The Federalist Papers

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1. A series of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the late 1780s to persuade the voters of New York to adopt the Constitution. The essays are considered a classic defense of the American system of government, as well as a classic practical application of political principles.

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Example Sentences

When Congress enacted the first version of this policy in 1815, it channeled Alexander Hamilton, who wrote in the Federalist Papers that federal jurisdiction must extend to cases “in which the State tribunals cannot be supposed to be impartial and unbiased.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The document says nothing about who has the authority to fire executive officers; the issue wasn’t discussed at the Constitutional Convention or the state ratifying conventions; and in the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton asserted that presidents would need Senate consent to fire officers, just as consent was needed to appoint them.

From Slate

They fought a revolution so that we as a people could solve disagreements by what Alexander Hamilton called in the Federalist Papers “reflection and choice” over “accident and force.”

From The Wall Street Journal

There is a fascinating assessment of the separation of powers in the US which includes reference to both former President Richard Nixon's limited use of the same powers and the Federalist Papers of Hamilton and Madison.

From BBC

In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton explained that this confirmation process was a bulwark against cronyism and a safeguard of good government.

From Slate