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The Federalist Papers

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What’s it about?

In a crisis of national collapse, three founders defend a radical new constitution—arguing that a large, diverse republic can control faction and secure liberty better than any small democracy.

You’ll learn

  • Why large republics resist tyranny better than small ones
  • How ambition counteracts ambition in separated powers
  • The case for a single energetic executive
  • Why judicial review protects the Constitution