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Federalist No. 47 is the forty-seventh paper from The Federalist Papers. It was first published by The New York Packet on January 30, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist Papers were published, but its actual author was James Madison.
10 de ene. de 2002 · The Federalist Number 47 [30 January 1788] Having reviewed the general form of the proposed government, and the general mass of power allotted to it; I proceed to examine the particular structure of this government, and the distribution of this mass of power among its constituent parts.
20 de dic. de 2021 · In this essay, Hamilton argues that the proposed Constitution establishes a proper balance of power among the three branches of government, and that the people can check any encroachments by appealing to the Constitution. He contrasts the new system with the British model and the Articles of Confederation.
5 de sept. de 2023 · Under the FIRST view of the subject, two important questions arise: 1. Whether any part of the powers transferred to the general government be unnecessary or improper? 2. Whether the entire mass of them be dangerous to the portion of jurisdiction left in the several States?
James Madison defends the federal Constitution against the charge of violating the principle of separation of powers. He argues that the Constitution creates a system of checks and balances to prevent the accumulation of power in one branch.
Federalist No. 47 Excerpt: “HAVING reviewed the general form of the proposed government and the general mass of power allotted to it, I proceed to examine the particular structure of this government, and the distribution of this mass of power among its constituent parts.
Federalist Number (No.) 47 (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 Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts."
