The Federalist No. 45
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The Federalist No. 45 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues the U.S. Constitution preserves the states’ powers while granting the federal government sufficient authority to govern effectively.
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| instanceOf |
Federalist Paper
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political essay → |
| author |
James Madison
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| followedBy |
The Federalist No. 46
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| follows |
The Federalist No. 44
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| genre |
constitutional commentary
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political theory → |
| hasInfluenced |
American constitutional interpretation of federalism
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judicial reasoning on scope of federal power → |
| historicalContext |
debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution
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| intendedAudience |
voters of New York
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| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
U.S. Constitution
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division of powers between federal government and states → federalism in the United States → |
| originalPublicationMedium |
New York newspaper
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| partOf |
The Federalist Papers
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| politicalAlignment |
Federalist
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| positionHeld |
argues that federal powers are limited and enumerated
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argues that state governments retain broad, residual powers → argues that the Constitution preserves states’ powers → claims federal powers are principally external, relating to war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce → claims state powers concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people → defends expansion of federal authority as necessary for effective governance → |
| publicationDate |
1788
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| publisher |
Daily Advertiser
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Independent Journal → New York Packet → |
| relatedConcept |
enumerated powers
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limited government → reserved powers → separation of powers → states’ rights → |
| relatedDocument |
United States Constitution
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| seriesNumber |
45
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| subtitle |
The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered
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| workLocation |
New York
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Referenced by (4)
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Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
("Federalist No. 45")
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The Federalist No. 44 → |
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The Federalist No. 44
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The Federalist No. 46
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relatedDocument |