The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered) From the New York Packet Tuesday, December 25, 1787 By Alexander Hamilton The Anti-Federalists, it would appear, were decrying the Constitution because they thought that it would require military force in order to execute the laws. Hamilton …
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The Federalist Papers, No. 25 – The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered)
The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered) From the New York Packet Friday, December 21, 1787 By: Alexander Hamilton In continuing with the discussion of what the new Union would need regarding its common defense, Hamilton points out that since our individual states are not just border-mates with …
The Federalist Papers, No. 24 – The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered
The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered For the Independent Journal Wednesday, December 19, 1787 By: Alexander Hamilton One of the concerns with a national defense force was regarding how to provide for it during peacetime. Hamilton here will address this concern. TO THE powers proposed to be conferred upon the …
The Federalist Papers, No. 23 – The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union
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: Alexander Hamilton In this paper, Hamilton discusses some things necessary to carry out the proposed government. There are three divisions - what the federal government provides, how …
The Federalist Papers, No. 22 – The Same Subject Continued (Other Defects of the Present Confederation)
The Same Subject Continued (Other Defects of the Present Confederation) From the New York Packet Friday, December 14, 1787 By: Alexander Hamilton Hamilton here states that the regulation of commerce "more strongly demands" federal oversight. And if there is no federal regulation it helps prevent treaties from being signed. The want of a …
The Federalist Papers, No. 21 – Other Defects of the Present Confederation
Other Defects of the Present Confederation For the Independent Journal Wednesday, December 12, 1787 By: Alexander Hamilton In this paper, Hamilton plans to discuss one of the greatest defects of the confederation as it was at that point. If you'll recall, Papers 15-20 were all about some of the other defects. Papers 21 …
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The Federalist Papers, No. 68 – The Mode of Electing the President
The Mode of Electing the President From The Independent Journal Wednesday, March 12, 1788 By: Alexander Hamilton If there is one Federalist (or better yet, Constitutional) Doctrine which we hear decried often, it's that of The Mode of Electing the President. Or, as we know it, The Electoral College. One might imagine …
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The Federalist Papers, No. 20 – The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) From the New York Packet Tuesday, December 11, 1787 By: James Madison with Alexander Hamilton Madison and Hamilton continue the theme of describing other foreign examples of confederacies to demonstrate that the proposed Federal system for the USA …
The Federalist Papers, No. 19 – The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) For the Independent Journal Saturday, December 8, 1787 By: James Madison with Alexander Hamilton In addition to the old confederacies, we here will hear about some of those which existed in the 18th Century. First we read about …
The Federalist Papers, No. 18 – The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) For the New York Packet Friday, December 7, 1787 By: James Madison with Alexander Hamilton Madison and Hamilton now discuss some of the concerns with ancient Confederacies to demonstrate how such a form of government is not that …
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