The Anti-Federalist Papers

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1

A Dangerous Plan of Benefit Only to the Aristocratick Combination

2

"We Have Been Told of Phantoms"

3

New Constitution Creates a National Government; Will Not Abate Foreign Influence; Dangers of Civil War and Despotism

4

Foreign Wars, Civil Wars, and Indian Wars - Three Bugbears

5

Scotland and England - A Case in Point

6

The Hobgoblins of Anarchy and Dissensions Among The States

7

Adoption of the Constitution Will Lead to Civil War

8

The Power Vested in Congress of Sending Troops for Suppressing Insurrections Will Always Enable Them to Stifle the First Struggles of Freedom

9

A Consolidated Government is a Tyranny

10

On the Preservation of Parties, Public Liberty Depends

11

Urestricted Power Over Commerce Should Not Be Given the National Government

12

How Will the New Government Raise Money?

13

The Expense of the New Government

14

Extent of Territory Under Consolidated Government Too Large to Preserve Liberty or Protect Property

15

Rhode Island is Right!

16

Europeans Admire and Federalists Decry the Present System

17

Federalist Power Will Ultimately Subvert State Authority
18-20a What Does History Teach? (Part I)
18-20b What Does History Teach? (Part II)

21

Why the Articles Failed

22

Articles of Confederation Simply Requires Amendments, Particularly for Commercial Power and Judicial Power; Constitution Goes Too Far

23

Certain Powers Necessary for the Common defense, Can and Should be Limited

24

Objections to a Standing Army (Part I)

25

Objections to a Standing Army (Part II)

26

The Use of Coercion by the New Government (Part I)

27

The Use of Coercion by the New Government (Part II)

28

The Use of Coercion by the New Government (Part III)

29

Objections to National Control of the Militia
30-31 A Virginia Antifederalist on the Issue of Taxation

32

Federal Taxation and the Doctrine of Implied Powers (Part I)

33

Federal Taxation and the Doctrine of Implied Powers (Part II)

34

The Problem of Concurrent Taxation

35

Federal Taxing Power Must be Restrained

36

Representation and Internal Taxation

37

Factions and The Constitution

38

Some Reactions to Federalist Arguments

39

Appearance and Reality - The Form is Federal; The Effect is National

40

On the Motivations and Authority of the Founding Fathers

41-43

"The Quantity of Power the Union Must Possess is one Thing; The Mode of Exercising the Powers Given is Quite a Different Consideration" - Part I

41-43

"The Quantity of Power the Union Must Possess is One Thing; The Mode of Exercising the Powers Given is Quite a Different Consideration" - Part II

44

What Congress Can Do; What A State Can Not

45

Powers of National Government Dangerous to State Governments; New York as an Example

46

"Where Then is the Restraint?"

47

"Balance" of Departments not Achieved Under New Constitution

48

No Separation of Departments Results in No Responsibility

49

On Constitutional Conventions - Part I

50

On Constitutional Conventions - Part II

51

Do Checks and Balances Really Secure the Rights of the People?

52

On the Guarantee of Congressional Biennial Elections

53

A Plea for the Right of Recall

54

Apportionment and Slavery: Northern and Southern Views

55

Will The House of Representatives be Genuinely Representative? - Part I

56

Will The House of Representatives be Genuinely Representative? - Part II

57

Will The House of Representatives be Genuinely Representative? - Part III

58

Will The House of Representatives be Genuinely Representative? - Part IV

59

The Danger of Congressional Control of Elections

60

Will the Constitution Promote the Interests of Favorite Classes?

61

Questions and Comments on the Constitutional Provisions Regarding the Election of Congressmen

62

On the Organization and Powers of the Senate - Part I

63

On the Organization and Powers of the Senate - Part II

64

On the Organization and Powers of the Senate -  Part III

65

On the Organization and Powers of the Senate - Part IV

66

From North Carolina

67

Various Fears Concerning the Executive Department

68

On the Mode of Electing the President

69

The Character of the Executive Office

70

The Powers and Dangerous Potentials of His Elected Majesty

71

The Presidential Term of Office

72

On the Electoral College; On Reeligibility of the President

73

Does the Presidential Veto Power Infringe on the Separation of Departments?

74

The President as Military King

75

A Note Protesting the Treaty-making Provisions of the Constitution

76-77

An Antifederalist View of the Appointing Power Under the Constitution

78-79

The Power of the Judiciary - Part I

80

The Power of the Judiciary - Part II
81 The Power of the Judiciary - Part III

82

The Power of the Judiciary - Part IV

83

The Federal Judiciary and the Issue of Trial by Jury

84

On the Lack of a Bill of Rights

85

Concluding Remarks: Evils Under Confederation Exaggerated; Constitution Must be Drastically Revised Before Adoption