Federalist #44 is the final installment of a series of Papers in which James Madison discusses the powers of Federal Government.
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Miscellaneous Powers of the Constitution - Federalist 43
In Federalist #43 James Madison changes his style and writes a modern ‘clickbate’ type list of miscellaneous powers granted to the Federal Government by the Constitution.
Should The Feds Regulate Interstate Trade? (Federalist 42)
James Madison uses Federalist #42 to discuss foreign trade, interstate commerce and the naturalization of immigrants.
Does the Constitution Grant the National Government Too Much Power? (Federalist #41)
In Federalist #41 James Madison analyzes if whether or not the Constitution grants the government too much power.
Did the Constitutional Convention Overstep its Instructions?
James Madison wrote Federalist #40 to dissuade critics of the Constitution from thinking the Convention overstepped its instructions.
Does the US Have a FEDERAL or NATIONAL Government? - Federalist #39
In Federalist #39 James Madison discusses how the Government under the Constitution would be part Federal and part National.
The Same But Better - Madison Loses His Cool in Federalist #38
In Federalist #38 James Madison takes a play from Alexander Hamilton’s book and attacks the Anti-Federalists head on.
Madison's Assessment - Compromise and Federalist #37
In Federalist #37 James Madison assesses the difficult situation the Constitution’s Framers found themselves in.
Madison Beats Monroe - The Small Election with Big Implications
James Madison’s defeat of James Monroe in the inaugural election for the House of Representatives is one of the most underrated political campaigns in American history.
The Netherlands vs The Articles of Confederation - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
In Federalist #20, James Madison compares the United States under the Articles of Confederation to the Netherlands (aka the Dutch Confederacy).
Germany vs The Articles of Confederation - Federalist # 19 - James Madison
In Federalist 19 James Madison compares the German Empire to the Articles of Confederation.
Federalist #18 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
In Federalist #18, James Madison gives us a history lesson on Ancient Greece.
Federalist #14 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
In Federalist #14 James Madison discusses the common Anti-Federalist argument that the nation is too large for a Republican Government.
John Witherspoon Improves Princeton
John Witherspoon was a Pastor, President of Princeton and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Federalist #10 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
James Madison writes about the dangers of Faction in Federalist #10, giving an explanation as to why the Constitution could help prevent tyranny of the majority.
The Constitutional Society of Virginia
The Constitutional Society of Virginia was a short lived organization whose goal was to make government more transparent to the people.