The Federalist Papers

After an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.

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

Related documents

1. The Declaration of Independence
2. The Articles of Confederation
3. The Constitution of the United States of America

See also

• Blogging The Federalist — A contemporary look at these letters.