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in the union

       No. 42 The same view continued

       No. 43 The same view continued

       No. 44 The same view continued and concluded

       No. 45 A further discussion of the supposed danger from the powers of the union, to the state governments

       No. 46 The subject of the last paper resumed; with an examination of the comparative means of influence of the federal and state governments

       No. 47 The meaning of the maxim, which requires a separation of the departments of power, examined and ascertained

       No. 48 The same subject continued, with a view to the means of giving efficacy in practice to that maxim

       No. 49 The same subject continued, with the same view

       No. 50 The same subject continued, with the same view

       No. 51 The same subject continued, with the same view, and concluded

       No. 52 Concerning the house of representatives, with a view to the qualifications of the electors and elected, and the time of service of the members

       No. 53 The same subject continued, with a view of the term of service of the members

       No. 54 The same subject continued, with a view to the ratio of representation

       No. 55 The same subject continued, in relation to the total number of the body

       No. 56 The subject continued, in relation to the same point

       No. 57 The same subject continued, in relation to the supposed tendency of the plan of the convention to elevate the few above the many

       No. 58 The same subject continued, in relation to the future augmentation of the members

       No. 59 Concerning the regulation of elections

       No. 60 The same subject continued

       No. 61 The same subject continued, and concluded

       No. 62 Concerning the constitution of the senate, with regard to the qualifications of the members; the manner of appointing them; the equality of representation; the number of the senators, and the duration of their appointments

       No. 63 A further view of the constitution of the senate, in regard to the duration of the appointment of its members

       No. 64 A further view of the constitution of the senate, in regard to the power of making treaties

       No. 65 A further view of the constitution of the senate, in relation to its capacity, as a court for the trial of impeachments

       No. 66 The same subject continued

       No. 67 Concerning the constitution of the president: a gross attempt to misrepresent this part of the plan detected

       No. 68 The view of the constitution of the president continued, in relation to the mode of appointment

       No. 69 The same view continued, with a comparison between the president and the king of Great Britain, on the one hand, and the governor of New York, on the other

       No. 70 The same view continued, in relation to the unity of the executive, and with an examination of the project of an executive council

       No. 71 The same view continued, in regard to the duration of the office

       No. 72 The same view continued, in regard to the re-eligibility of the president

       No. 73 The same view continued, in relation to the provision concerning support, and the power of the negative

       No. 74 The same view continued, in relation to the command of the national forces, and the power of pardoning

       No. 75 The same view continued, in relation to the power of making treaties

       No. 76 The same view continued, in relation to the appointment of the officers of the government

       No. 77 The view of the constitution of the president concluded, with a further consideration of the power of appointment, and a concise examination of his remaining powers

       No. 78 A view of the constitution of the judicial department in relation to the tenure of good behaviour

       No. 79 A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the provisions for the support and responsibility of the judges

       No. 80 A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the extent of its powers

       No. 81 A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the distribution of its authority

       No. 82 A further view of the judicial department, in reference to some miscellaneous questions

       No. 83 A further view of the judicial department, in relation to the trial by jury

       No. 84 Concerning several miscellaneous objections

       No. 85 Conclusion

       Glossary

       Appendixes

       1. The Declaration of Independence

       2. Articles of Confederation

       3. Virginia Resolution Proposing the Annapolis Convention

       4. Proceedings of the Annapolis Convention

       5. Virginia Resolution Providing Delegates to the Federal Convention of 1787

       6. Call by the Continental Congress for the Federal Convention of 1787

       7. Resolution of the Federal Convention Submitting the Constitution to the Continental Congress

       8. Washington’s Letter of Transmittal to the President of the Continental Congress

       9. Resolution of the Continental Congress Submitting the Constitution to the Several States

       10. Letter of the Secretary of the Continental Congress Transmitting Copy of the Constitution to the Several Governors

       The Constitution of the United States (cross-referenced with The Federalist) and Amendments

       Index

      The American Constitution is the oldest written national constitution in the world.1 Its durability and veneration over the years would seem to affirm Thomas Jefferson’s estimate that the fundamental law of the American people “is unquestionably the wisest ever yet presented to men.”2

      At the time of its adoption, however, Americans were deeply divided over its merits. When the delegates to the Federal Convention of 1787 completed their work in Philadelphia and voted on September 17 to approve the new Constitution and submit it to the people in the several States for ratification, three leading members of the convention—Edmund Randolph and George Mason of Virginia, and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts—refused to sign. Others simply left the convention before the proceedings ended. Of the fifty-five