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