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Federal Farmer XV

Federal Farmer XV18 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 76 and Federalist No. 77Dear sir,Before I proceed to examine particularly the powers vested, or which ought to be, vested in each…

Federal Farmer XVI

Federal Farmer XVI20 January 1788by Dear sir,Having gone through with the organization of the government, I shall now proceed to examine more particularly those clauses which respect its…

Federal Farmer XVII

Federal Farmer XVII23 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 41, Federalist No. 42, and Federalist No. 43Dear sir,I believe the people of the United States are full in the opinion, that a…

Federal Farmer XVIII

Federal Farmer XVIII25 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 41, Federalist No. 42, and Federalist No. 43Dear sir,I am persuaded, a federal head never was formed, that possessed half the…

The Supreme Court and Federalism

  The framers of the Constitution sought to balance the rights of the several states and the powers of the new federal government. Their solution was a federal system, which divides powers between…

Impeachments of Federal Officials

Source: Congressional Directory The procedure for the impeachment of federal officials is detailed in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution. The Senate has…

Federal Farmer II

Federal Farmer II9 October 1787by The Federal FarmerDear Sir,The essential parts of a free and good government are a full and equal representation of the people in the legislature, and the…

Federal Farmer III

Federal Farmer III10 October 1787by The Federal FarmerSee also Federalist No. 36Dear Sir,The great object of a free people must be so to form their government and laws, and so to administer…

Federal Farmer IV

Federal Farmer IV12 October 1787by The Federal FarmerDear Sir,It will not be possible to establish in the federal courts the jury trial of the vicinage so well as in the state courts.Third.…

Brewer's: Federal States

In the late American war the Unionists were so called — i.e. those northern states which combined to resist the eleven southern or Confederate states (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase…