The Federalist Papers

Federalist No. 27

The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered

Federalist No. 26

The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered

To the People of the State of New York:

Federalist No. 25

The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered

To the People of the State of New York:

Federalist No. 24

The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered

To the People of the State of New York:

To THE powers proposed to be conferred upon the federal government, in respect to the creation and…

Federalist No. 23

The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union

To the People of the State of New York:

Federalist No. 22

The Same Subject Continued: Other Defects of the Present Confederation

To the People of the State of New York:

IN ADDITION to the defects already enumerated in the existing federal system, there are…

Federalist No. 21

Other Defects of the Present Confederation

To the People of the State of New York:

HAVING in the three last numbers taken a summary review of the principal circumstances and events which have depicted the genius and…

Federalist No. 20

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

By Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

Federalist No. 19

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

Federalist No. 18

The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

By Alexander Hamilton and James Madison