The Federalist Papers?

Question

#10, #51, #78, If anyone is familiar with these can you help me with 2 questions.
What are the main points raised by the authors of The Federalist Papers.
Why were these issues important to a new nation?

Answer 1

Federalist paper 10 is a continuation of Federalist Paper 9 (written by Alexander Hamilton) and the first Federalist Paper authored by James Madison. This was focused on the concept of factions and the idea that the size of the (new) country would minimize them. While Hamilton used the writings of Montesquieu, Madison personally analyzed the nature, causes, and effects of factions. He saw them as the product of, and the price of, liberty. His intent was to define ways to control them rather than suppress them.

Federalist 51 was the final paper in a series of papers beginning with Federalist 47 and addressing the Maxim which requires a separation of the departments of power. All of this series was written by James Madison. In 51 announces his solution to the problem of the separation of powers and offers a solution to the ‘problem of ordered liberty. Referring back to Federalist 10 he finds security for civil rights not in charters or in appeals to humanity, but in the multiplicity of interests that characterizes a free society.

Federalist 78 was written by Alexander Hamilton where he examines the doctrine of judicial review, stating, “. . . . Whenever a particular statute contravenes the Constitution, it will be the duty of the judicial tribunals to adhere to the latter (the Constitution) and disregard the former (the statute). (he continues his thoughts on this subject through Federalist 84) These thoughts are significant since the Constitution (itself) is silent on the processes of the court and it would take many years to formalize acceptable court procedures.


As an aside - The Federalist Papers didn't codify anything. They were political opinion pieces for the people of New York by three individuals who were attempting to convince the people of New York that they should be ratified. They were first published in New York newspapers.

Answer 2

In general the Federalist Papers were important because they codified ideas on how the government should work and what should be important to the people!

To review them, I've found a site where all of the papers are listed in numerical order. You can then read the three that you need and answer your question.

http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/

Answer 3

Well, I'm not about to have to look these up to help you....Maybe you should have taken the time to give the appropriate info if you expect help...but that all goes to show your laziness in the first place.



BUT - anyone knows that the Federalist wanted a stronger (federal) central government!



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