Federalist Fridays

Each Friday I review, one by one, the Federalist Papers.

This page is updated weekly as new articles are written.

• • The Final Federalist - Federalist #85

  • Miscellaneous Disagreements with the Constitution - Federalist #84

  • Trial by Jury in Civil Cases - Federalist #83

  • Concurrent Jurisdiction - Federalist #82

  • A Primarily Appellate Court - Federalist #81

  • The Responsibilities of the Supreme Court - Federalist #80

  • Aging Justices - Federalist #79

  • Lifetime Appointments for the Court - Federalist #78

  • 18th Century Bonus Content - The Federalist Takes a Break

  • We’re Still Talking About Appointments? - Federalist #77

  • Presidential Appointments - Federalist #76

  • Balancing the Power of Treaties - Federalist #75

  • Swift Pardons and One Commander - Federalist #74

  • The Benefits of a Negative Veto - Federalist #73

  • Why Hamilton Thought The President Should Have Unlimited Terms - Federalist #72

  • Why 4 Years is the Sweet Spot for President - Federalist #71

  • An Energetic President - Federalist #70

  • The President vs Governor of NY - Federalist #69

  • Defending Faithless Electors - Federalist #68

  • The Public Shaming of Cato - Federalist #67

  • Mixing Branches - Federalist #66

  • The Structure of Impeachment- Federalist #65

  • John Jay's Last Defense - Federalist #64

  • A Due Sense of National Character - Federalist #63

  • The Logic of the Senate - Federalist #62

  • Unspecified Elections - Federalist #61

  • Unconsolidated Wealth - Federalist #60

  • Controlling Elections - Federalist #59

  • Sizing Up The House of Representatives - Federalist #58

  • Loyal to the Electors? - Federalist #57

  • Knowing the Voters - Federalist #56

  • Why is the House of Representatives the Right Size? - Federalist #55

  • Why Three-Fifths Was Compromised - Federalist #54

  • Why Are Two Year Terms Practical For The House of Representatives? - Federalist #53

  • Why Are Representatives Elected For Two Years? - Federalist #52

  • Tyranny of the Majority - Federalist #51

  • Why Are There No Public Reviews of the Government? - Federalist #50

  • Why Branches of Government Cannot Call for a Constitutional Convention - Federalist #49

  • Why Does The Constitution Have Checks And Balances? - Federalist #48

  • Are the Constitution's Branches Really Separate? - Federalist #47

  • Who Controls a Republican Government? - Federalist #46

  • Does the Constitution Make the State Governments Obsolete? - Federalist 45

  • Restricting the States - Federalist #44

  • Miscellaneous Powers of the Constitution - Federalist 43

  • Should The Feds Regulate Interstate Trade? (Federalist 42)

  • Does the Constitution Grant the National Government Too Much Power? (Federalist #41)

  • Did the Constitutional Convention Overstep its Instructions? - Federalist #40

  • Does the US Have a FEDERAL or NATIONAL Government? - Federalist #39

  • The Same But Better - Madison Loses His Cool in Federalist #38

  • Madison's Assessment - Compromise and Federalist #37

  • Together Yet Independent - The Contradiction of Federalist #36

  • Altogether Visionary - Equality, Taxation and Federalist #35

  • Reflecting on Federalist Fridays - A Review of the First 34 Papers

  • Sharing Power - Federalist #34

  • Necessary and Proper Supremacy - Federalist #33

  • Sharing Power - Hamilton's Understanding of Taxation - Federalist #32

  • Hamilton Rolls His Eyes - Federalist #31

  • Tax The People Directly - Alexander Hamilton's Federalist #30

  • The Feds Run the Militia? - Federalist #29

  • Suppressing Rebellions and Fighting Tyranny- Federalist #28

  • Why the Constitution Will Prevent Suppression - Federalist #27

  • How the Constitution Controls the US Army - Federalist #26

  • A Standing Army in Peacetime with Alexander Hamilton - Federalist #25

  • Hamilton Brushes Off Fears of a Standing Army - Federalist #24

  • Hamilton's Energetic Government - Federalist #23 - Federalist Fridays

  • Hamilton Sums Up His Complaints - Federalist #22 - Federalist Fridays

  • Hamilton's Three Complaints - Federalist #21 - Alexander Hamilton

  • The Netherlands vs The Articles of Confederation - James Madison - Federalist Fridays

  • Germany vs The Articles of Confederation - Federalist # 19 - James Madison

  • Federalist #18 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #17 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #16 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #15 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #14 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #13 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #12 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #11 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #10 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #9 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #8 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #7 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #6 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #5 - John Jay - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #4 - John Jay - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #3 - John Jay - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #2 - John Jay - Federalist Fridays

  • Federalist #1 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays