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Let them declare, whether it was of most importance to the happiness of the people of America, that the articles of Confederation should be disregarded, and an adequate government be provided, and the Union preserved; or that an adequate government should be omitted, and the articles of Confederation preserved.
- Federalist No 41
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- Federalist No 41
Federalist No. 40 is an essay by James Madison, the fortieth of The Federalist Papers. It was first published by The New York Packet on January 18, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published.
May 23, 2020 · Having answered the first question, Madison asks the second question – whether the delegates’ duty to their country could compensate for any defect of authority. In response, Madison reminds his readers that the Convention merely proposed a Constitution for the people to approve or reject.
Jan 27, 2016 · From these two acts, it appears, 1st, that the object of the convention was to establish in these States a firm national government; 2nd, that this government was to be such as would be adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the Union; 3rd, that these purposes were to be effected by alterations and provisions in the Art...
Apr 25, 2024 · A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete execution of the trusts for which it is responsible, free from every other control but a regard to the public good and to the sense of the people.
Federalist Number (No.) 40 (1788) is an essay by British-American politician James Madison arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. The full title of the essay is "The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained."
Federalist Essay No.37 - No. 40. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3. Previous Next. Summary. Readers of the U.S. Constitution should be conscious that the framers know it not to be faultless, and that no one expected a faultless plan.
