The Federalist (Gideon ed.)
The Federalist, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, constitutes a text central to the American political tradition. Published in newspapers in 1787 and 1788 to explain and promote ratification of the proposed Constitution for the United States, which up to then were bound by the Articles of Confederation, The Federalist remains today of singular importance to students of liberty around the world. The new Liberty Fund edition presents the text of the Gideon edition of The Federalist, published in 1818, which includes the preface to the text by Jacob Gideon as well as the responses and corrections prepared by Madison to the McLean edition of 1810. The McLean edition had presented the The Federalist texts as corrected by Hamilton and Jay but not reviewed by Madison. The Liberty Fund The Federalist also includes a new introduction, a Reader’s Guide outlining - section by section - the arguments of The Federalist, a glossary, and ten appendixes, including the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Virginia Resolution Proposing the Annapolis Convention, and other key documents leading up to the transmission of the Constitution to the governors of the several states. Finally, the Constitution of the United States and Amendments is given, with marginal cross-references to the pertinent passages in The Federalist that address, argue for, or comment upon the specific term, phrase, section, or article of the Constitution.
The Federalist (The Gideon Edition), Edited with an Introduction, Reader’s Guide, Constitutional Cross-reference, Index, and Glossary by George W. Carey and James McClellan (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001).
Copyright:
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People:
- Author: Alexander Hamilton
- Author: John Jay
- Author: James Madison
- Introduction: James McClellan
- Introduction: George W. Carey
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Table of Contents
- Contents
- Editors’ Introduction
- THE MOVEMENT TOWARD CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
- CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN THE STATES
- THE ANNAPOLIS CONVENTION
- THE FEDERAL CONVENTION
- THE RATIFICATION STRUGGLE
- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FEDERALIST
- Reader’s Guide to The Federalist
- PART I: Advantages of a More Perfect Union
- PART II: Weaknesses of the Existing Confederation
- PART III: Powers That Should Be Exercised by a National Government
- PART IV: Why the Proposed Constitution Conforms with the Principles of Republicanism and Good Government
- A.: The General Form of Government
- B.: The Powers of Government
- C.: The Separation of Powers
- D.: The House of Representatives
- E.: The Senate
- F.: The Presidency
- G.: The Judiciary
- H.: Concluding Observations
- Preface to the Gideon Edition (1818)
- THE FEDERALIST
- No. 1
- Introduction
- No. 2
- Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force Influence
- No. 3
- The same Subject continued
- No. 4
- The same Subject continued
- No. 5
- The same Subject continued
- No. 6
- Concerning Dangers from War between the States
- No. 7
- The subject continued, and Particular Causes Enumerated
- No. 8
- The effects of Internal War in producing Standing Armies, and other institutions unfriendly to liberty
- No. 9
- The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
- No. 10
- The same Subject continued
- No. 11
- The Utility of the Union in respect to Commerce and a Navy
- No. 12
- The Utility of the Union in respect to Revenue
- No. 13
- The same Subject continued, with a view to Economy
- No. 14
- An Objection drawn from the Extent of Country, Answered
- No. 15
- Concerning the Defects of the Present Confederation, in Relation to the Principle of Legislation for the States in their Collective Capacities
- No. 16
- The same Subject continued, in relation to the same Principles
- No. 17
- The Subject continued, and Illustrated by Examples, to Show the tendency of Federal Governments, rather to Anarchy among the Members, than Tyranny in the Head
- No. 18*
- The Subject continued, with further Examples
- No. 19
- The Subject continued, with further Examples
- No. 20
- The Subject continued, with further Examples
- No. 21
- Further defects of the present Constitution
- No. 22
- The same subject continued, and concluded
- No. 23
- The necessity of a government, at least equally energetic with the one proposed
- No. 24
- The subject continued, with an answer to an objection concerning standing armies
- No. 25
- The subject continued, with the same view
- No. 26
- The subject continued with the same view
- No. 27
- The subject continued, with the same view
- No. 28
- The same subject continued
- No. 29
- Concerning the militia
- No. 30
- Concerning taxation
- No. 31
- The same subject continued
- No. 32
- The same subject continued
- No. 33
- The same subject continued
- No. 34
- The same subject continued
- No. 35
- The same subject continued
- No. 36
- The same subject continued
- No. 37
- Concerning the difficulties which the convention must have experienced in the formation of a proper plan
- No. 38
- The subject continued, and the incoherence of the objections to the plan, exposed
- No. 39
- The conformity of the plan to republican principles: an objection in respect to the powers of the convention, examined
- No. 40
- The same objection further examined
- No. 41
- General view of the powers proposed to be vested in the union
- No. 42
- The same view continued
- No. 43
- The same view continued
- No. 44
- The same view continued and concluded
- No. 45
- A further discussion of the supposed danger from the powers of the union, to the state governments
- No. 46
- The subject of the last paper resumed; with an examination of the comparative means of influence of the federal and state governments
- No. 47
- The meaning of the maxim, which requires a separation of the departments of power, examined and ascertained
- No. 48
- The same subject continued, with a view to the means of giving efficacy in practice to that maxim
- No. 49
- The same subject continued, with the same view
- No. 50
- The same subject continued, with the same view
- No. 51
- The same subject continued, with the same view, and concluded
- No. 52
- Concerning the house of representatives, with a view to the qualifications of the electors and elected, and the time of service of the members
- No. 53
- The same subject continued, with a view of the term of service of the members
- No. 54
- The same subject continued, with a view to the ratio of representation
- No. 55
