The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members

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"The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members" is an essay in The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, that defends and explains the constitutional authority of Congress over the regulation of congressional elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
addresses concerns about aristocratic or oligarchic influence in congressional elections
alsoKnownAs Federalist No. 60
argues that congressional power over elections is necessary to preserve the Union
that fears of congressional abuse of election regulations are exaggerated
that the House of Representatives cannot be easily corrupted by a few states controlling elections
author Alexander Hamilton
centralClaim The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congress must have ultimate authority to regulate the times, places, and manner of holding elections for its members

state control alone over congressional elections could endanger the federal government
citationStyleTitle Federalist No. 60
surface form: Federalist No. 60: The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members
collectionEditors Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses Article I of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
surface form: Section 4 of Article I of the United States Constitution
federalistNumber 60
genre constitutional commentary
historicalPeriod Founding of the United States
surface form: Founding era of the United States
includedIn first collected book edition of The Federalist
influenced later constitutional interpretation of congressional election powers
intendedAudience voters of New York
language English
medium newspaper essay
originalPublicationFormat serial newspaper publication
partOf The Federalist Papers
politicalAlignment Federalists
surface form: Federalist
politicalContext debate over ratification of the United States Constitution
publicationDate 1788
publishedIn New York
The New York Packet
purpose to defend the constitutional authority of Congress over the regulation of congressional elections
to respond to Anti-Federalist objections about congressional control of elections
relatedWork Federalist No. 59
Federalist No. 61
sequenceInSeries follows Federalist No. 59
precedes Federalist No. 61
seriesNumber 60
topic United States Constitution
election of members of the House of Representatives
powers of the United States Congress
regulation of congressional elections

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Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States followedBy The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members
The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members centralClaim The Same Subject Continued: The Powers of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Congress must have ultimate authority to regulate the times, places, and manner of holding elections for its members