Federalist No. 81

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Federalist No. 81 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that analyzes the structure and powers of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court and the principle of judicial review.

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Federalist No. 81 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
alsoKnownAs The Powers of the Judiciary
surface form: The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority
author Alexander Hamilton
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses appeals from state courts to the Supreme Court
checks on judicial power
concerns about judicial supremacy
constitutional interpretation by the judiciary
creation of inferior federal courts
distribution of judicial authority between federal and state governments
finality of Supreme Court decisions
limits on the judiciary
relationship between the judiciary and the executive
relationship between the judiciary and the legislature
role of Congress in organizing the judiciary
followedBy Federalist No. 82
follows Federalist No. 80
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasPart arguments addressing fears of judicial overreach
arguments defending the independence of the judiciary
arguments explaining appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
arguments on the necessity of inferior federal courts
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
inCollection The Federalist Papers
surface form: The Federalist
influenced American constitutional interpretation of judicial power
debates over the scope of federal judicial authority
language English
mainSubject appellate jurisdiction
federal judiciary of the United States
interpretation of Article III of the United States Constitution
judicial review
original jurisdiction
powers of the Supreme Court of the United States
relationship between state courts and federal courts
sovereign immunity
structure of the federal courts
partOf The Federalist Papers
placeOfPublication New York
positionInSeries 81
publicationDate 1788
publicationMedium New York newspapers
purpose to persuade New York voters to ratify the United States Constitution
seriesOrdinal 81
title Federalist No. 81 self-link
writtenBy Alexander Hamilton

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Federalist No. 78 relatedWork Federalist No. 81
Federalist No. 80 relatedTo Federalist No. 81
Federalist No. 81 title Federalist No. 81 self-link