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The Federalist
Alexander Hamilton-
Frontmatter
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Introduction by Benjamin Fletcher Wright
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The First National Referendum (page 1)
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The Authorship of The Federalist (page 7)
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The Aims of a More Perfect Union (page 11)
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Human Nature, Motives, and Factions (page 26)
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The New Federalism (page 41)
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Direct and Representative Democracy (page 49)
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The Structure of a Free Government (page 59)
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Fundamental Law and the Judicial Guardians (page 67)
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The Rational Appeal to Self-Interest (page 77)
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THE FEDERALIST
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1. Introduction (page 89)
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2. The Natural Advantages of Union (page 93)
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3. Union as a Requisite for National Safety (page 97)
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4. Relations with Foreign Powers (page 100)
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5. Separate Confederacies and Foreign Powers (page 105)
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6. Disunion and Dissension Among the States (page 108)
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7. Causes of Wars Among the States if Disunited (page 113)
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8. Consequences of Wars Between States (page 119)
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9. Union as a Barrier to Faction and Insurrection (page 124)
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10. The Size and Variety of the Union as a Check on Faction (page 129)
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11. The Value of Union to Commerce and the Advantages of a Navy (page 136)
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12. Union and the National Revenue (page 142)
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13. Union and Economy in Government (page 147)
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14. Representative Republics and Direct Democracies (page 150)
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15. Defects of the Confederation (page 155)
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16. Inability of the Confederation to Enforce Its Laws (page 162)
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17. The Future Balance of State and National Powers (page 167)
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18. The Greek Confederacies (page 171)
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19. Medieval and Modern Conspiracies (page 176)
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20. The Netherlands Confederacy (page 182)
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21. Defects of the Present Confederation (page 186)
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22. The Confederation: Lack of Powers and of Proper Ratification (page 191)
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23. The Necessity of an Energetic and Active National Government (page 199)
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24. To Provide for the Common Defense (page 203)
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25. The States and the Common Defense (page 208)
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26. The Powers of Congress and the Common Defense (page 213)
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27. The Enforcement of the Supreme Law of the Land (page 219)
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28. A National Army and Internal Security (page 222)
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29. The Regulation of the Militia (page 226)
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30. A General Power of Taxation (page 231)
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31. The Necessity of a National Power of Taxation (page 236)
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32. Exclusive and Concurrent Powers of Taxation (page 240)
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33. The Constitutionality of National Tax Laws (page 244)
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34. Concurrent Authority in Taxation (page 248)
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35. Further Reasons for an Indefinite Power of Taxation (page 253)
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36. Internal Taxes: Direct and Indirect (page 259)
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37. Problems Confronting the Federal Convention (page 265)
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38. Inconsistencies of Opponents of Ratification (page 272)
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39. Republicanism, Nationalism, Federalism (page 280)
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40. The Authority of the Convention (page 286)
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41. Powers Delegated to the General Government: I (page 293)
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42. Powers Delegated to the General Government: II (page 302)
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43. Powers Delegated to the General Government: III (page 309)
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44. Restrictions on Powers of the States (page 317)
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45. Powers and Continuing Advantages of the States (page 324)
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46. State and Federal Powers Compared (page 329)
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47. The Separation of Powers: I (page 336)
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48. The Separation of Powers: II (page 343)
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49. Appeal to the People in Cases of Disagreement (page 347)
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50. Periodical Appeals to the People (page 352)
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51. Checks and Balances (page 355)
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52. The House of Representatives (page 359)
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53. Annual and Biennial Elections (page 364)
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54. The Apportionment of Representatives and of Taxes (page 369)
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55. The House and Knowledge of Local Circumstances (page 374)
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56. Adequacy of Representation in the House (page 379)
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57. The Popular Basis of the House (page 383)
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58. The Future Size of the House (page 388)
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59. National Regulation of Congressional Elections (page 393)
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60. Safety in National Control of Elections (page 398)
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61. Uniformity in the National Control of Elections to the House (page 403)
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62. The Nature and the Stabilizing Influence of the Senate (page 407)
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63. The Necessity of a Senate (page 413)
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64. The Senate and the Treaty Power (page 420)
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65. The Senate: Appointments and Impeachments (page 426)
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66. The Senate: Further Consideration of the Impeachment Power (page 431)
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67. The Executive (page 436)
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68. The Method of Electing the President (page 440)
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69. Comparison of the President with Other Executives (page 444)
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70. Advantages of a Single Executive (page 451)
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71. The Presidential Term of Office (page 458)
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72. Re-eligibility of the President (page 462)
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73. The Presidential Salary and Veto (page 467)
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74. The Military and Pardoning Powers of the President (page 473)
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75. The President and the Treaty Power (page 475)
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76. The President and the Appointing Power (page 480)
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77. The Powers of the President Concluded (page 484)
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78. The Judges as Guardians of the Constitution (page 489)
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79. The Position of the Judiciary (page 497)
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80. Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts (page 499)
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81. Distribution of the Judicial Power (page 505)
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82. The State and the Federal Courts (page 514)
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83. Trial by Jury (page 518)
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84. The Lack of a Bill of Rights (page 531)
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85. Conclusion (page 541)
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Index (page 549)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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WMQ | 3.2 (April 1946): 311-313 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043-5597%28194604%293%3A3%3A2%3C311%3ATFOTNC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9 |
AHR | 54.1 (Oct. 1948): 151-152 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28194810%2954%3A1%3C151%3ATFOTNC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-4 |
AHR | 5.1 (Oct. 1898): 172-176 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28189810%294%3A1%3C172%3ATFACOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C |
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Published: 1961
Publisher: Harvard University Press
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