The Federalist [Numbers 15, 31, 47, 51, 68-71]

The Federalist

Federalist No.15 – The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union by Alexander Hamilton 12/1/1787

• Both the opponents and friends of the constitution agree that the present confederation is insufficient to preserve the union.

The Federalist [Numbers 1-10]

The Federalist [Numbers 1-10]

Federalist No.1 – General Introduction by Alexander Hamilton 10/27/1787

• After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, the states have been called upon to deliberate on a new constitution for the US.