- The same subject continued, in relation to the total number of the body
- No. 56
- The same subject continued, in relation to the same point
- No. 57
- The same subject continued, in relation to the supposed tendency of the plan of the convention to elevate the few above the many
- No. 58
- The same subject continued, in relation to the future augmentation of the members
- No. 59
- Concerning the regulation of elections
- No. 60
- The same subject continued
- No. 61
- The same subject continued, and concluded
- No. 62
- Concerning the constitution of the senate, with regard to the qualifications of the members; the manner of appointing them; the equality of representation; the number of the senators, and the duration of their appointments
- No. 63
- A further view of the constitution of the senate, in regard to the duration of the appointment of its members
- No. 64
- A further view of the constitution of the senate, in regard to the power of making treaties
- No. 65
- A further view of the constitution of the senate, in relation to its capacity, as a court for the trial of impeachments
- No. 66
- The same subject continued
- No. 67
- Concerning the constitution of the president: a gross attempt to misrepresent this part of the plan detected
- No. 68
- The view of the constitution of the president continued, in relation to the mode of appointment
- No. 69
- The same view continued, with a comparison between the president and the king of Great Britain, on the one hand, and the governor of New York, on the other
- No. 70
- The same view continued, in relation to the unity of the executive, and with an examination of the project of an executive council
- No. 71
- The same view continued, in regard to the duration of the office
- No. 72
- The same view continued, in regard to the re-eligibility of the president
- No. 73
- The same view continued, in relation to the provision concerning support, and the power of the negative
- No. 74
- The same view continued, in relation to the command of the national forces, and the power of pardoning
- No. 75
- The same view continued, in relation to the power of making treaties
- No. 76
- The same view continued, in relation to the appointment of the officers of the government
- No. 77
- The view of the constitution of the president concluded, with a further consideration of the power of appointment, and a concise examination of his remaining powers
- No. 78
- A view of the constitution of the judicial department in relation to the tenure of good behaviour
- No. 79
- A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the provisions for the support and responsibility of the judges
- No. 80
- A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the extent of its powers
- No. 81
- A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the distribution of its authority
- No. 82
- A further view of the judicial department, in reference to some miscellaneous questions
- No. 83
- A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the trial by jury
- No. 84
- Concerning several miscellaneous objections
- No. 85
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Appendixes
- APPENDIX 1: The Declaration of Independence* In Congress, July 4, 1776
- THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- APPENDIX 2: Articles of Confederation* March 1, 1781
- TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, WE THE UNDER SIGNED DELEGATES OF THE STATES AFFIXED TO OUR NAMES, SEND GREETING.
- APPENDIX 3: Virginia Resolution Proposing the Annapolis Convention* January 21, 1786
- APPENDIX 4: Proceedings of the Annapolis Convention*
- ANNAPOLIS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND
- September 11th 1786
- Wednesday September 13th 1786
- Thursday September 14th 1786
- APPENDIX 5: Virginia Resolution Providing for Delegates to the Federal Convention of 1787* November 23, 1786
- APPENDIX 6: Call by the Continental Congress for the Federal Convention of 1787* Wednesday Feby. 21, 1787
- APPENDIX 7: Resolution of the Federal Convention Submitting the Constitution to the Continental Congress* In Convention Monday September 17th 1787
- APPENDIX 8: Washington’s Letter of Transmittal to the President of the Continental Congress* In Convention, September 17, 1787
- APPENDIX 9: Resolution of the Continental Congress Submitting the Constitution to the Several States* Friday Sept 28. 1787
- APPENDIX 10: Letter of the Secretary of the Continental Congress Transmitting Copy of the Constitution to the Several Governors*
- The Constitution of the United States (cross-referenced with The Federalist)*
- THE PREAMBLE
- ARTICLE I
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- SECTION 4
- SECTION 5
- SECTION 6
- SECTION 7
- SECTION 8: The Congress shall have Power
- SECTION 9
- SECTION 10
- ARTICLE II
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- SECTION 4
- ARTICLE III
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- ARTICLE IV
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- SECTION 4
- ARTICLE V
- ARTICLE VI
- ARTICLE VII
- THE AMENDMENTS
- Amendment I
- Amendment II
- Amendment III
- Amendment IV
- Amendment V
- Amendment VI
- Amendment VII
- Amendment VIII
- Amendment IX
- Amendment X
- Amendment XI (Ratified February 7, 1795)
- Amendment XII (Ratified June 15, 1804)
- Amendment XIII (Ratified December 6, 1865)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- Amendment XIV (Ratified July 9, 1868)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- SECTION 4
- SECTION 5
- Amendment XV (Ratified February 3, 1870)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- Amendment XVI (Ratified February 3, 1913)
- Amendment XVII (Ratified April 8, 1913)
- Amendment XVIII (Ratified January 16, 1919)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- Amendment XIX (Ratified August 18, 1920)
- Amendment XX (Ratified January 23, 1933)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 314
- SECTION 4
- SECTION 5
- SECTION 6
- Amendment XXI (Ratified December 5, 1933)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- Amendment XXII (Ratified February 27, 1951)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- Amendment XXIII (Ratified March 29, 1961)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- Amendment XXIV (Ratified January 23, 1964)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- Amendment XXV (Ratified February 10, 1967)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- SECTION 3
- SECTION 4
- Amendment XXVI (Ratified June 30, 1971)
- SECTION 1
- SECTION 2
- Amendment XXVII (Ratified May 7, 1992)
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