All figures in the following Index in heavy-face type refer to The Federalist proper.
All references after which an is placed refer to the Editor's notes to The Federalist.
All references after which a is placed refer to the Constitu- tion of the United States.
All references in Roman numerals are a key to the introduction and to the preliminary material.
All other references are to the matter contained in the Appen- dix, the Constitution of the United States excepted.
Accounts of public money shall
be published, 608c. Achæan League, 96, 111-114, 237; One of the best of ancient leagues, 96; Resemblance of, to government created by Constitution, 305; Aban- doned the experiment of plural prætors, 468.
Acts: Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving, 618c; Full faith and credit shall be given to, 618c, 730. Adams, John, 5122. Adams, J. Q., 329n. Adams, Samuel, 2n. Adjournment, 601c, 614c; Execu- tive power over legislative, 461. Admiralty (see also Maritime Jurisdiction): Causes deter- mined without jury, 558; Fed- eral power over, 615c. Agriculture (see also Landed In- terests): Interests of, inter- woven with those of com- merce, 73; Only a concern of local legislation, 104; Some States little more than socie- ties of husbandmen, 375; Pre- dominance of, in the U. S., 899.
Alaska, 285. Albany, 382.
Alien (see also Foreign Influence; Naturalization): Feeling against, in America, 139n; Antagonism to, usually the cloak of religious intolerance, 1392; National and State powers as to, 278; Possible influence of, in producing do- mestic insurrection, 289; Es- pecial danger from slave, 290; National vs. State powers over, 681.
Alien Law: Unconstitutionality of, 681, 685.
Alienage, 651, 654, 661.
Allegiance (see also Oath): State vs. national, 702.
Alliance: No State shall enter
into any, 608c. Ambassadors: The President may appoint, 614c; Judicial power of the United States shall extend to, 615c, 617c. Amendment: Effect of Eleventh, xiv; Clause in Constitution concerning, 291; Limitations upon, 291; System of obtain- ing, 585; Greater ease of ob. taining single, 586; Not de- pendent on Congress, 587;
Attempts to obtain, prior to adoption of Constitution, 587; Congress may propose, 620; On application of the legislatures, Congress shall call a convention to propose, 620c; Valid when ratified by the legislatures of, or by conventions in, three-fourths of the States, 620c; To the Confederate Constitution,
how made, 731. Amendments, Proposed: Massa- | chusetts,632; South Carolina, 633; New Hampshire, 633; Virginia, 635; New York, 639 North Carolina, 646; By Conventions, 676; Jeffer- son's Louisiana, 686, Hart- ford Convention, 687; Crit- tenden's, 716; Peace Con- ference, 718.
America (see also United States):
Not exempted from common calamities, 277; The United States ascendant in, 70; Ex- clusion of European influence from, 70n.
American Citizen: Proud title of; 706.
American Governments: Improve-
ment over ancient, 54; Defect of, 55.
American People (see also Citizens; Majority; People; Slaves): Fear of, xii; Limited influ- ence of, in U. S. Government, xii; Insist upon selecting President, xvii; Vindication of, in choosing President, xvii; Self-control of, xix; Great body of, in favor of union, xxv, 6, 9, 11, 12; Capa- | city of, for self-government, 1; Prosperity of, depends on union, 8; Intelligent and well-informed, 12; Kinship of, 86; Feel no blind venera- tion for antiquity or custom, 86; Numerous innovations of. in favor of private and public happiness, 87; Frequently act without precedent, 87 | Quite as likely to side with
American People- Continued. National as with State Gov- ernments, 102, 169, 196; Will entirely control National Government, 104; Majority of, controlled by minority under Confederation, 135; Gave no sanction to Articles of Confederation, 143, 292; The only source of legiti- mate authority, 143, 334; Will be more apt to side with their local governments, 157; Too discerning to be argued into anarchy, 163; Prejudice of, against standing armies, derived from Great Britain, 164; Theory that they will oppose Federal authority, 169; Hold the balance be- tween State and National governments, 177, 197; The final judges of national law, 203, 311; In ratifying Con- stitution will act in their corporate capacity, 248, 249; Not a nation, 249; A national body as regards House of Representatives, 249; Trans- cendent right of, to abolish or alter governments, 258; Pass ordinances of nullifica- tion and secession, 293n; The last resort for unconstitu- tional Federal acts, 300; Rel- ative greater importance of State governments to, 309, 311; Ultimate authority re- sides in, 311; Only possible method of National Govern- ment securing preference of, 312; Advantage of, as to arms, 317; Necessary protec- tion of minority of, from ma- jority, 346; Possible disagree- ment of, with State govern- ments in relation to the Na- tional Government, 395, 396; A majority of, required for national legislation, 411; The Senate a defence against the errors and illusions of, 419; Direct delegates of, have no treaty-making power, 428; Aversion of, to monarchy,
American People—Continued.
