Federalist Papers
The Constitution for the United
States was framed by a diverse group of statesmen who met in
Philadelphia in 1787. Over a three month period, the document was
vigorously debated, discussed and dissected. It was eventually
adopted by the states. We are familiar with the writings of the
Federalist, letters and essays which appeared in support of the new
Constitution. Signed under the name of Publius, the 85 Federalist
letters were believed to be authored by John Jay, James Madison and
Alexander Hamilton.
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Contents
- FEDERALIST No. 1
- General Introduction for the Independent Journal by
Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 2
- Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence for
the Independent Journal by Jay
- FEDERALIST No. 3
- Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
(continued) for the Independent Journal by Jay
- FEDERALIST No. 4
- Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
(continued) for the Independent Journal by Jay
- FEDERALIST No. 5
- Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
(continued) for the Independent Journal by Jay
- FEDERALIST No. 6
- Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States
for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST. No. 7
- Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States
(continued) for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 8
- The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States from
the New York Packet, Tuesday, November 20, 1787 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 9
- The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and
Insurrection for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 10
- The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and
Insurrection (continued) from the New York Packet, Friday,
November 23, 1787 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 11
- The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations
and a Navy for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 12
- The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue from the
New York Packet, Tuesday, November 27, 1787 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 13
- Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in
Government for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 14
- Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of
Territory Answered from the New York Packet, Friday, November
30, 1787 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 15
- The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve
the Union for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 16
- The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve
the Union (continued) from the New York Packet, Tuesday,
December 4, 1787 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 17
- The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve
the Union (continued) for the Independent Journal by
Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 18
- The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve
the Union (continued) for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
and Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 19
- The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve
the Union (continued) for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
and Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 20
- The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve
the Union (continued) from the New York Packet, Tuesday,
December 11, 1787, Hamilton and Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 21
- Other Defects of the Present Confederation for the
Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 22
- Other Defects of the Present Confederation (continued)
from the New York Packet, Friday, December 14, 1787 by
Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 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 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 24
- The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further
Considered for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 25
- The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further
Considered (continued) from the New York Packet, Friday,
December 21, 1787 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 26
- The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard
to the Common Defense Considered for the Independent Journal
by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 27
- The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard
to the Common Defense Considered (continued) from the New York
Packet, Tuesday, December 25, 1787 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 28
- The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard
to the Common Defense Considered (continued) for the
Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 29
- Concerning the Militia from the Daily Advertiser,
Thursday, January 10, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 30
- Concerning the General Power of Taxation from the New
York Packet, Friday, December 28, 1787 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 31
- Concerning the General Power of Taxation (continued)
from the New York Packet, Tuesday, January 1, 1788 by
Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 32
- Concerning the General Power of Taxation (continued)
from the Daily Advertiser, Thursday, January 3, 1788 by
Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 33
- Concerning the General Power of Taxation (continued)
from the Daily Advertiser, January 3, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 34
- Concerning the General Power of Taxation (continued)
from the New York Packet, Friday, January 4, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 35
- Concerning the General Power of Taxation (continued)
for the Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 36
- Concerning the General Power of Taxation (continued)
from the New York Packet, Tuesday January 8, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 37
- Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a
Proper Form of Government from the Daily Advertiser, Friday,
January 11, 1788 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 38
- Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a
Proper Form of Government from the New York Packet, Tuesday,
January 15, 1788 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 39
- The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles for
the Independent Journal by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 40
- The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government
Examined and Sustained from the New York Packet, Friday,
January 18, 1788 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 41
- General View of the Powers Conferred by The
Constitution for the Independent Journal by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 42
- The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further
Considered from the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 22, 1788
by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 43
- The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further
Considered (continued) for the Independent Journal by
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 44
- Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
from the New York Packet. Friday, January 25, 1788 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 45
- The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the
State Governments Considered for the Independent Journal by
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 46
- The Influence of the State and Federal Governments
Compared from the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 29, 1788
by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 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 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 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 by Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 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, 1788
by Hamilton or Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 50
- Periodical Appeals to the People Considered from the
New York Packet. Tuesday, February 5, 1788 by Hamilton or
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 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 by Hamilton or
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 52
- The House of Representatives from the New York Packet.
Friday, February 8, 1788 by Hamilton or Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 53
- The House of Representatives (continued) from the New
York Packet. Tuesday, February 12, 1788 by Hamilton or
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 54
- The Apportionment of Members Among the States from the New
York Packet. Tuesday, February 12, 1788 by Hamilton or
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 55
- The Total Number of the House of Representatives from
the New York Packet. Friday, February 15, 1788 by Hamilton or
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 56
- The Total Number of the House of Representatives
(continued) from the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 19, 1788
by Hamilton or Madison
- 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 from the New York Packet. Tuesday, February 19,
1788 by Hamilton or Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 58
- Objection That The Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented
as the Progress of Population Demands Considered by
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 59
- Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election
of Members from the New York Packet. Friday, February 22, 1788
by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 60
- Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election
of Members (continued) from the New York Packet. Tuesday,
February 26, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 61
- Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election
of Members (continued) from the New York Packet, Tuesday,
February 26, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 62
- The Senate for the Independent Journal by Hamilton or
Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 63
- The Senate (continued) for the Independent Journal by
Hamilton or Madison
- FEDERALIST No. 64
- The Powers of the Senate from the New York Packet,
Friday, March 7, 1788 by Jay
- FEDERALIST No. 65
- The Powers of the Senate (continued) from the New York
Packet, Friday, March 7, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 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 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 67
- The Executive Department from the New York Packet,
Tuesday, March 11, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 68
- The Mode of Electing the President from the New York
Packet. Friday, March 14, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 69
- The Real Character of the Executive from the New York
Packet, Friday, March 14, 1788 by Hamilton (There are two slightly
different versions of No. 70 included here)
- FEDERALIST No. 70
- The Executive Department Further Considered from the
New York Packet, Tuesday, March 18, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 70a
- The Executive Department Further Considered (continued)
from the New York Packet, Tuesday, March 18, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 71
- The Duration in Office of the Executive from the New
York Packet, Tuesday, March 18, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 72
- The Duration in Office of the Executive and Re-Eligibility
of the Executive Considered from the New York Packet, Friday,
March 21, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 73
- The Provision For The Support of the Executive, and the
Veto Power from the New York Packet. Friday, March 21, 1788 by
Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 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 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 75
- The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive for the
Independent Journal by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 76
- The Appointing Power of the Executive from the New York
Packet, Tuesday, April 1, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 77
- The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the
Executive Considered from the New York Packet, Friday, April
4, 1788 by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 78
- The Judiciary Department from McLean's Edition, New
York by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 79
- The Judiciary Department (continued) from McLean's
Edition, New York by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 80
- The Powers of the Judiciary from McLean's Edition, New
York by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST. No. 81
- The Powers of the Judiciary and the Distribution of the
Judicial Authority from McLean's Edition, New York by
Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 82
- The Powers of the Judiciary and the Distribution of the
Judicial Authority (continued) from McLean's Edition, New York
by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 83
- The Powers of the Judiciary in Relation to Trial by
Jury (continued) from McLean's Edition, New York by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 84
- Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the
Constitution Considered and Answered from McLean's Edition,
New York by Hamilton
- FEDERALIST No. 85
- Concluding Remarks from McLean's Edition, New York by
Hamilton
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