The Federal Convention (Constitutional Convention) sent the proposed Constitution to the Confederation … See more

In Federalist No. 1, Hamilton listed six topics to be covered in the subsequent articles:
1. "The utility of the UNION to your political prosperity"—covered in No. 2 through No. 14
2. "The insufficiency of the present Confederati… See more

Federal judges, when interpreting the Constitution, frequently use The Federalist Papers as a contemporary account of the intentions of the framers and ratifiers. They have been applied on issues ranging from the power … See more