The Federalist No. 33

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The Federalist No. 33 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton defending the scope of federal legislative authority under the U.S. Constitution, particularly in response to fears about implied powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
alternateTitle The Federalist No. 44
surface form: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
arguesAgainst Anti-Federalist fears of unlimited federal power
author Alexander Hamilton
citedBy U.S. courts in constitutional interpretation
constitutional scholars
collectionEditor Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
defends broad federal taxing power
federal supremacy over state laws
discusses Article I of the United States Constitution
Article VI
surface form: Article VI of the United States Constitution
explains constitutional basis of implied powers
relationship between federal and state laws
firstPublicationYear 1788
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasCanonicalNumbering Yes
hasPerspective pro-ratification of the U.S. Constitution
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
influenced interpretation of the necessary and proper clause
interpretation of the supremacy clause
language English
mainSubject United States Constitution
surface form: U.S. Constitution

implied powers
Necessary and Proper Clause
surface form: necessary and proper clause

scope of federal legislative authority
supremacy clause
notes acts of the federal government not pursuant to the Constitution are void
originalMedium newspaper essay
partOf The Federalist Papers
politicalAlignment The Federalist Papers
surface form: Federalist
positionOnFederalPower supports strong central government
publicationCity New York City
publicationDate 1788
publishedIn The Independent Journal
The New York Packet
relatedWork The Federalist No. 32
The Federalist No. 34
seriesNumber 33
states laws of the Union made in pursuance of the Constitution are supreme
targetAudience voters of New York

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Necessary and Proper Clause citedIn The Federalist No. 33
The Federalist No. 32 followedBy The Federalist No. 33
The Federalist No. 34 relatedWork The Federalist No. 33
The Federalist No. 30 relatedTo The Federalist No. 33