ipl-logo

Review Of Alexander Hamilton's Federalists 78: A Defense Of The Judiciary

323 Words2 Pages
Final Exam Part I: BQ7 Hamilton’s Federalists 78 A Defense of the Judiciary Alexander Hamilton declared the Judiciary was not dangerous or too powerful under the new Constitution. According to Hamilton the Judiciary was the least dangerous of all the branches and was delegated the fewest powers. Unlike the Executive’s power of the sword and the Legislature’s power of the purse the Judiciary was only vested with the power to judge the law. The Judiciary was further diminished in power as it was dependent upon the Executive to enforce its decisions ( FP pg. 402). In addition Hamilton dismissed Brutus’s assertion that the Judiciary needed to be subordinate to legislature to prevent abuse of power. Hamilton argued the Judicial branch needed
Open Document