The Federalist
Contributors: John Jay (Editor); James Madison (Editor); Alexander Hamilton (Editor); George Wescott Carey (Editor); James McClellan (Editor)
Edition: Gideon ed. edition
Publisher: Liberty Fund
Published: November 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 565
ISBN-13: 9780865972889
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Constitution: government & the state; Constitutional & administrative law; Political science & theory; c 1800 to c 1900; Constitutional history; United States; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Sources; Literature: Classics; USA; Constitutional law; Constitutional; Constitution
First sentence: 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.
Description: "Written in 1787 and 1788 by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to promote the ratification of the proposed Constitution, these papers stand as perhaps the most eloquent testimonial to democracy that exists. They describe the ideas behind the American system of government: the separation of powers; the organization of Congress; the respective positions of the executive, legislative, and judiciary.

Constituting one of the key texts of the American Revolution and the democratic system created in the wake of independence, The Federalist remains essential reading for anyone interested in politics and government, and indeed for anyone seeking a foundational statement about democracy in America."--BOOK JACKET.