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The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay, defend what was in their day a revolutionary charter--the Constitution of the United States of America. The Federalist Papers explain the complexities of a constitutional government its political structure & its principles based on the inherent rights of humans. Scholars have long regarded this work as a milestone in political science & a classic of American political theory. Editor's Introduction
Preface to the 2nd Edition
Preface to John Hopkins Edition
Papers 1-85
Acknowledgments
Annotative Appendix
Notes on Preface to 2nd Edition
Bibliographical Appendix, 1st edition
Bibliographical Appendix, 2nd edition
Selected bibliography
Index
About Alexander Hamilton :
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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 July 12, 1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher. He led calls for the Philadelphia Convention, was one of America's first Constitutional lawyers, and cowrote the Federalist Papers, a primary source for Constitutional interpretation.
Born on the West Indian island of Nevis, Hamilton was educated in North America. During the American Revolutionary War, he joined the American militia and was chosen artillery captain. Hamilton became senior aide-de-camp and confidant to General George Washington, and led three battalions at the Siege of Yorktown. He was elected to the Continental Congress, but resigned to practice law and to found the Bank of New York. He served in the New York Legislature, later returned to Congress, and was the only New York signer at the Philadelphia Convention. As Washington's Treasury Secretary, he influenced formative government policy widely. An admirer of British political systems, Hamilton emphasized strong central government and Implied Powers, under which the new U.S. Congress funded the national debt, assumed state debts, created a national bank, and established an import tariff and whiskey tax.
