<H2>The Importance of the Union (1-14)</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed01.htm">FEDERALIST No. 1</A> General Introduction HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed02.htm">FEDERALIST No. 2</A> Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence JAY <BR> <LI><A href="fed03.htm">FEDERALIST No. 3</A> Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence (con't) JAY <BR> <LI><A href="fed04.htm">FEDERALIST No. 4</A> Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence (con't) JAY <BR> <LI><A href="fed05.htm">FEDERALIST No. 5</A> Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence (con't) JAY <BR> <LI><A href="fed06.htm">FEDERALIST No. 6</A> Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed07.htm">FEDERALIST No. 7</A> Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed08.htm">FEDERALIST No. 8</A> The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed09.htm">FEDERALIST No. 9</A> The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed10.htm">FEDERALIST No. 10</A> The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection (con't) MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed11.htm">FEDERALIST No. 11</A> The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed12.htm">FEDERALIST No. 12</A> The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed13.htm">FEDERALIST No. 13</A> Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed14.htm">FEDERALIST No. 14</A> Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered MADISON <BR> </UL> <H2>Defects of the Articles of Confederation (15-22)</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed15.htm">FEDERALIST No. 15</A> The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed16.htm">FEDERALIST No. 16</A> The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed17.htm">FEDERALIST No. 17</A> The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed18.htm">FEDERALIST No. 18</A> The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) HAMILTON AND MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed19.htm">FEDERALIST No. 19</A> The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) HAMILTON AND MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed20.htm">FEDERALIST No. 20</A> The Insufficiency fo the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union (con't) HAMILTON AND MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed21.htm">FEDERALIST No. 21</A> Other Defects of the Present Confederation HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed22.htm">FEDERALIST No. 22</A> Other Defects of the Present Confederation (con't) HAMILTON <BR> </UL> <H2>Arguments for the type of Government contained in the Constitution (23-36)</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed23.htm">FEDERALIST No. 23</A> The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed24.htm">FEDERALIST No. 24</A> The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed25.htm">FEDERALIST No. 25</A> The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed26.htm">FEDERALIST No. 26</A> The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed27.htm">FEDERALIST No. 27</A> The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed28.htm">FEDERALIST No. 28</A> The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed29.htm">FEDERALIST No. 29</A> Concerning the Militia HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed30.htm">FEDERALIST No. 30</A> Concerning the General Power of Taxation HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed31.htm">FEDERALIST No. 31</A> Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed32.htm">FEDERALIST No. 32</A> Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed33.htm">FEDERALIST No. 33</A> Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed34.htm">FEDERALIST No. 34</A> Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed35.htm">FEDERALIST No. 35</A> Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed36.htm">FEDERALIST No. 36</A> Concerning the General Power of Taxation (con't) HAMILTON <BR> </UL> <H2>The Republican form of Government (37-51)</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed37.htm">FEDERALIST No. 37</A> Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed38.htm">FEDERALIST No. 38</A> The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed39.htm">FEDERALIST No. 39</A> The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed40.htm">FEDERALIST No. 40</A> The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed41.htm">FEDERALIST No. 41</A> General View of the Powers Conferred by The Constitution MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed42.htm">FEDERALIST No. 42</A> The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed43.htm">FEDERALIST No. 43</A> The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered (con't) MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed44.htm">FEDERALIST No. 44</A> Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed45.htm">FEDERALIST No. 45</A> The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed46.htm">FEDERALIST No. 46</A> The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed47.htm">FEDERALIST No. 47</A> The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed48.htm">FEDERALIST No. 48</A> These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed49.htm">FEDERALIST No. 49</A> Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed50.htm">FEDERALIST No. 50</A> Periodical Appeals to the People Considered HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed51.htm">FEDERALIST No. 51</A> The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> </UL> <H2>The Legislative Branch (52-66)</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed52.htm">FEDERALIST No. 52</A> The House of Representatives HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed53.htm">FEDERALIST No. 53</A> The House of Representatives (con't) HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed54.htm">FEDERALIST No. 54</A> The Apportionment of Members Among the States HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed55.htm">FEDERALIST No. 55</A> The Total Number of the House of Representatives HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed56.htm">FEDERALIST No. 56</A> The Total Number of the House of Representatives (con't) HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed57.htm">FEDERALIST No. 57</A> The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed58.htm">FEDERALIST No. 58</A> Objection That The Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands Considered MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed59.htm">FEDERALIST No. 59</A> Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed60.htm">FEDERALIST No. 60</A> Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed61.htm">FEDERALIST No. 61</A> Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed62.htm">FEDERALIST No. 62</A> The Senate HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed63.htm">FEDERALIST No. 63</A> The Senate (con't) HAMILTON OR MADISON <BR> <LI><A href="fed64.htm">FEDERALIST No. 64</A> The Powers of the Senate JAY <BR> <LI><A href="fed65.htm">FEDERALIST No. 65</A> The Powers of the Senate (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed66.htm">FEDERALIST No. 66</A> Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered HAMILTON <BR> </UL> <H2>The Executive Branch (67-77)</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed67.htm">FEDERALIST No. 67</A> The Executive Department HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed68.htm">FEDERALIST No. 68</A> The Mode of Electing the President HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed69.htm">FEDERALIST No. 69</A> The Real Character of the Executive HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed70a.htm">FEDERALIST No. 70</A> The Executive Department Further Considered HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed70b.htm">FEDERALIST No. 70</A> The Executive Department Further Considered HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed71.htm">FEDERALIST No. 71</A> The Duration in Office of the Executive HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed72.htm">FEDERALIST No. 72</A> The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed73.htm">FEDERALIST No. 73</A> The Provision For The Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed74.htm">FEDERALIST No. 74</A> The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed75.htm">FEDERALIST No. 75</A> The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed76.htm">FEDERALIST No. 76</A> The Appointing Power of the Executive HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed77.htm">FEDERALIST No. 77</A> The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered HAMILTON <BR> </UL> <H2>The Judicial Branch (78-83)</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed78.htm">FEDERALIST No. 78</A> The Judiciary Department HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed79.htm">FEDERALIST No. 79</A> The Judiciary (con't) HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed80.htm">FEDERALIST No. 80</A> The Powers of the Judiciary HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed81.htm">FEDERALIST No. 81</A> The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed82.htm">FEDERALIST No. 82</A> The Judiciary Continued HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed83.htm">FEDERALIST No. 83</A> The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury HAMILTON <BR> </UL> <H2>Conclusions and Miscellaneous Ideas</H2> <UL> <LI><A href="fed84.htm">FEDERALIST No. 84</A> Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered HAMILTON <BR> <LI><A href="fed85.htm">FEDERALIST No. 85</A> Concluding Remarks HAMILTON 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