The Importance of the Union
Federalist #1 - "General Introduction" - Alexander
Hamilton
Federalist #2 - "Concerning Dangers from Foreign
Force and Influence" - John Jay
Federalist #3 - "Concerning Dangers From Foreign
Force and Influence (con't)"
Federalist #4 - "Concerning Dangers From Foreign
Force and Influence (con't)"
Federalist #5 - "Concerning Dangers From Foreign
Force and Influence (con't)"
Federalist #6 - "Concerning Dangers from Dissensions
Between the States" - Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #7 - "Concerning Dangers from Dissensions
Between the States (cont')" - Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #8 - "The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States"
- Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #9 - "The Union as a Safeguard Against
Domestic Faction and Insurrection" - Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #10 - "The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction
and Insurrection (con't)" - James Madison
Federalist #11 - "The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial
Relations and a Navy" - Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #12 - "The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue" -
Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #13 - "Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in
Government" - Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #14 - "Objections to the Proposed
Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered" - James Madison
Arguments for the Type of Government Contained in the
Constitution
Federalist #23 - "The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the
One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union" - Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #24 - "The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further
Considered"
Federalist #25 - "The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further
Considered (con't)"
Federalist #26 - "The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority
in Regard to the Common Defense Considered"
Federalist #27 - "The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority
in Regard to the Common Defense Considered (con't)"
Federalist #28 - "The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority
in Regard to the Common Defense Considered (con't)"
Federalist #29 - "Concerning the Militia"
Federalist #30 - "Concerning the General Power of Taxation"
Federalist #31 - "Concerning the General Power of Taxation(con't)"
Federalist #32 - "Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't)"
Federalist #33 - "Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't)"
Federalist #34 - "Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't)"
Federalist #35 - "Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't)"
Federalist #36 - "Concerning the General Power of
Taxation (con't)"
Defects of the Articles of Confederation
The Republican Form of Government
Federalist #37 - "Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in
Devising a Proper Form of Government" - James Madison
Federalist #38 - "The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of
the Objections to the New Plan Exposed"
Federalist #39 - "The Conformity of the Plan to
Republican Principles"
Federalist #40 - "The Powers of the Convention to
Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained"
Federalist #41 - "General View of the Powers Conferred by The
Constitution"
Federalist #42 - "The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further
Considered"
Federalist #43 - "The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further
Considered (con't)"
Federalist #44 - "Restrictions on the Authority of the Several
States"
Federalist #45 - "The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to
the State Governments Considered"
Federalist #46 - "The Influence of the State and Federal Governments
Compared"
Federalist #47 - "The Particular Structure of the New Government and
the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts"
Federalist #48 - "These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated
as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other"
Federalist #49 - "Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of
Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through
a Convention" - Alexander Hamilton or James Madison
Federalist #50 - "Periodical Appeals to the People Considered"
Federalist #51 - "The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the
Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments"
The Legislative Branch
Federalist #52 - "The House of Representatives"
Federalist #53 - "The House of Representatives (con't)"
Federalist #54 - "The Apportionment of Members Among the States"
Federalist #55 - "The Total Number of the House of Representatives"
Federalist #56 - "The Total Number of the House of Representatives (con't)"
Federalist #57 - "The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate
the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with
Representation"
Federalist #58 - "Objection That The Number of Members Will Not Be
Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands Considered" - James
Madison
Federalist #59 - "Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the
Election of Members" - Alexander Hamilton
Federalist #60 - "Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the
Election of Members (con't)"
Federalist #61 - "Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the
Election of Members (con't)"
Federalist #62 - "The Senate" - Hamilton or Madison
Federalist #63 - "The Senate (con't)"
Federalist #64 - "The Powers of the Senate" - John Jay
Federalist #65 - "The Powers of the Senate (con't)" - Alexander
Hamilton
Federalist #66 - "Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a
Court for Impeachments Further Considered"
The Executive Branch
Federalist #67 - "The Executive Department"
Federalist #68 - The Mode of Electing the President"
Federalist #69 - "The Real Character of the Executive"
Federalist #70 - "The Executive Department Further Considered"
Federalist #70 - "The Executive Department Further Considered"
Federalist #71 - "The Duration in Office of the Executive"
Federalist #72 - "The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of
the Executive Considered"
Federalist #73 - "The Provision For The Support of the Executive,
and the Veto Power"
Federalist #74 - "The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and
the Pardoning Power of the Executive"
Federalist #75 - "The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive"
Federalist #76 - "The Appointing Power of the Executive"
Federalist #77 - "The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of
the Executive Considered"
The Judicial Branch
Federalist #78 - "The Judiciary Department"
Federalist #79 - "The Judiciary (con't)"
Federalist #80 - "The Powers of the Judiciary"
Federalist #81 - "The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of
the Judicial Authority"
Federalist #82 - "The Judiciary Continued"
Federalist #83 - "The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by
Jury"
Conclusions and
Miscellaneous Ideas
Federalist #84 - "Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to
the Constitution Considered and Answered"
Federalist #85 - "Concluding Remarks"
