The Federalist

by Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James; Jay, John; Pole, J. R.

• ISBN13: 9780872207110
• ISBN10: 0872207110
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-31
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

By identifying all the historical references and literary allusions by which the Founders sought to amplify their arguments and convince their readers -- and by clarifying those important concepts (such as sovereignty, contract, separation of powers) which influenced the thinking of both the Founders and their opponents -- renowned historian J R Pole here sets the Federalist Papers in the intellectual world inhabited by Hamilton, Madison and Jay. In reading Pole's annotation alongside the main text, students and scholars alike will gain a deeper understanding of the papers -- and of the time, needs, and circumstances that shaped them. Pole's Introduction, a thematic index, a chronology of politically significant events from 1688 to 1791, and the inclusion of The Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution further distinguish an edition priced for classroom use.

Author Biography

J. R. Pole is Emeritus Rhodes Professor of American History and Institutions at the University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Editorial Note	xi
A Note on the Text and Annotations	xiii
Introduction	xiv
A Brief Chronology	xxv
Themes	xlii
1. Introduction	1	(4)
2. Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	5	(4)
3. The Same Subject Continued	9	(4)
4. The Same Subject Continued	13	(4)
5. The Same Subject Continued	17	(4)
6. Concerning Dangers from War Between the States	21	(7)
7. The Subject Continued and Particular Causes Enumerated	28	(8)
8. The Effects of Internal War in Producing Standing Armies and Other Institutions Unfriendly to Liberty	36	(5)
9. The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection	41	(7)
10. The Same Subject Continued	48	(7)
11. The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commerce and a Navy	55	(6)
12. The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue	61	(5)
13. The Same Subject Continued with a View to Economy	66	(3)
14. An Objection Drawn from the Extent of Country Answered	69	(5)
15. Concerning the Defects of the Present Confederation in Relation to the Principle of Legislation for the States in Their Collective Capacities	74	(8)
16. The Same Subject Continued in Relation to the Same Principles	82	(5)
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	87	(5)
18. The Subject Continued, with Farther Examples	92	(6)
19. The Subject Continued, with Farther Examples	98	(7)
20. The Subject Continued, with Farther Examples	105	(5)
21. Further Defects of the Present Constitution	110	(5)
22. The Same Subject Continued and Concluded	115	(9)
23. The Necessity of a Government, at Least Equally Energetic with the One Proposed	124	(4)
24. The Subject Continued, with an Answer to an Objection Concerning Standing Armies	128	(5)
25. The Subject Continued with the Same View	133	(5)
26. The Subject Continued with the Same View	138	(6)
27. The Subject Continued with the Same View	144	(4)
28. The Same Subject Continued	148	(4)
29. Concerning the Militia	152	(7)
30. Concerning Taxation	159	(5)
31. The Same Subject Continued	164	(4)
32. The Same Subject Continued	168	(4)
33. The Same Subject Continued	172	(4)
34. The Same Subject Continued	176	(5)
35. The Same Subject Continued	181	(5)
36. The Same Subject Continued	186	(6)
37. Concerning the Difficulties Which the Convention Must Have Experienced in the Formation of a Proper Plan	192	(7)
38. The Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the Plan Exposed	199	(7)
39. The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles: An Objection in Respect to the Powers of the Convention, Examined	206	(6)
40. The Same Objection Further Examined	212	(7)
41. General View of the Powers Proposed to Be Vested in the Union	219	(8)
42. The Same View Continued	227	(7)
43. The Same View Continued	234	(9)
44. The Same View Continued and Concluded	243	(7)
45. A Further Discussion of the Supposed Danger from the Powers of the Union, to the State Governments	250	(5)
46. The Subject of the Last Paper Resumed; with an Examination of the Comparative Means of Influence of the Federal and State Governments	255	(6)
47. The Meaning of the Maxim, Which Requires a Separation of the Departments of Power, Examined and Ascertained	261	(7)
48. The Same Subject Continued, with a View to the Means of Giving Efficacy in Practice to That Maxim	268	(5)
49. The Same Subject Continued with the Same View	273	(4)
50. The Same Subject Continued with the Same View	277	(3)
51. The Same Subject Continued with the Same View, and Concluded	280	(5)
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	285	(5)
53. The Same Subject Continued, with a View of the Term of Service of the Members	290	(5)
54. The Same Subject Continued with a View to the Ratio of Representation	295	(5)
55. The Same Subject Continued in Relation to the Total Number of the Body	300	(5)
56. The Same Subject Continued in Relation to the Same Point	305	(4)
57. The Same Subject Continued in Relation to the Supposed Tendency of the Plan of the Convention to Elevate the Few Above the Many	309	(5)
58. The Same Subject Continued in Relation to the Future Augmentation of the Members	314	(5)
59. Concerning the Regulation of Elections	319	(4)
60. The Same Subject Continued	323	(5)
61. The Same Subject Continued and Concluded	328	(3)
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	331	(6)
63. A Further View of the Constitution of the Senate, in Regard to the Duration of Appointment of Its Members	337	(7)
64. A Further View of the Constitution of the Senate, in Regard to the Power of Making Treaties	344	(5)
65. A Further View of the Constitution of the Senate, in Relation to Its Capacity as a Court for the Trial of Impeachments	349	(5)
66. The Same Subject Continued	354	(5)
67. Concerning the Constitution of the President; A Gross Attempt to Misrepresent this Part of the Plan Detected	359	(4)
68. The View of the Constitution of the President Continued, in Relation to the Mode of Appointment	363	(4)
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	367	(7)
70. The Same View Continued in Relation to the UNITY of the Executive, with an Examination of the Project of an Executive Council	374	(8)
71. The Same View Continued in Regard to the Duration of the Office	382	(4)
72. The Same View Continued in Regard to the Re-eligibility of the President	386	(5)
73. The Same View Continued, in Relation to the Provision Concerning Support, and the Power of the Negative	391	(5)
74. The Same View Continued, in Relation to the Command of the National Forces, and Power of Pardoning	396	(3)
75. The Same View Continued in Relation to the Power of Making Treaties	399	(4)
76. The Same View Continued, in Relation to the Appointment of the Officers of the Government	403	(4)
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	407	(4)
78. A View of the Constitution of the Judicial Department, in Relation to the Tenure of Good Behaviour	411	(8)
79. A Further View of the Judicial Department, in Relation to the Provisions for the Support and Responsibility of the Judges	419	(3)
80. A Further View of the Judicial Department, in Relation to the Extent of Its Powers	422	(6)
81. A Further View of the Judicial Department, in Relation to the Distribution of Its Authority	428	(9)
82. A Further View of the Judicial Department, in Reference to Some Miscellaneous Questions	437	(4)
83. A Further View of the Judicial Department, in Relation to the Trial By Jury	441	(11)
84. Concerning Several Miscellaneous Objections	452	(9)
85. Conclusion	461	(6)
The Articles of Confederation	467	(7)
The Constitution of the United States	474	(12)
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States	486	(9)
Index	495