Federalist No. 59

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Federalist No. 59 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate the times, places, and manner of congressional elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
arguesAgainst exclusive state control over federal elections
arguesFor power of Congress to regulate federal elections
author Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED
citedBy United States courts in constitutional interpretation
constitutional scholars
concerns House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED
Senate elections
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
checks and balances between state and federal governments in elections
followedBy Federalist No. 60 NERFINISHED
Federalist No. 61 NERFINISHED
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasAlternativeTitle Federalist Paper 59 NERFINISHED
The Federalist No. 59 NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalCitation The Federalist No. 59 NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn interpretation of the Elections Clause
hasPerspective Federalist viewpoint
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
historicalSignificance defends federal oversight of congressional elections to preserve the Union
includedIn first book editions of The Federalist Papers
intendedAudience citizens considering ratification of the Constitution
language English
legalDomain constitutional law
election law
mainTopic constitutional authority of Congress over elections
regulation of congressional elections
times, places, and manner of holding elections for Congress
opposes Anti-Federalist concerns about federal control of elections
originalPublicationMedium The New York Packet NERFINISHED
partOf The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED
placeOfPublication New York NERFINISHED
politicalContext ratification debate over the United States Constitution
positionInSubseries first of three essays on congressional election regulation
pseudonymousAuthor Publius NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1788-02-22
publicationYear 1788
seriesNumberInTheFederalistPapers 59
supports stronger federal authority in election regulation
supportsDocument United States Constitution NERFINISHED
writtenToInfluence voters of New York

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