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Dedication
E DITOR’S I NTRODUCTION
No. 1: Deliberation on a new constitution.—Hamilton
No. 2: The question: one government or separate confederacies.—Jay
No. 3: Less likely to give just causes of war.—Jay
No. 4: Less likely to invite hostility and insult.—Jay
No. 5: Separate confederacies would lead to quarrels and wars.—Jay
No. 6: Wars would follow if disunited.—Hamilton
No. 7: Causes of war in a disunited America.—Hamilton
No. 8: Consequences of such wars.—Hamilton
No. 9: Constitution consolidates the states into one confederate republic.—Hamilton
No. 10: An extensive republic a remedy for mischiefs of faction.—Madison
No. 11: Utility of union regarding commerce.—Hamilton
No. 12: Its utility regarding revenue.—Hamilton
No. 13: Its utility regarding government expenses.—Hamilton
No. 14: Proposed union not too large for republican government.—Madison
No. 15: Its great defect: can only legislate for states.—Hamilton
No. 16: The need for a government that reaches persons.—Hamilton
No. 17: The proposed government will not absorb state powers.—Hamilton
No. 18: Examples of ancient confederations.—Madison (and Hamilton)
No. 19: Examples of existing ones.—Madison (and Hamilton)
No. 20: Conclusion: such confederations wrong in theory, violent in practice.—Madison (and Hamilton)
No. 21: Other defects of present confederation.—Hamilton
No. 22: Continuation.—Hamilton
No. 23: Objects of the national government. Common defense.—Hamilton
No. 24: Government needs power to have such armies.—Hamilton
No. 25: The power should be in national government, not states.—Hamilton
No. 26: Neither Britain nor any state prohibits such armies.—Hamilton
No. 27: Military force less likely to be used to execute laws than in opponents’ plan.—Hamilton
No. 28: Military force will be needed at times to preserve public peace.—Hamilton
No. 29: National government must have control of state militia.—Hamilton
No. 30: The power must be unrestricted.—Hamilton
No. 31: Fears of federal usurpation considered.—Hamilton
No. 32: States will have concurrent power to tax.—Hamilton
No. 33: The sweeping and supremacy clauses explained.—Hamilton
No. 34: Financial needs of the new government.—Hamilton
No. 35: The House will attend to all interests and feelings.—Hamilton
No. 36: Several matters regarding taxation considered.—Hamilton
No. 37: Introduction: the Convention’s difficulties.—Madison
No. 38: Continued.—Madison
No. 39: Constitution is strictly republican; is both federal and national.—Madison
No. 40: Whether Convention was authorized to propose it.—Madison
No. 41: Powers vested: foreign safety (including taxation).—Madison
No. 42: Powers: foreign relations, relations among states.—Madison
No. 43: Miscellaneous powers.—Madison
No. 44: Restrictions on the states, the sweeping clause.—Madison
No. 45: Whether the mass of powers will endanger the states.—Madison
No. 46: Same: which level of government people will favor.—Madison
No. 47: Complete separation of powers not required.—Madison
No. 48: Some blending of powers is necessary.—Madison
No. 49: How to maintain separation: special conventions?—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 50: How to maintain: periodic conventions?—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 52: Qualifications: electors, elected. Two-year term: safe.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 53: Two-year term: necessary or useful.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 54: Apportionment: counting slaves for representation.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 55: House size: large enough to be safe.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 56: Large enough to know people’s interests.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 57: Will be sympathetic to mass of people.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 58: Will increase with population.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 59: Congressional regulation of elections.—Hamilton
No. 60: Congressional regulation.—Hamilton
No. 61: Congressional regulation.—Hamilton
No. 62: Qualifications of members; election; equal representation; size and duration in office.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 63: Size and duration, continued.—Madison (or Hamilton)
No. 64: Treaty power.—Jay
No. 65: Other powers: consent to executive appointments; impeachments.—Hamilton
No. 66: Impeachments, continued.—Hamilton
No. 67: Misrepresentations, e.g., power to fill Senate vacancies.—Hamilton
No. 68: Method of election.—Hamilton
No. 69: Compared with British king and New York governor.—Hamilton
No. 70: Energy in the executive. First ingredient: Unity.—Hamilton
No. 71: Second ingredient: duration in office—four-year term.—Hamilton
No. 72: Duration in office, continued: reeligibility.—Hamilton
No. 73: Third ingredient—adequate provision for support. Fourth ingredient—competent powers: the veto.—Hamilton
No. 74: Competent powers, continued: commander in chief, require opinions, pardons.—Hamilton
No. 75: Competent powers: Treaties.—Hamilton
No. 76: Powers: Appointments.—Hamilton
No. 77: Powers: Appointments, continued. Other powers.—Hamilton
No. 78: Duration in office: good behavior. Why needed.—Hamilton
No. 79: Provisions for support and for removal.—Hamilton
No. 80: Extent of the judicial power.—Hamilton
No. 81: The Supreme Court and inferior courts.—Hamilton
No. 82: Relations between federal and state courts.—Hamilton
No. 83: Trial by jury.—Hamilton
No. 84: Absence of Bill of Rights, liberty of press, etc.—Hamilton
No. 85: Not perfect but good. Should adopt and seek to amend.—Hamilton
A PPENDICES - Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Articles of Confederation, March 1, 1781
Constitution and Amendments, March 4, 1789–May 7, 1992
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