Books with title The Federalist

The series of essays that comprise The Federalist constitutes one of the key texts of the American Revolution and the democratic system created in the wake of independence. Written in 1787 and 1788 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the proposed Constitution, these papers stand as perhaps the most eloquent testimonial to democracy that exists. They describe the ideas behind the American system of government: the separation of powers; the organization of Congress; the respective positions of the executive, legislative, and judiciary; and much more. The Federalist remains essential reading for anyone interested in politics and government, and indeed for anyone seeking a foundational statement about democracy and America.

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written and published anonymously in 1787 and 1788 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay exhorting voters to ratify the United States Constitution. The controversial arguments first presented here by three of America’s greatest patriots and political theorists are still hotly debated today.This new digital edition of The Federalist Papers includes a table of contents and an image gallery.

After the Declaration of Independence in 1776 the states were virtually self-governing. The Articles of Confederation were not effective until ratified by all states, and ratification was not final until 1781. Put together in a hurry at a time of acute crisis, the Articles of Confederation left much to be desired. After suffering the tyranny of King George III and his ministers, the central government was purposely left weak.In a remarkably short time, less than four months, a Philadelphia convention managed to put together a proposed new constitution which has proved, by the test of time, to be fundamentally sound though arrived at by any number of compromises, accommodations, and evasions — on the question of slavery, for example, which led to bloody conflict in the Civil War.It was Alexander Hamilton who conceived the idea of writing a series of newspaper articles arguing for immediate ratification of the plan proposed. He had no difficulty in persuading James Madison and John Jay to collaborate, but Hamilton did most of the writing, contributing two-thirds of the articles.The trio worked fast. The first of the long series appeared in the New York City Independent journal late in October, 1787, little more than a month after the Philadelphia convention adjourned. It was Hamilton who arranged to have the articles collected and quickly published in book form as The Federalist, in two volumes. The first volume, containing approximately half the articles, was rushed through the press and appeared in March, 1788. The second volume, containing the remainder of the 85 articles, appeared in May.This Kindle edition of The Federalist Papers contains eleven images of portraits of the authors and documents concerning The Federalist Papers. There is also a very user friendly Table of Contents and links at the end of each article leading back to the Table of Contents.

The Federalist is the clearest insight into what the Founding Fathers really meant. This special volume is taken from the rare 1864 edition edited by John Church Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's son. It includes a number of Hamiltonian documents, including his "Continentalist" essays, which served as a precursor to The Federalist, as well as his plan for the new government.

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The Federalist Papers, originally written and published during 1787 and 1788 in several New York State newspapers, intended to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. They were widely read and respected for their masterly analysis and interpretation of the Constitution and constitutional principles upon which the government of the United States was established. This influential collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay remains to this day a treasured historical document for anyone who wants to understand the U.S. Constitution.

The Federalist, more commonly known as The Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison in 1787 and 1788. The essays were originally published anonymously, under the pseudonym Publius, in several newspapers in New York. The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge Americans to ratify the newly proposed United States Constitution, which had been drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. In lobbying for the adoption of the Constitution over the existing Articles of Confederation, Hamilton and his co-contributors explained each specific provision of the Constitution in detail. For this reason, and because Hamilton and Madison were both members of the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist Papers are often cited today to help interpret the intentions of those who drafted the Constitution. Because of its original anonymous publication, the assignment of authorship, along with the numbering and exact wording of the text may vary with different editions of The Federalist. The text of The Federalist compiled here draws on several available versions to present the modern reader with the most complete and authentic version available.