Chapter Summary: The Federalist Papers By Alexander Hamilton

The Federalist Papers were essays written in 1787 by Alexander Hamilton who collaborated with James Madison and John Jay. The Federalist Papers defended the newly drafted constitution and explained how the constitution was a upgrade from the Articles of confederation. These papers were originally published using the pen name Publius in the Newspaper before the names of the writers were released. These papers were written to the people of New York to sway them in ratifying the Constitution. Federalist Paper number ten explains how the violence and damage that happens to be caused by factions and how the constitution could fix that. Factions which defined by Madison are groups of people who gather together to protect and promote their special

He felt there should be a union in place He states "a firm Union will be of the utmost moment to the peace and liberty of the States as a barrier against domestic faction and insurrection.". Hamilton also wanted a system of checks and balances in order for there not to be any special interests parties or for any one branch overpowering the other. He felt that the writers of the Constitution based their understandings on what the French used which were 3 branches of government. Hamilton liked the idea of having each branch watch and equal each other out but he was unsure of it working in a country more than two times bigger than

Hamilton discussed whether the government would be federal or national. “A federal government is a system that divides up power between a strong national government and smaller local governments”. “A National government controls a nation and has to have at least a national army, enough power over its states or provinces to set and maintain foreign policy, and the ability to collect taxes”. Madison knows he can not take away power from the state but he also needs a controlling body for all the states. He plans to combine both federal and national forms to create a hybrid republic.
In Federalist paper 59, Alexander Hamilton defended the Constitution by stating that elections should be held Nationwide and not within the states. He believed by doing it Nationally the leaders would be elected in a timely manner. Since the House of Representatives is elected every two years and the Senate is elected every six years. This also prevented the states from stopping elections and shutting down the Senate. This is an example of federalism in our government in which all states share power between the states and National