The Federalist Papers
On Federalist No. 61: The Same Subject Continue...
Hamilton closes the election sequence by defending uniform federal standards for the time and manner of voting. Reasonable national rules, he argues, protect the integrity of elections without threatening the...
On Federalist No. 61: The Same Subject Continue...
Hamilton closes the election sequence by defending uniform federal standards for the time and manner of voting. Reasonable national rules, he argues, protect the integrity of elections without threatening the...
On Federalist No. 60: The Same Subject Continue...
Hamilton continues on election regulation, answering the fear that the power could be abused to favor one class of voters. The diversity of the country and the structure of elections,...
On Federalist No. 60: The Same Subject Continue...
Hamilton continues on election regulation, answering the fear that the power could be abused to favor one class of voters. The diversity of the country and the structure of elections,...
On Federalist No. 59: Concerning the Power of C...
Hamilton defends giving Congress a backstop over its own elections, arguing that no government should depend wholly on others for its survival. The power is a safeguard against being quietly...
On Federalist No. 59: Concerning the Power of C...
Hamilton defends giving Congress a backstop over its own elections, arguing that no government should depend wholly on others for its survival. The power is a safeguard against being quietly...
On Federalist No. 58: Objection That The Number...
Madison addresses the worry that the House will not grow with the population, arguing that the Constitution provides for regular reapportionment. The chamber, he holds, is built to keep pace...
On Federalist No. 58: Objection That The Number...
Madison addresses the worry that the House will not grow with the population, arguing that the Constitution provides for regular reapportionment. The chamber, he holds, is built to keep pace...
On Federalist No. 57: The Alleged Tendency of t...
Madison answers the charge that the new plan favors the wealthy few, arguing that elections bind representatives to the whole people. Nothing in the design, he holds, raises a privileged...
On Federalist No. 57: The Alleged Tendency of t...
Madison answers the charge that the new plan favors the wealthy few, arguing that elections bind representatives to the whole people. Nothing in the design, he holds, raises a privileged...
On Federalist No. 56: The Same Subject Continue...
Madison continues on House size, arguing that representatives need not know every local detail to legislate well. A working knowledge of the major interests of their districts, he holds, is...
On Federalist No. 56: The Same Subject Continue...
Madison continues on House size, arguing that representatives need not know every local detail to legislate well. A working knowledge of the major interests of their districts, he holds, is...