

Federalist 52

The House of Representatives From the New York Packet. Friday, February 8, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To the People of the State of New York: FROM the mor...

Federalist 51

The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments From the New York Packet. Friday, February 8, 1788. Author: Alexand...

Federalist 50

Periodic Appeals to the People Considered From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 5, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison To the People of the State of New York...

Federalist 49

Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention From the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 5, 1...

Federalist 48

These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other From the New York Packet. Friday, February 1, 1788. Author: James Madison T...

Federalist 47

The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts From the New York Packet. Friday, February 1, 1788. Author: James Madison...

Federalist 46

The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 29, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: RE...

Federalist 45

The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: HA...

Federalist 44

Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States From the New York Packet. Friday, January 25, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: A FIFTH cla...

Federalist 43

The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York...

Federalist 42

The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 22, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: TH...

Federalist 41

General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE Constitution proposed by...

Federalist 40

The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained From the New York Packet. Friday, January 18, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the Sta...

Federalist 39

The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE last paper having concluded th...

Federalist 38

The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 15, 1788. Author: James Madison To the Peopl...

Federalist 37

Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government From the Daily Advertiser. Friday, January 11, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of...

Federalist 36

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 8, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of...

Federalist 35

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: BEFORE we pr...

Federalist 34

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the New York Packet. Friday, January 4, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of...

Federalist 33

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the Daily Advertiser. Thursday, January 3, 1788 Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State o...

Federalist 32

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the Daily Advertiser. Thursday, January 3, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State...

Federalist 31

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 1, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of...

Federalist 30

Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the New York Packet. Friday, December 28, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: IT HAS been alre...

Federalist 29

Concerning the Militia From the Daily Advertiser. Thursday, January 10, 1788 Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE power of regulating the milit...

Federalist 28

The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton...

Federalist 27

The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered From the New York Packet. Tuesday, December 25, 1787. Au...

Federalist 26

The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State o...

Federalist 25

The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered From the New York Packet. Friday, December 21, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the...

Federalist 24

The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: To THE powers propo...

Federalist 23

The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union From the New York Packet. Tuesday, December 18, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton...

Federalist 22

The Same Subject Continued: Other Defects of the Present Confederation From the New York Packet. Friday, December 14, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State...

Federalist 21

Other Defects of the Present Confederation For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: HAVING in the three last numbers taken...

Federalist 20

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union From the New York Packet. Tuesday, December 11, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton...

Federalist 19

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton and James Madison To the...

Federalist 18

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton and James Madison To the...

Federalist 17

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union For the Independent Journal. Tuesday, December 4, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilt...

Federalist 16

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union From the New York Packet. Tuesday, December 4, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton...

Federalist 15

The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: IN THE cours...

Federalist 14

Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered From the New York Packet. Friday, November 30, 1787. Author: James Madison To the People of the State o...

Federalist 13

Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: As CONNECTED with the...

Federalist 12

The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue From the New York Packet. Tuesday, November 27, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE effec...

Federalist 11

The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE import...

Federalist 10

The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection From the New York Packet. Friday, November 23, 1787. Author: James Madison To the...

Federalist 09

The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: A FIRM Union w...

Federalist 08

The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States From the New York Packet. Tuesday, November 20, 1787. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: ASSUM...

Federalist 07

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York...

Federalist 06

Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE three last numbers of...

Federalist 05

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence For the Independent Journal. Author: John Jay To the People of the State of New York: QUEEN ANNE,...

Federalist 04

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence For the Independent Journal. Author: John Jay To the People of the State of New York: MY LAST pap...

Federalist 03

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence For the Independent Journal. Author: John Jay To the People of the State of New York: IT IS not a...

Federalist 02

Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence For the Independent Journal. Author: John Jay To the People of the State of New York: WHEN the people of America reflect that...

Federalist 01

General Introduction For the Independent Journal. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the s...

The Federalist Papers (Index)

Federalist 01 - General Introduction (Hamilton) Federalist 02 - Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence (Jay) Federalist 03 - The Same Subject Continued (Jay) (Conce...