The Federalist Papers
On Federalist No. 67: The Executive Department
Hamilton opens the case for the executive by clearing away caricature, answering critics who painted the presidency as a king in disguise. He insists the office be judged by what...
On Federalist No. 67: The Executive Department
Hamilton opens the case for the executive by clearing away caricature, answering critics who painted the presidency as a king in disguise. He insists the office be judged by what...
On Federalist No. 66: Objections to the Power o...
Hamilton defends the Senate's impeachment role against the charge that it concentrates too much power. The arrangement, he argues, keeps accusation and judgment in separate hands and answers the worry...
On Federalist No. 66: Objections to the Power o...
Hamilton defends the Senate's impeachment role against the charge that it concentrates too much power. The arrangement, he argues, keeps accusation and judgment in separate hands and answers the worry...
On Federalist No. 65: The Powers of the Senate ...
Hamilton takes up impeachment, explaining why the Senate is suited to try officials accused of abusing public trust. It is a political process for political offenses, he argues, and demands...
On Federalist No. 65: The Powers of the Senate ...
Hamilton takes up impeachment, explaining why the Senate is suited to try officials accused of abusing public trust. It is a political process for political offenses, he argues, and demands...
On Federalist No. 64: The Powers of the Senate
Jay explains the Senate's role in treaties, defending the care and secrecy that foreign negotiation sometimes demands. The shared power of president and Senate, he argues, joins energy with deliberation...
On Federalist No. 64: The Powers of the Senate
Jay explains the Senate's role in treaties, defending the care and secrecy that foreign negotiation sometimes demands. The shared power of president and Senate, he argues, joins energy with deliberation...
On Federalist No. 63: The Senate Continued
Madison continues on the Senate, arguing that a body with institutional memory gives the nation a sense of character and responsibility over time. The aim is a government that can...
On Federalist No. 63: The Senate Continued
Madison continues on the Senate, arguing that a body with institutional memory gives the nation a sense of character and responsibility over time. The aim is a government that can...
On Federalist No. 62: The Senate
Madison introduces the Senate, defending its equal state representation and longer terms as a stabilizing counterweight. A second chamber, more deliberate and less swayed by the moment, guards against the...
On Federalist No. 62: The Senate
Madison introduces the Senate, defending its equal state representation and longer terms as a stabilizing counterweight. A second chamber, more deliberate and less swayed by the moment, guards against the...