Cato VII is an Anti-Federalist Paper that focuses on Congress’ ability to control the time, place and mode of elections.
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Cato VI - The Constitution's Burden on Average Citizens
In Cato VI an Anti-Federalist author discusses issues with the apportionment of taxes and representation in the US Constitution.
Cato V - Insufficient Representation
In Cato V, an Anti-Federalist author completes his discussion on the presidency and moves on to criticize both houses of Congress.
Cato IV - President or Monarch?
In Cato IV an Anti-Federalist author attacks the office of President under the US Constitution as dangerous and potentially monarchical.
Cato III - Ceding Power
In Cato III an Anti-Federalist author (probably George Clinton) argues that the US Constitution creates a government that encompasses too many people who are spread too far apart.
Cato (Anti-Federalist) - Introduction
Cato was the pseudonym of an anonymous Anti-Federalist author publishing in New York during the Constitution’s Ratification Debates.
The Observations of Federal Farmer - A Summary
An overview of the Essays of Federal Farmer, one of the most important Anti-Federalist during the Constitution’s Ratification Debates.
Federal Farmer XIII - Federal Districts
In Federal Farmer XIII an Anti-Federalist closes out his series of Observations with a lengthy discussion of the dangers of a Federal City.
Federal Farmer XII - Electing Representatives
In Federal Farmer XII, an Anti-Federalist author discusses the mode of elections under the US Constitution.
Federal Farmer XI - Comfortable Senators
In Federal Farmer XI an Anti-Federalist author recommends changes to the US Senate.
Federal Farmer X - State Powers
Federal Farmer X is an Anti-Federalist Paper that questions the role of the State Governments under the US Constitution.
Federal Farmer IX - Diluting Power
Federal Farmer IX is an Anti-Federalist Paper which focuses on types of politicians and the number of Representatives under the Constitution.
Federal Farmer VIII - The Benefits of Nobility
In Federal Farmer VIII an Anti-Federalist author compares England to Rome in an attempt to analyze how representation should work in a free society.
Federal Farmer VII - Persuasion or Force
In Federal Farmer VII an Anti-Federalist author asks just how representative the House of Representatives actually is.
Federal Farmer VI - Pretend Federalists
In Federal Farmer VI, the Anti-Federalist Farmer returns after a lengthy hiatus to give a general (if somewhat rambling) review of the Constitution and the problems of ratification.
Federal Farmer V - Necessary Amendments
In Federal Farmer V, an Anti-Federalist author concludes his first round of observations with a plea to the Ratification Conventions to propose Amendments if they accept the Constitution.
Federal Farmer IV: Not-So-Clearly Defined Powers
The Federal Farmer IV is a response to James Wilson's Statehouse Yard Speech.
Federal Farmer III - How The Creation of the Constitution Demonstrates Its Flaws
In the Federal Farmer III an anonymous Anti-Federalist author discusses at length the reasons why the Constitution’s framework proves that a Federal Government can’t work on such a large scale.
Federal Farmer II - Outlining The Dangers of Consolidation
In Federal Farmer II an Anti-Federalist author outlines a laundry list of reasons the US Constitution is a dangerous document that is doomed to fail.