The Federalist papers

General introduction

Concerning dangers from foreign force and influence

Concerning dangers from dissensions between the States

The consequences of hostilities between the States

The Union as a safeguard against domestic faction and insurrection

The utility of the Union in respect to commercial relations & Navy

The utility of the Union in respect to revenue

Advantage of the Union in respect to economy in government

Objections to the proposed Constitution from extent of territory answered

The insufficiency of the present Confederation to preserve the Union

Other defects of the present Confederation

The necessity of a government as energetic as the one proposed to the preservation of the Union

The powers necessary to the Common Defense further considered

The idea of restraining the legislative authority in regard to the Common Defense considered

Concerning the Militia

Concerning the general power of taxation

Concerning the difficulties of the convention in devising a proper form of government

The same subject continued, and the incoherence of the objection to the new plan exposed

The conformity of the plan to Republican principles

The powers of the convention to form a mixed government examined and sustained

General view of the powers conferred by the Constitution

The powers conferred by the Constitution further considered

Restrictions on the authority of the several States

The alleged danger from the powers of the Union to the state governments considered

The influence of the State and Federal governments compared.

The particular structure of the new government and the distribution of power among its different parts

These departments should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other

Method of guarding against the encroachments of any one department of government by appealing to the people through a convention

Periodic appeals to the people considered

The structure of the government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments

The House of Representatives

The apportionment of members among the States

The total number of the House of Representatives

The alleged tendency of the new plan to elevate the few at the expense of the many considered in connection with representation

Objection that the number of members will not be augmented as the progress of population demands considered

Concerning the power of Congress to regulate the election of members

The Senate

The powers of the Senate

Objections to the power of the Senate to set as a court for impeachments further considered

The Executive Department

The mode of electing the President

The real character of the Executive

The Executive Department further considered

The duration in office of the Executive

The same subject continued, and re-eligibility of the Executive considered

The provision for the support of the Executive, and the veto power

The command of the military and Naval Forces, and the pardoning power of the Executive

The treaty making power of the Executive

The appointing power of the Executive

The Judiciary Department

The powers of the Judiciary

The Judiciary continued, and the distribution of the Judicial Authority

The Judiciary continued in relation to trial by jury

Certain general and miscellaneous objections to the Constitution considered and answered

Concluding remarks.