The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton (books to read in your 20s .txt) π
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In early 1787, the Congress of the United States called a meeting of delegates from each state to try to fix what was wrong with the Articles of Confederation. The Articles had created an intentionally weak central government, and that weakness had brought the nation to a crisis in only a few years. Over the next several months, the delegates worked to produce the document that would become the U.S. Constitution.
When Congress released the proposed Constitution to the states for ratification in the fall of 1787, reaction was swift: in newspapers throughout each state, columnists were quick to condemn the radical reworking of the nationβs formative document. In New York State, a member of the convention decided to launch into the fray; he and two other men he recruited began writing their own anonymous series defending the proposed Constitution, each one signed βPublius.β They published seventy-seven articles in four different New York papers over the course of several months. When the articles were collected and published as a book early the following year, the authors added another eight articles. Although many at the time guessed the true identities of the authors, it would be a few years before the authors were confirmed to be Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, Hamilton and Madison both being delegates at the convention.
Although the articlesβ influence on the Constitutionβs ratification is debatedβnewspapers were largely local at the time, so few outside New York saw the articlesβtheir influence on the interpretation of the Constitution within the judiciary is immense. They are a window not only into the structure and content of the document, but also the reasons for the structure and content, written by men who helped author the document. Consequently, they have been quoted almost 300 times in Supreme Court cases. They remain perhaps the best and clearest explanation of the document that is the cornerstone of the United States government.
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By Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Introduction The Text of the Federalist The Federalist Papers I: General Introduction II: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence III: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence) IV: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence) V: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence) VI: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States VII: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States) VIII: The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States IX: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection X: The Same Subject Continued (The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection) XI: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy XII: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue XIII: Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government XIV: Objections to the Proposed Constitution from Extent of Territory Answered XV: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union XVI: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) XVII: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) XVIII: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) XIX: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) XX: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) XXI: Other Defects of the Present Confederation XXII: The Same Subject Continued (Other Defects of the Present Confederation) XXIII: The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union XXIV: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered XXV: The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered) XXVI: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered XXVII: The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered) XXVIII: The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered) XXIX: Concerning the Militia XXX: Concerning the General Power of Taxation XXXI: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) XXXII: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) XXXIII: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) XXXIV: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) XXXV: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) XXXVI: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) XXXVII: Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government XXXVIII: The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed XXXIX: The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles XL: On the Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained XLI: General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution XLII: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered XLIII: The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered) XLIV: Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States XLV: The Alleged Danger from the Powers of the Union to the State Governments XLVI: The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared XLVII: The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts XLVIII: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other XLIX: Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention L: Periodical Appeals to the People Considered LI: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments LII: The House of Representatives LIII: The Same Subject Continued (The House of Representatives) LIV: The Apportionment of Members Among the States LV: The Total Number of the House of Representatives LVI: The Same Subject Continued (The Total Number of the House of Representatives) LVII: The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation LVIII: Objection That the Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands LIX: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members LX: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members) LXI: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members) LXII: The Senate LXIII: The Senate Continued LXIV: The Powers of the Senate LXV: The Powers of the Senate Continued LXVI: Objections to the Power of the Senate to Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered LXVII: The Executive Department LXVIII: The Mode of Electing the President LXIX: The Real Character of the Executive LXX: The Executive Department Further Considered LXXI: The Duration in Office of the Executive LXXII: The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered LXXIII: The Provision for the Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power LXXIV: The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive LXXV: The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive LXXVI: The Appointing Power of the Executive LXXVII: The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered
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