The Federalist - a treatise on free government in peace and security - is one of the most important contributions to the literature on constitutional democracy and federalism in the United States. Scholars, lawyers, judges, and statesmen in the United States and abroad have lauded the impact of The Federalist. John Quincy Adams referred to the papers as a "classical work in the English language, and a commentary on the Constitution of the United States, of scarcely less authority than the Constitution itself." Since the publication of the papers, historians have analyzed the collected work from a variety of approaches, but at the time that Gottfried Dietze wrote in 1960, scholars mainly concentrated on specific components of The Federalist. Dietze intervened in this scholarship by offering a comprehensive study of the work, which promoted federalism as both a means for establishing free government and securing peace within a federal state and for maintaining security under the threat of foreign powers. In addition to a theoretical examination of the text, Dietze brings in a historical component by fleshing out how its authors were shaped by the political atmosphere in which they lived and how their writings transformed political literature for generations to come.
Author(s): Gottfried Dietze
Edition: Third Printing
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins Press
Year: 1962
Language: English
Pages: 378
City: Baltimore
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: The Federalist - A General Appreciation
I. The General Importance of the Work
II. The Federalist in Literature
III. The Right Approach to the Federalist
BOOK ONE: HISTORICAL SETTING
CHAPTER TWO: The American Revolution and Union
I. Union for Security from Foreign Powers
II. Union for Peace in America
III. Union for Free Government
IV. Summary
CHAPTER THREE: The Federalist - An Outgrowth of the American Revolution
I. John Jay
II. James Madison
III. Alexander Hamilton
IV. Conclusion
BOOK TWO: ANALYSIS
PART ONE: THE FEDERALIST AS A TREATISE ON FREE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER FOUR: Jay on Free Government
I. Jay’s Fear of Democracy and Faction
II. The Nature of Man
III. Union as a Means for Free Geveraient
IV. Conclusion
CHAPTER FIVE: Madison on Free Government
I. The Nature of Free Government
II. Theoretical Realization of Free Government
III. The Negation of Free Government
IV. The Realization of Free Government
CHAPTER SIX: Hamilton on Free Government
I. The Nature of Free Government
II. Theoretical Realization of Free Government
III. The Negation of Free Government
IV. The Realization of Free Government under the Constitution
PART TWO: THE FEDERALIST AS A TREATISE ON PEACE AND SECURITY
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Federalist on Peace
I. The Problem of Peace among Independent States
II. The Problem of pence in Ooniederarions
III. Solution of the Problem through Federalism
IV. Conclusion
V. The Problem of Peace among Independent American States
VI. The Problem of peace in the American Confederation
VII. Solution of the Problem through Federalism
VIII. Conclusion
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Federalist on Security
I. The Problem of Security among Independent States
II. The Problem of Security in Confederations
III. Solution of the Problem through Federalism
IV. Conclusion
V. The Problem of Security for independent American States
VI. The Problem of Security in the American Confederation
VII. Solution of the Problem through Federalism
VIII. Conclusion
PART THREE: FINAL REMARKS
CHAPTER NINE: Analysis of the Federalist - Conclusions
I. The Nature of Man
II. The Nature of the Union
III. The Split Personality
IV. Amendment and Judicial Review
V. Revolution, Nullification, and Secession
VI. Concluding Remark
BOOK THREE: THEORETICAL SETTING
CHAPTER TEN: The Federalist - Its Roots and Contributions
I. Origin and Originality of the Federalist's Concept of Federalism
II. Origin and Originality of the Federalist's Concept of Constitutionalism
CONCLUSION
I. The Ideals of the Federalist
II. The Decline of the Values of the Federalist
III. The Prospect for the Ideas of the Federalist