447; Superior to their own representatives, 521; Right of, to alter or abolish govern- ment, 522; Recognition of, in Preamble of Constitution, 573; Will be watchful of National Government, 577; Equal privileges under Con- federation, 591; Right of, to assemble and petition for redress of grievances shall not be abridged by Congress, 622c; Right of, to keep and bear arms shall not be in- fringed, 622c; Right of, to be secure in persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, 622c; The rights in the Con- stitution shall not be held to deny or disparage others re- tained by, 625c; Powers not delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or to the, 625c; Rights of: Proposed amendment con- cerning, 635, 639, 646; Free- dom of assembly of: Proposed amendment concerning, 636, 641, 647
Right of, to reas- sume government: Proposed amendment concerning, 639; Governmental acts to run in name of Proposed amend- ment concerning, 644; Right of, to establish fundamental laws, 687; Formed the Con- stitution, 700; National Gov- ernment acts directly upon, 701; Synonymous with citi- zens, 709; Sovereignty of, 709. American System: Idea of one, 70-72.
Amphictyonic Confederacy: Ac- count of, 108, 237; Analogy of, to American Confedera- tion, 109.
Annapolis Convention: Recom- mendations of, 253, 257. Anne, Queen, 22. Annulment
Anti-Federalists (see also Strict Constructionists): In New York, xx, xxi; Triumph of, in New York election, xxv; A land-holding party, xxvi ; Driven from polls in New York City, xxvi; Forced to ratify Constitution in New York, xxvi; One motive of, 38; Error in the nature of attacks of, 148; The princi- ples of, destructive of all government, 163; Objection of, to Federal taxation, 195; Want of fairness in publica- tions of, 228, 447, 582; Lack of accord in objections of, to Constitution, 240, 241; Be- tray themselves in objections to standing army, 265; Do not consider people in rela- tion to Constitution, 310. Appeals to the People: Dangers and inconveniences attend- ing, 335-337; Objections to periodical, 339-342. Appellate Jurisdiction: Meaning of, 547; No impediment to appeal from State courts to inferior National courts, 554; In what cases the Supreme Court shall have, 617c. Appointment (see also Civil
Service; Office-holders): Con- gressional assumption of, xvi, 329n; Presidential power of, 463, 505; New York system of, 464, 472, 513; Fre- quent Presidential changes will produce mutability in, 482; Constitutional clause re- garding, commended, 505; Possible systems of, 505; Im- portance of responsibility in, 506; Possible favoritism in, 506, 508-9; Danger of bar- gains over, 507; President should be solely concerned in, 507; As a means of secur- ing legislation, 507, 509; No advantage for Senate to neg- ative, 508; Congressmen ex- cluded from, 510; Early non- partisan system of, 51IN; Growth of partisan, 512m;
Share of Senate in, prevents partisan removal, 511; Presi- dential power of, as an in- fluence on Senate, 512; A council of, an intriguing con- clave, 514; Proposition to unite House of Representa- tives with Senate in, 515; Of officers, and authority to train the militia reserved to the States respectively, 606c; Congress may vest, in Presi- dent, 614; By courts of law and heads of departments, 614; to be made by the President, 728. Apportionment (see also Represen- tatives, House of): Of repre- sentation and direct taxation among the several States, 599; Of Representatives among the several States, 629c; Of representatives, 721. Appropriations: Of money for army limited, 606c; No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of, 608; Bills may be ap- proved in part and disap- proved in part, 723; For Army not to exceed years, 724; By law, 725. Aristocracy (see also Weil-born): Definition of, xliii, xliv. Armies, Standing: One advantage of, in Europe, 41; Advan- tages of, 41; Fatal effects of, on liberty, 41-44; Modern de- velopment of, 42"; Motive for establishing, 42, 43n; Superi- ority secured by, 43; Of U. S., Mexico, and Brazil, 432; Not provided against in Constitu- tion, 43; Will result from dis- solution of Confederacy, 48, 46; Why they did not spring up in the Grecian republics, 44; Necessitated by modern commercialism, 44; Attempt to coerce States with, amounts to war between States, 97; Resources of Union not equal to great, 99; No provision against, in Consti-
