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'Written at a time when furious arguments were raging about the best way to govern America, The Federalist Papers had the immediate pratical aim of persuading New Yorkers to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. In this they were supremely successful, but their influence also transcended contemporary debate to win them a lasting place in discussions of American political theory. Acclaimed by Thomas Jefferson as 'the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written', The Federalist Papers make a powerful case for power-sharing between State and Federal authorities and for a Constitution that has endured largely unchanged for two hundred years.'

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Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence

Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States

Consequences of Hostilities Between the States

The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy

The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue

Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government

Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered

Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union

Other Defects of the Present Confederation

Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union

Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered

Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered

Concerning the Militia

Concerning the General Power of Taxation

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