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The Federalist Papers . E-book. Formato EPUB James Madison - Pubme, 2017 -
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America. The subject speaks its own importance; comprehending in its consequences nothing less than the existence of the UNION, the safety and welfare of the parts of which it is composed, the fate of an empire in many respects the most interesting in the world. It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force. If there be any truth in the remark, the crisis at which we are arrived may with propriety be regarded as the era in which that decision is to be made; and a wrong election of the part we shall act may, in this view, deserve to be considered as the general misfortune of mankind.
The federalist papers. E-book. Formato EPUB James Madison - Alexander Hamilton, 2016 -
The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788. A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist; or, The New Constitution, was originally published in two volumes in 1788 by J. and A. McLean. Highlights abound in the essays of The Federalist. Federalist No. 10, in which Madison discusses the means of preventing rule by majority faction and advocates a large, commercial republic, is generally regarded as the most important of the 85 articles from a philosophical perspective; it is complemented by Federalist No. 14, in which Madison takes the measure of the United States, declares it appropriate for an extended republic, and concludes with a memorable defense of the constitutional and political creativity of the Federal Convention. In Federalist No. 84, Hamilton makes the case that there is no need to amend the Constitution by adding a Bill of Rights, insisting that the various provisions in the proposed Constitution protecting liberty amount to a "bill of rights". Federalist No. 78, also written by Hamilton, lays the groundwork for the doctrine of judicial review by federal courts of federal legislation or executive acts. Federalist No. 70 presents Hamilton's case for a one-man chief executive. In Federalist No. 39, Madison presents the clearest exposition of what has come to be called "Federalism". In Federalist No. 51, Madison distills arguments for checks and balances in an essay often quoted for its justification of government as "the greatest of all reflections on human nature."
Il Federalista n. 10 e n. 51. E-book. Formato EPUB James Madison - Ibl Libri, 2013 -
I due saggi del Federalista qui riuniti sono il contributo più importante dato da James Madison al dibattito politico americano nella fase che condurrà all'approvazione della Costituzione. Nel Federalista n. 10, apparso sul New York Packet il 23 novembre del 1787, Madison sostiene che un'unione ben realizzata avrebbe la possibilità di minimizzare lo spirito di fazione. Innanzi a cittadini che si organizzano per attività che minano i diritti altrui, è bene disporre di un ampio governo rappresentativo, invece che di democrazie popolari più facilmente destinate a farsi dominare da istinti demagogici e illiberali. Questo anche perché scelte economiche scellerate possono imporsi a livello locale, ma difficilmente saranno adottate su larga scala. Il Federalista n. 51, apparso sul medesimo giornale l'8 febbraio 1788, in parte riprende quei temi ma evidenzia soprattutto la necessità di tutelare la libertà grazie a un sistema di pesi e contrappesi, che limiti l'ambizione di alcuni con quella di altri e che, separando accuratamente i distinti poteri, eviti l'imporsi di logiche dispotiche. James Madison (1751-1836) è stato uno dei Padri fondatori della Costituzione americana e – dal 1809 al 1817 – è stato il quarto presidente degli Stati Uniti. Sul piano teorico il suo nome è associato ai suoi vari testi riuniti nel Federalista, che include pure scritti di Alexander Hamilton e John Jay. Insieme a Thomas Jefferson, nel 1792 diede vita al partito "democratico-repubblicano", che dominò la politica americana per circa tre decenni.