Federalist No. 49

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Federalist No. 49 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that argues against frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution, emphasizing the need for stability in government.

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instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
alternateTitle The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Constitution NERFINISHED
arguesAgainst frequent appeals to the people to amend the Constitution
arguesFor infrequent constitutional conventions
stability in government
author James Madison NERFINISHED
collectionEditor Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED
James Madison NERFINISHED
John Jay NERFINISHED
concern avoidance of factional turbulence
maintenance of public confidence in the Constitution
preservation of the separation of powers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
critiques Thomas Jefferson’s proposal for frequent constitutional conventions
emphasizes dangers of political instability
importance of constitutional veneration
risk of passion overruling reason in politics
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasForm newspaper essay
political pamphlet essay
historicalContext debate over ratification of the United States Constitution
includedIn first collected book edition of The Federalist
intendedAudience voters of New York
language English
originalPublicationMedium New York newspaper
partOf The Federalist Papers NERFINISHED
philosophicalInfluence Enlightenment political theory
republicanism
positionOnConstitution supports the proposed U.S. Constitution
primaryTopic amendment process
constitutional stability
popular sovereignty
role of the people in constitutional change
separation of powers
publicationYear 1788
relatedTo Article V of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
doctrine of separation of powers
relatedWork Federalist No. 48 NERFINISHED
Federalist No. 50 NERFINISHED
seriesNumber 49
supportsPrinciple checks and balances
limited government

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Federalist No. 50 relatedWork Federalist No. 49