Armies, Standing-Continued. tution and in most State gov- ernments, 150; Declamation concerning, 150, 151; Fully controlled by Congress, 151: Raising of, does not rest with Executive, 151; Appropria- tions for, limited to two years, 151; Few interdictions of, in State constitutions, 151; Under Articles of Confedera- tion, 152, 153; Necessity of, for western garrisons, 154; Impropriety of any constitu- tional interdiction of, 154; Why it is better for an army to be in the hands of the Fed- eral government than in those of the State governments, 156-158; Dangers of, if con- trolled by States, 157; Indefi- niteness of objections to, 158; Necessitated by Indians, 159; Effect of a limitation on, in time of peace, 159; Origin of prejudice against, 163; His- tory of, in Great Britain, 164; Provision concerning, in the English Bill of Rights framed at the Revolution in 1688, 164; State limitations on, with con- sent of the legislature, 165; New York constitution silent regarding, 165; Limited by Constitution to two years, 166; Undue augmentation of, its own warning of danger, 167; Far less necessary in a united than in a disunited state, 168; Necessity of, for every government, 176; Idle fear of, in representative govern- ment, 176; A large one not probable in America, 179; In- troduction of, in Europe, 262; Guarded against by Constitu- tion, 263, 264; No check upon, in Great Britain, 264; High- est proportion of a standing army to the population of a country, 317; Possible size of, in U. S., 317; Proposed amendment concerning, 634, 636, 637, 640, 643.
keep and bear, 622c, 725; Right to carry: Proposed amend- ment concerning, 634, 636, 640, 648, 649.
Army: Power to raise, under Confederation, 133; Unlimit- ed powers of Continental Congress to raise, 146; States restricted from keeping, 297; Regulation of, by Confedera- tion, 593: Confederate Con- gress to raise and support, 724.
Army, United States (see Reg- ulars, U. S.): Relatively small growth of, 42n; Defects of a bounty system for enlisting, 134; Unlimited control of, by nation, 145; Presidential command over, 496; Con- gress shall make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, 606; Limit on appropriation for, 606c; President not to command, 644.
Army, Volunteer: More likely to plunder, 42. Arsenals
Exclusive authority
over all, 606c.
Arthur, Chester A., 330n.
Articles of Confederation : see Confederation, Articles of. Arts and Sciences, 605c, 724. Aspasia, 28.
Assemble: People may, 725. Assemblies (see also Representa-
tives, House of): Objections to numerous, 368, 369, 388-391; After a number of Represen- tatives sufficient for the pur- poses of safety, of local in- formation, and of diffusive sympathy with the whole society is secured, any addi- tion to them is injurious, 388- 391.
Athens, 30, 31, 50n; Ruin of, by personal influence, 28; In- fluence of, in Greece, 110; Ri- valry of, with Sparta, 110; Lack of a safeguard against passions in, 419; Government of, 421.
Atlantic Coast: Vulnerability of,
Attainder: Of treason shall not
work corruption of blood or forfeiture, 617, 730. Attainder, Bill of Restriction upon States regarding, 294, 296, 570; Shall not be passed, 607c, 608c; Prohibited to Con- gress, 725; prohibited to the States, 726. Austria, 31.
Bagehot: Cited, 462n, 479, 496n; On English Constitution, 172n; As to fixed term of of- fice, 230n; On separation of governmental powers, 320n. Bail, Excessive: Shall not be re- quired, 624c, 726; Proposed amendment concerning, 636, 640, 647.
Ballot (see also Elections): For President and Vice Pres- ident, 626c. Bank, National: Jefferson's opin- ion on, 651; Hamilton's opin- ion on, 655; Nature of, 669; Necessity of, to government, 669-671; Need of, in national finances, 677-8; Unconstitu- tionality of law concerning, 680, 685. Bankruptcy: National power to regulate, 279, 662; Congress shall have power to pass uni- form laws on the subject of, 605; Proposed amendment concerning, 644; Laws of, to be uniform, 724.
Barons Struggle of, with mon- archy, 107.
Bavaria Forced to join German Empire, 99.
Belgic Confederacy: Outline of, 119; Defect of, 121. "Best Men": More likely to
serve national than local gov- ernments, 13, 20.
Bill of Attainder: see Attainder, Bill of
Bill of Rights (see also Private Rights): Violation of, 55′′; In- efficacy of, in South American governments, 55n; Lack of, in
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