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The Federalist Papers : No. 41. For the Independent Journal. To the People of the State of New York: THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity of power which it vests in the government, including the restraints imposed on the States.
Summary (not in original) Madison finally addresses the question of Constitutional power (for the next ten essays), divided between total power and distribution of power within the government. This essay deals with military power. Granting the inherent dangers of a standing army, the essay insists that history proves the necessity of one ...
The Federalist Papers Summary and Analysis of Essay 41. >Summary. Madison defends the powers granted to the national government in the proposed constitution. He structures his argument into two broad categories: the sum of power vested in government and the particular structure of the government.
Federalist No. 41, titled " General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution ", is an essay written by James Madison as the forty-first of The Federalist Papers. These essays were published by Alexander Hamilton, with John Jay and James Madison serving as co-authors, under the pseudonym "Publius."
Sep 5, 2023 · Under the FIRST view of the subject, two important questions arise: 1. Whether any part of the powers transferred to the general government be unnecessary or improper? 2. Whether the entire mass of them be dangerous to the portion of jurisdiction left in the several States?
Section VII: General Powers: Federalists No. 41-46 (Madison) Section VIII: Structure of New Government: Federalists No. 47–51 (Madison or Hamilton) Section IX: House of Representatives: Federalists No. 52–61 (Madison or Hamilton)
Selected online resources. Commentary and articles from JMC fellows. Full text of Federalist No. 1. Federalist 1. To the People of the State of New York: After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
