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The Federalist / Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay ; introduction by Cass R. Sunstein.
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English
Published/Created
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
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xlii, 601 pages ; 21 cm.
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KF4515 .F4 2009d
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Constitutional history
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United States
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Politics and government
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1783-1789
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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
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Jay, John, 1745-1829
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Summary note
The John Harvard Library edition of the classic American essay with an introduction by Cass Sunstein.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The natural advantages of union
Union as requisite for national safety
Relations with foreign powers
Separate confederacies and foreign powers
Disunion and dissension among the state
Causes of wars among the states if disunited
Consequences of wars between states
Union as a barrier to faction and insurrection
The size and variety of the Union as a check on faction
The value of Union to commerce and the advantages of a Navy
Union and the National revenue
Union and the economy in government
Representative Republic and direct democracies
Defects of the Confederation
Inability of the Confederation to enforce its laws
The future balance of state and national powers
The Greek Confederacies
Medieval and modern Confederacies
The Netherlands confederacy
Defects of the present Confederation
The Confederation: lack of powers and of proper ratification
The necessity of an energetic and active national government
To provided for the common defense
The states and the common defense
The powers of Congress and the common defense
The enforcement off the supreme law of the land
A national army and internal security
The regulation of the militia
A general power of taxation
The necessity of a national power for taxation
Exclusive and concurrent powers of taxation
The Constitutionality of national tax laws
Concurrent authority in taxation
Further reasons for an indefinite power of taxation
Internal taxes: direct and indirect
Problems confronting the federal convention
Inconsistencies of opponents of ratification
Republicanism, nationalism, federalism
The authority of the convention
Powers delegated to the General government: I
Powers delegated to the General government: II
Powers delegated to the General government: III
Restrictions on powers of the states
Powers and continuing advantages of the states
State and federal powers compared
The separation of powers: I
The separation of powers: II
Appeal to the people in cases of disagreement
Periodical appeals to the people
Checks and balances
The House of Representatives
Annual and biennial elections
The apportionment of representatives and of taxes
The House and knowledge of local circumstances
Adequacy of representation in the House
The popular basis of the house
National regulation of Congressional elections
Safety in national control of elections
Uniformity in the national control of elections to the House
The nature and the stabilizing influence of the Senate
The necessity of a Senate
The Senate and the treaty power
The Senate: appointments and impeachments
The Senate: further consideration of the impeachment power
The executive
The method of electing the President
Comparison of the President and other executives
Advantage of a single executive
The Presidential term of office
Re-eligibility of the President
The Presidential salary and veto
The military and pardoning powers of the President
The President and the treaty power
The President and the appointing power
The powers of the President concluded
The Judges as guardians of the Constitution
The position of the Judiciary
Jurisdiction of the federal courts
Distribution of the Judicial power
The state and the federal courts
Trial by jury
The lack of a Bill of Rights.
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ISBN
9780674035737 ((alk. paper))
0674035739 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2009016472
OCLC
318421059
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