The Federalist Papers Debate on the United States Constitution in 1 MP3 Audio CD

Description: These discs contain MP3 files to play on your computer (PC or Mac) or compatible player. please check your devices documentation for compatibility. The Federalist Papers James Madison (1751 - 1836), Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757 - 1804) et al. Read by Mark F. Smith Running Time:23:40:43 in 1 MP3 Audio CD “The Federalist Papers” are a collection of 85 linked essays that explain the construction of the U.S. government and why it was built that way. The Papers are regarded as the best pipeline into understanding the U.S. Constitution and the founding principles of the government it would establish. I have endeavored here to present these essays, not as articles in a newspaper, but as you might have experienced them if you had sat in a comfortable tavern with a tankard in hand, and listened while these ardent men ranged in front of a friendly fireplace as they attempted to convince you of their arguments. Following the Revolutionary War, the newly-independent United States of America were organized under the Articles of Confederation. This well-intentioned document was faulty to the purpose, and the new nation rapidly found itself in dire financial distress. Consequently, in 1787 a Constitutional Convention was called to produce a new blueprint for the government. After completion, that plan was sent to the States in September of that year for ratification, but it immediately came under fire for the powers it granted to the central government. In New York, views on either side were heated. To persuade the public to support the Constitution for ratification, Alexander Hamilton (who had been a delegate to the Convention) and John Jay (who had helped negotiate the treaty with Great Britain that ended the War), began a series of anonymous essays to educate the citizenry in how the government would be arranged, and why those choices had been made. Later, when Jay was rendered unable to continue by an attack of rheumatism, Virginian James Madison (another Convention delegate who was in New York, serving in the Confederation Congress) was recruited to fill in. Each wrote essays that were signed “Publius,” the name of a general who had helped to found Rome, to conceal their identities, which might have led to difficulties as Hamilton and Madison had been inside the deliberations at the Convention. These essays were published serially in New York newspapers, eventually reaching the total of 85. Topics Covered: General IntroductionConcerning Dangers From Foreign Force and InfluenceConcerning Dangers From Dissensions Between the StatesThe Consequences of Hostilities Between the StatesThe Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and InsurrectionThe Utility of a Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a NavyThe Utility of a Union in Respect to RevenueAdvantage of a Union in Respect to Economy in GovernmentObjections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory AnsweredThe Insufficiency of the Present Confederacy to Preserve the UnionOther Defects of t he Present ConfederationThe Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the UnionThe Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further ConsideredThe Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Respect to the Common Defense, ConsideredConcerning the MilitiaConcerning the General Power of TaxationConcerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising the Proper Form of GovernmentThe Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan ExposedThe Conformity of the Plan to Republican PrinciplesOn the Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government, Examined and SustainedGeneral View of the Powers Conferred By the ConstitutionThe Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further ConsideredRestrictions on the Authorities of the Several StatesThe Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State GovernmentsThe Influence of the State and Federal Governments ComparedThe Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different PartsThese Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated As To Have No Constitutional Control Over Each OtherMethod of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department By Appealing to the People Through a ConventionPeriodical Appeals to the People ConsideredThe Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different DepartmentsThe House of RepresentativesThe Apportionment of Members Among the StatesThe Total Number of the House of RepresentativesThe Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with RepresentationObjection That the Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population DemandsConcerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of MembersThe SenateThe Powers of the SenateThe Power of the Senate to Set as a Court for Impeachments Further ConsideredThe Executive DepartmentThe Mode of Electing the PresidentThe Real Character of the ExecutiveThe Executive Department Further ConsideredThe Duration in Office of the ExecutiveThe Same Subject Continued, and the Re-Eligibility of the Executive ConsideredThe Provision for the Support of the Executive, and the Veto PowerThe Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the ExecutiveThe Treaty-Making Power of the ExecutiveThe Appointing Power of the ExecutiveThe Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive ConsideredThe Judiciary DepartmentThe Powers of the JudiciaryThe Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial AuthorityThe Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial By JuryCertain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and AnsweredConcluding Remarks Our Audiobooks are Complete and Unabridged (unless otherwise indicated) Our Audiobooks are always read by real people, never by computers.Please Note: These recorded readings are from the author's original works which are in the public domain. 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