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No 1: General Introduction

Hamilton

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The uncertain role of motives in politics. Makes a case for the political prosperity of the Union.

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No 2: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence

Jay

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The necessity of government. One connected country means one united people. The blessings of Union versus the dangers of separate Confederacies.

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No 3: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence [continued]
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The Union is better able to settle international differences.

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No 4: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence [continued]
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Greater ability to compel respect of other nations and prevent their attacking us from jealousy of our successful trade.

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No 5: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence [continued]
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The Union secures us from foreign influence in the several States which would exist if they were not united, and prevents their alliance with foreign and rival nations.

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No 6: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions and Between the States
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Illustrates reasons for these dissensions if States remain disunited, and especially the dangers from personal ambitions in small states.

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No 7: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions and Between the States [continued]
Hamilton

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Causes for dissensions among States if disunited enumerated - territorial disputes - the competition of commerce - the public debt - laws violating contracts - incompatible alliances.

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No 8: The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States

Hamilton

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Destruction of life and property. Standing [state] armies, extensions of executive power, the rise of the military over the civil power.

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No 9: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
Hamilton

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Montesquieu’s view. Distinction between confederation and consolidation. The proposed Constitution a confederate-republican form.

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No 10: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection [continued]
Hamilton

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Superiority of a representative government to a democracy in preventing factions.

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No 11: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy
Hamilton

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Foreign relations jealous of our commerce. Need uniformity of action. Respect commanded by a navy. Effects of disunion on commerce, on the fisheries, on navigation of the waterways and sea.

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No 12: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue

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The need of revenue, and the best sources for is ensured by the Union.

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No 13: Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government
Hamilton

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Small confederacies will be formed, each as expensive as the single Confederacy proposed.

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No 14: Objections to the Proposed Constitution from Extent of Territory Answered.
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Intercourse between the States will be promoted . All states will be exposed and all need protection.

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No 15: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
Hamilton

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Evil results of the present Confederation. Impotence of the Confederation for efficient government.

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No 16: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union [continued]
Hamilton

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The present Confederation leads to domestic war, foreign influence, national ruin, and military despotism.

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No 17: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
Hamilton

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Federal governments tend to anarchy , not tyranny.

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No 21: Other Defects of the Present Confederation

Hamilton

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No power to exact obedience, no power to punish disobedience, no power to use force with the States, no power to assist a State in enforcing its own laws.

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No 22: Other Defects of the Present Confederation [continued]
Hamilton

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No power to regulate commerce. The want of judiciary power.

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No 23: The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union
Hamilton

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The common defense of the States and the powers necessary.

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No 24: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered
Hamilton

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No interdiction is State constitutions, with two exceptions to standing armies and our commerce demands a navy.

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No 25: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered [continued]
Hamilton

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The common defense cannot be entrusted to the separate states because it would be oppressive to some states, might be dangerous to all, would create jealousies between the States, and might imperil the authority of the Union. Standing armies sometimes necessary when there is no foreign war.

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No 26: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered
Hamilton

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Giving authority to Congress a sufficient safeguard.

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No 27: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered [continued]
Hamilton

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The laws of the Union, so far as they go, to be the supreme law of the land.

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No 30: Concerning the General Power of Taxation | Hamilton
The general power will bring out the resources of the country and give confidence to lenders.
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No 34: Concerning the General Power of Taxation [continued] | Hamilton
Needs of the federal government for large powers of taxation.
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No 42: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered Madison
Regulation of intercourse with foreign nations - ambassadors, consuls, and treaties. Punishment of piracy, felonies on the high seas, and offenses against the laws of nations. Maintenance of harmony and proper intercourse among the States. Coinage of money. Standard weights and measures. Bankruptcy laws. Rules for proving public acts. Post roads and post offices.
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No 43: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered [continued] Madison
Copyrights and patents. Punishment of treason. Admission of new states. Government of territories and control of public property.
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No 44: Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States | Madison
Forbidding the establishment of treaties and alliances between States. The supremacy of the Constitution, the constitutional laws, and treaties.
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No 45: The Alleged Danger from the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered Madison
The new Constitution not dangerous to the State governments, because: the tendency in confederacies is to weaken the central power; the State governments will have more influence among the people; the State governments are essential parts of the federal government; the officers of the United States are less numerous than those of the States; the reserved powers are relatively greater than those delegated; the proposed change consists less in giving new than in strengthening old powers.
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No 48: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other Madison
Powers of one department, it is conceded, should not be exercised by another. One department should not have an overruling influence over another.
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No 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments. Madison
Advantages of the federal government in securing the rights of the people.
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No 54: The Apportionment of Members Among States | Madison
Votes in Congress should be proportioned to the wealth of the States. No inducement for falsifying the census, as it is the basis of taxation as well as representation.
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No 55: The Total Number of the House of Representatives | Madison
Small states require smaller ratios. Limited powers of Congress do not demand a numerous representation.
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No 56: The Total Number of the House of Representatives [continued] Madison
The representative ought to know the interests of his constituents.
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No 57: The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation Madison
Members elected by and taken from all classes.
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No 62: The Senate | Madison
Qualifications of Senators. Equality of representation in Senate. Need of such an upper house as a security against improper legislation, against the infirmity of faction, against ignorant legislation, against mutability in its councils from frequent changes of members.
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No 69: The Real Character of the Executive | Hamilton
A single person. Liable to impeachment, remove from office, and punishment by civil law. Commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. Pardoning power. Treaty-making power.
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No 70: The Executive Department Further Considered | Hamilton
A vigorous executive consistent with republican government.
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No 71: The Duration in Officer of the Executive | Hamilton
The Executive should not be subservient to popular impulses or to those of the legislature.
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No 72: The Same Subject Continued, and Re-eligibility of the Executive Considered Hamilton
Duration in office affects stability of administration. A limit of a single term would diminish inducements to good behavior, increase temptations to misconduct, prevent experience in the office, deprive the country in emergencies of the services of the best men, and act as a constitutional barrier to stability of administration.
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No 76: The Appointing Power of the Executive | Hamilton
This power cannot be exercised by the people at large. It will cause a livelier sense of duty in the Executive. He may be overruled by the Senate. Concurrence of the Senate is a check on favoritism. Whole body of the Senate cannot be corrupted. Protection of the Constitution.
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No 78: The Judiciary Department | Hamilton
Tenured appointment. Judiciary the least dangerous branch. Need of complete independence under a limited Constitution.
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No 79: The Judiciary Continued | Hamilton
Judges liable to impeachment.
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No 80: The Powers of the Judiciary | Hamilton
To what cases the judicial authority ought to extend? To all cases which arise from duly enacted laws of the Union.
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No 81: The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judiciary Authority Hamilton
Propriety of establishing one court of final and supreme jurisdiction. Propriety of delegating judicial authority to a distinct department (branch). This delegation of authority secures more completely the separation of of the judiciary from the legislature, recognizes more fully the principle of good behavior as a tenure, secures greater legal ability, and removes the judiciary from party strife. That no legislature can rectify judicial mistakes except as to future action, and the danger of encroachments by the judiciary on the legislature considered. Advantage of dividing the United States into judicial districts.

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