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 Federalist Papers Summary
1,698 words, approx. 6 pages The Federalist Papers, a series of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, were intended to win public support for the Constitution by explaining in detail how the proposed system of government would work. The... summary from source:
 Federalist Papers Information
3,520 words, approx. 12 pages
 The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788... 
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 Washington Monthly The New Federalist Papers.
09/01/1997: 1,673 words, approx. 6 pages This book was commissioned by the Twentieth Century Fund in the belief that the American Constitution is under unfair attack from both the political left and right. The left is unhappy that the national government has done too little to meet what they consider... summary from source:
Constitutional Commentary The most-cited Federalist Papers.
12/22/1998: 4,408 words, approx. 15 pages A survey that measured the frequency with which the US Supreme Court cited the Federalist Papers in judicial opinions lists the following five as the most cited. They are listed in order from least cited to most cited. Federalist Paper No. 32, by Alexander... summary from source:
 AP News Founding Father turns 250 years old
1/12/2007: 516 words, approx. 2 pagesIf there is such a thing as immortality, it may be having people gather to celebrate your 250th birthday.Alexander Hamilton met that standard on Thursday, as a group of descendants, along with latter-day admirers, convened to mark the anniversary of his birth in 1757.The setting... summary from source:
Investor's Business Daily Madison, Mason, Smith & Wesson
3/19/2007: 677 words, approx. 2 pagesGun Control: Does striking down a draconian District of Columbia law barring residents from keeping handguns in their homes give "a new and dangerous meaning to the Second Amendment?" Or does it restore the Founders' intent?The hyperbole above comes to us courtesy of a Washington...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Thomas L. Pangle
13,582 words, approx. 45 pages
In the following essay, Pangle explores The Federalist Papers's use of and deviation from the classical tradition of Republicanism, suggesting that Publius developed a new definition of civic virtue. Citing influences such as Machiavelli, Hume, and Montesquieu, Pangle highlights the path of Publius in creating a new idea of civic health and of liberty itself.
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Critical Essay by Murray Dry
11,111 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Dry analyzes The Federalist Papers as a response to particular Anti-Federalist arguments. Quoting from the Anti-Federalist tracts “Letters of Brutus” and “Letters of the Federal Farmer,” Dry highlights passages in The Federalist Papers that respond to them directly, focusing on issues of the definition of federalism, and limitations on Congressional powers of taxation and war.
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Critical Essay by James Jasinski
11,108 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Jasinski uses the literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin's notions of heteroglossia and polyphony to examine the rhetoric of The Federalist Papers.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%Human Nature and the Opposing Forces That Redeem It
1,387 words, approx. 5 pages
The Federalist Papers repeatedly acknowledge a basic truth of human existence: humans are naturally selfish, hostile, and full of such characteristics that hinder the continuation of peaceful, harmonious existence. The necessity of government for the greater good of mankind is blatantly obvious.
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