The Federalist Papers

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Penguin, 1 d’abr. 2003 - 688 pāgines
A DOCUMENT THAT SHAPED A NATION

An authoritative analysis of the Constitution of the United States and an enduring classic of political philosophy. 

Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, The Federalist Papers explain the complexities of a constitutional government—its political structure and principles based on the inherent rights of man. Scholars have long regarded this work as a milestone in political science and a classic of American political theory.
 
Based on the original McLean edition of 1788 and edited by noted historian Clinton Rossiter, this special edition includes:
 
● Textual notes and a select bibliography by Charles R. Kesler
● Table of contents with a brief précis of each essay
● Appendix with a copy of the Constitution cross-referenced to The Federalist Papers
● Index of Ideas that lists the major political concepts discussed
● Copies of The Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation

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Preface
25
CONCERNING DANGERS FROM FOREIGN FORCE
31
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
40
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
44
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
54
THE CONSEQUENCES OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN
60
THE UNION AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST
66
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
71
THE POWERS CONFERRED BY
260
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
268
RESTRICTIONS ON THE AUTHORITY OF
277
THE ALLEGED DANGER FROM
285
THE PARTICULAR STRUCTURE OF
297
THESE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD NOT BE
305
PERIODICAL APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE
314
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
322

THE UTILITY OF THE UNION IN RESPECT
79
THE UTILITY OF THE UNION IN RESPECT
86
ADVANTAGE OF THE UNION IN RESPECT
92
THE INSUFFICIENCY OF THE PRESENT
100
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
108
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
118
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
124
OTHER DEFECTS OF THE PRESENT
134
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
139
THE NECESSITY OF A GOVERNMENT
148
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
158
THE IDEA OF RESTRAINING THE LEGISLATIVE
163
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
170
CONCERNING THE MILITIA
178
CONCERNING THE GENERAL POWER
183
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
189
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
197
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
201
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
207
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
213
CONCERNING THE DIFFICULTIES OF
220
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED AND
227
THE CONFORMITY OF THE PLAN
236
THE POWERS OF THE CONVENTION TO FORM
243
GENERAL VIEW OF THE POWERS CONFERRED
251
THE APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS AMONG
333
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
343
THE ALLEGED TENDENCY OF THE NEW PLAN
348
OBJECTION THAT THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS
354
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
364
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
370
THE SENATE CONTINUED
380
THE POWERS OF THE SENATE
388
THE POWERS OF THE SENATE CONTINUED
394
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT FURTHER
421
THE DURATION IN OFFICE OF
429
THE PROVISION FOR THE SUPPORT OF
439
THE COMMAND OF THE MILITARY AND NAVAL
445
THE APPOINTING POWER OF
453
THE JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT
463
THE JUDICIARY CONTINUED
471
THE JUDICIARY CONTINUED AND
480
THE JUDICIARY CONTINUED
490
CERTAIN GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
509
ernment too remoteNo provision for debts
520
The Declaration of Independence
528
The Constitution of the United States
542
Notes on The Federalist Papers
569
Selected Bibliography
633

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Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was born in the West Indies and served during the War of Independence as a captain. His military brilliance was recognized, and he was sent on several important military commissions. He was George Washington’s secretary and aide-de-camp and in 1787 become a Member of the Constitutional Convention. From 1789 to 1795 he was the first Secretary of the Treasury, and in 1801 he held the casting vote against Burr and for Jefferson. He fought a duel with Burr and died the next day.

James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth President of the United States and become known as the ‘father’ of the Constitution because of his influence in planning it and drawing up the Bill of Rights. He was Secretary of State under Jefferson, and his main achievement in this role was the purchase of Louisiana from the French. He lived in Montpelier, Virginia, for eighty-five years, two of which he spent on the governor’s council. He was elected President in 1809 and again in 1812. During his terms in office he worked to abolish slavery, to disestablish the Church and to seek peace, although under his command the war against Britain resulted in a U.S. triumph.

John Jay (1745-1829) served the new nation in both law and diplomacy and established important judicial precedents as first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. A New York attorney from 1768, he won a wide reputation with The Address to the People of Great Britain, which stated the claims of the colonists. He did not sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776 but helped to ensure its approval in New York. In 1789 he was appointed the first U.S. Chief Justice and shaped the Supreme Court procedures. The Jay Treaty of 1794 with Great Britain made him unpopular, and his hopes of succeeding Washington as President faded. After a spell as Governor of New York he retired to a farm, where he spent twenty-seven uneventful years.

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