The Federalist / Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay ; introduction by Cass R. Sunstein.

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Language
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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    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.
    ISBN
    • 9780674035737 ((alk. paper))
    • 0674035739 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2009016472
    OCLC
    318421059
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