The Federalist No. 41

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The Federalist No. 41 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the scope of the federal government's powers under the proposed U.S. Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
addressesConcern fear of excessive federal power
potential abuse of general welfare clause
potential abuse of necessary and proper clause
alsoKnownAs Federalist No. 41 NERFINISHED
Federalist Paper 41 NERFINISHED
argues broad powers are needed for national defense
constitutional structure restrains abuse of power
federal powers are limited and enumerated
author James Madison NERFINISHED
citedBy U.S. legal scholars
constitutional commentators
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discussesDocument Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasSection analysis of military and defense powers
classification of powers conferred by the Constitution
discussion of general welfare phrase in Article I, Section 8
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
inCollectionEditedBy Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED
James Madison NERFINISHED
John Jay NERFINISHED
influenced American constitutional interpretation
intendedAudience voters of New York
language English
mainTopic U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED
defense powers of the federal government
enumerated powers
general welfare clause
necessary and proper powers
scope of federal powers
originalPublicationMedium New York newspaper
partOf The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED
placeOfPublication New York NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Federalist NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1788
relatedWork The Federalist No. 40 NERFINISHED
The Federalist No. 42 NERFINISHED
seriesNumber 41
subtitle General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution NERFINISHED
supports ratification of the U.S. Constitution
title The Federalist No. 41 NERFINISHED
workChronologyWithinCollection first of a group analyzing specific powers of Congress

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