The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers

By Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.

Table of Contents

1. Titlepage
2. Imprint
3. Introduction
4. The Text of the Federalist
5. The Federalist Papers
   1. I: General Introduction
   2. II: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence
   3. III: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence)
   4. IV: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence)
   5. V: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence)
   6. VI: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States
   7. VII: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States)
   8. VIII: The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States
   9. IX: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
   10. X: The Same Subject Continued (The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection)
   11. XI: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy
   12. XII: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue
   13. XIII: Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government
   14. XIV: Objections to the Proposed Constitution from Extent of Territory Answered
   15. XV: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
   16. XVI: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
   17. XVII: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
   18. XVIII: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
   19. XIX: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
   20. XX: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union)
   21. XXI: Other Defects of the Present Confederation
   22. XXII: The Same Subject Continued (Other Defects of the Present Confederation)
   23. XXIII: The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union
   24. XXIV: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered
   25. XXV: The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered)
   26. XXVI: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered
   27. XXVII: The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered)
   28. XXVIII: The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered)
   29. XXIX: Concerning the Militia
   30. XXX: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
   31. XXXI: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
   32. XXXII: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
   33. XXXIII: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
   34. XXXIV: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
   35. XXXV: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
   36. XXXVI: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
   37. XXXVII: Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government
   38. XXXVIII: The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed
   39. XXXIX: The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles
   40. XL: On the Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
   41. XLI: General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution
   42. XLII: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered
   43. XLIII: The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered)
   44. XLIV: Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
   45. XLV: The Alleged Danger from the Powers of the Union to the State Governments
   46. XLVI: The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared
   47. XLVII: The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts
   48. XLVIII: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other
   49. XLIX: Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention
   50. L: Periodical Appeals to the People Considered
   51. LI: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments
   52. LII: The House of Representatives
   53. LIII: The Same Subject Continued (The House of Representatives)
   54. LIV: The Apportionment of Members Among the States
   55. LV: The Total Number of the House of Representatives
   56. LVI: The Same Subject Continued (The Total Number of the House of Representatives)
   57. LVII: The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation
   58. LVIII: Objection That the Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands
   59. LIX: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members
   60. LX: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members)
   61. LXI: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members)
   62. LXII: The Senate
   63. LXIII: The Senate Continued
   64. LXIV: The Powers of the Senate
   65. LXV: The Powers of the Senate Continued
   66. LXVI: Objections to the Power of the Senate to Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered
   67. LXVII: The Executive Department
   68. LXVIII: The Mode of Electing the President
   69. LXIX: The Real Character of the Executive
   70. LXX: The Executive Department Further Considered
   71. LXXI: The Duration in Office of the Executive
   72. LXXII: The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered
   73. LXXIII: The Provision for the Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power
   74. LXXIV: The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive
   75. LXXV: The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive
   76. LXXVI: The Appointing Power of the Executive
   77. LXXVII: The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered