The Federalist Papers revisited: A collaborative attribution scheme

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Savoy
Keyword(s):  
Federalist Papers ◽  
The Federalist ◽  
The Federalist Papers

The Authority of Publius: A Reading of the Federalist Papers

1985 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 296
Author(s):  
Robert J. Morgan ◽  
Albert Furtwangler ◽  
David F. Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Federalist Papers ◽  
The Federalist ◽  
The Federalist Papers

scholarly journals Book Review | George Will’s Conservatism and Democracy in Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
The United States ◽  
James Madison ◽  
American Government ◽  
Federalist Papers ◽  
The Federalist ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Federalist Papers

Americans typically view the United States as a democracy and are rightly proud of that. Of course, as those of a more precise nature, along with smug college students enrolled in introductory American government classes, are quick to point out, the United States is technically a republic. This is a bit too clever by half since James Madison, in The Federalist Papers, defined a republic the way most people think of a democracy—a system of representative government with elections: “[The]… difference between a Democracy and a Republic are, first the delegation of the Government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest.” What the framers thought of as democracy is today referred to as direct democracy, the belief that citizens should have more direct control over governing. The Athenian assembly was what the framers, Madison in particular, saw as the paragon of direct democracy—and as quite dangerous. While direct democracy has its champions, most Americans equate democracy with electing officials to do the business of government.

"What's New in the Federalist Papers?"

1996 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Federalist Papers ◽  
The Federalist ◽  
The Federalist Papers
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