Authors: Publius

1787–1789

Federalist 78

We proceed now to an examination of the judiciary department of the proposed government. In unfolding the defects of the existing Confederation, the utility and necessity of a federal judicature

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1787–1789

Federalist 51

In Federalist No. 51, Madison argues liberty is protected by separating powers so ambition checks ambition within a balanced constitutional system.

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1787–1789

Federalist 49

The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE author of the Notes on the state of Virginia,

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1787–1789

Federalist 23

The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 The necessity of a Constitution, at least equally energetic with

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1787–1789

Federalist 1

After full experience of the insufficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are invited to deliberate on a New Constitution for the United States of America. The subject speaks its

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