Federalist 85: “The Chimerical Pursuit of a Perfect Plan” | Hamilton’s Conclusion in Support of Ratification of the Constitution
Each of these podcasts has been organized around three big ideas concerning the essay under review – here are three big ideas for Federalist 85.
Big idea one: In Federalist 85, Hamilton defended the Constitution by arguing that its alleged defects could as easily be found in the New York Constitution as the proposed US Constitution.
Big idea two: Hamilton defended the Constitution against charges that it – and its supporters – would be harmful to liberty.
Big idea three: In Federalist 85, Hamilton defended ratification of the Constitution, even if imperfect, by urging the correction of imperfections through the amendment process after ratification.
13 Sept 2024
Federalist 84: “An Injudicious Zeal for Bills of Rights” | Hamilton on the Question of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution
Today, we are talking about Federalist 84. We typically organize our analysis of these essays around three big ideas concerning the essay under review – here are three big ideas concerning Federalist 84:
Big idea one: in Federalist 84, Hamilton, responding to concerns about the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, denied that the Constitution should be augmented by a bill of rights.
Big idea two: In Federalist 84, Hamilton addressed concerns that the Constitution would vest too much power in the hands of those working in a capital too far from constituents to allow them to understand what happens in government
Big idea three: in Federalist 84, Hamilton denied that fears of increased expense of the new government should be the basis of opposition to ratification of the Constitution.
30 Jul 2024
Federalist 83: “Rules of Commonsense, Adopted by the Courts in the Construction of the Laws” | Hamilton on Juries and on the Interpretation of Law
We typically organize these podcasts around three big ideas from the essay under review – here are three big ideas from Federalist 83.
Big idea one: In Federalist 83, Hamilton described and sought to refute a claim that the Constitution would eliminate trial by jury in civil cases.
Big idea two: Hamilton argued in Federalist 83 that jury trials in civil cases were important for the sake of property, but not necessarily important for the sake of liberty
Big idea three: In Federalist 83 Hamilton offered commentary on the use of juries in specific instances that shed light on more general ideas about juries.
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