The Federalist: the Essential Essays

Cover page......Page 1
THE BEDFORD SERIES IN HISTORY AND CULTURE......Page 2
Half-title page......Page 3
Copyright page......Page 4
Title page......Page 5
Foreword page......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
A NOTE ABOUT THE TEXT......Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 12
Contents......Page 15
PART ONE: Introduction: The Federalist in Context......Page 21
The Road to Philadelphia......Page 23
The Authors......Page 26
The Federal Convention......Page 31
The Anti-Federalist Critique of the Constitution......Page 38
The Federalist Response and the Response of The Federalist......Page 43
Reading The Federalist......Page 49
1. Introduction, October 27, 1787 [Hamilton]......Page 55
6. Concerning Dangers from War between the States, November 14, 1787 [Hamilton]......Page 59
9. The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard against Domestic Faction and Insurrection, November 21, 1787 [Hamilton]......Page 66
10. The Same Subject Continued, November 22, 1787 [Madison]......Page 71
14. An Objection Drawn from the Extent of Country Answered, November 30, 1787 [Madison]......Page 79
15. Concerning the Defects of the Present Confederation in Relation to the Principle of Legislation for the States in Their Collective Capacities, December 1, 1787 [Hamilton]......Page 84
23. The Necessity of a Government at Least Equally Energetic with the One Proposed, December 18, 1787 [Hamilton]......Page 92
32. The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Taxation), January 2, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 96
33. The Same Subject Continued, January 2, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 100
35. The Same Subject Continued, January 5, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 105
37. Concerning the Difficulties Which the Convention Must Have Experienced in the Formation of a Proper Plan, January 11, 1788 [Madison]......Page 110
39. The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles: An Objection in Respect to the Powers of the Convention Examined, January 16, 1788 [Madison]......Page 117
45. A Further Discussion of the Supposed Danger from the Powers of the Union to the State Governments, January 26, 1788 [Madison]......Page 124
46. The Subject of the Last Paper Resumed with an Examination of the Comparative Means of Influence of the Federal and State Governments, January 29, 1788 [Madison]......Page 129
47. The Meaning of the Maxim, Which Requires a Separation of the Departments of Power, Examined and Ascertained, January 30, 1788 [Madison]......Page 136
48. The Same Subject Continued with a View to the Means of Giving Efficacy in Practice to That Maxim, February 1, 1788 [Madison]......Page 144
49. The Same Subject Continued with the Same View, February 2, 1788 [Madison]......Page 149
50. The Same Subject Continued with the Same View, February 5, 1788 [Madison]......Page 153
51. The Same Subject Continued with the Same View and Concluded, February 6, 1788 [Madison]......Page 156
53. The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the House of Representatives) with a View of the Term of the Service of the Members, February 9, 1788 [Madison]......Page 161
54. The Same Subject Continued with a View to the Ratio of Representation, February 12, 1788 [Madison]......Page 167
62. Concerning the Constitution of the Senate with Regard to the Qualifications of the Members, the Manner of Appointing Them, the Equality of Representation, the Number of the Senators and the Duration of Their Appointments, February 27, 1788 [Madison]......Page 172
63. A Further View of the Constitution of the Senate in Regard to the Duration of Appointment of Its Members, March 1, 1788 [Madison]......Page 178
64. A Further View of the Constitution of the Senate in Regard to the Power of Making Treaties, March 5, 1788 [Jay]......Page 186
70. The Same View Continued (Concerning the Constitution of the President) in Relation to the Unity of the Executive, with an Examination of the Project of an Executive Council, March 15, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 192
71. The Same View Continued in Regard to the Duration of the Office, March 18, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 200
72. The Same View Continued in Regard to the Re-eligibility of the President, March 19, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 204
75. The Same View Continued in Relation to the Power of Making Treaties, March 26, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 210
78. A View of the Constitution of the Judicial Department in Relation to the Tenure of Good Behavior, May 28, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 215
81. A Further View of the Judicial Department in Relation to the Distribution of Its Authority, May 28, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 223
84. Concerning Several Miscellaneous Objections, May 28, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 233
85. Conclusion, May 28, 1788 [Hamilton]......Page 242
A Constitutional Chronology (1786–1791)......Page 250
Questions for Consideration......Page 253
Selected Bibliography......Page 255
Index......Page 261