The Federalist No. 29

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The Federalist No. 29 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for a well-regulated militia under federal authority as essential to national security and effective governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
aimsTo justify constitutional provisions on the militia
reassure the public about federal control of the militia
alternateTitle Federalist No. 29 NERFINISHED
Federalist Paper No. 29 NERFINISHED
arguesAgainst an excessively large standing army
complete state control of militias without federal coordination
arguesFor a well-regulated militia
federal authority over the militia
limited but effective federal control of military force
uniform regulation of state militias
associatedWith Alexander Hamilton’s political thought
author Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED
citedIn scholarship on U.S. civil–military relations
scholarship on the Second Amendment
context debate over ratification of the United States Constitution
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses balance between liberty and security
division of authority between federal and state governments over the militia
organization and training of the militia
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasPerspective Federalist viewpoint
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
influenced later interpretations of the militia clause in the U.S. Constitution
intendedAudience voters of New York
language English
laterPublishedIn book edition of The Federalist Papers
mainTopic United States national defense
civil–military relations
federalism in the United States
militia
originalPublicationMedium New York newspaper
partOf The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED
politicalPosition support for the proposed United States Constitution
publicationDate 1788
publisher New York–area newspapers NERFINISHED
relatedTo Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
Second Amendment historical background
powers of Congress over the militia
seriesNumber 29
seriesOrderWithinTheFederalistPapers 29
statesPurposeOfMilitia national security
support of civil authority
subtitle Concerning the Militia NERFINISHED
supports civilian control of military power through constitutional structures
title The Federalist No. 29 NERFINISHED

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The Federalist No. 30 isPrecededBy The Federalist No. 29