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No. 2
Author: John Jay
Main Argument:
Advocated for a strong, unified federal government, emphasizing shared ancestry, culture, and Revolutionary experience; argued that citizens must give up some rights for effective governance and warned that failing to ratify the Constitution would weaken the nation.
No. 10
Author: James Madison
Main Argument:
Argued that a large, united republic with checks and balances controls harmful factions, protects individual rights and the public good, ensures a strong federal government while reserving powers for states and the people to prevent federal overreach.
No. 54
Author: Hamilton or Madison
Main Argument:
Determined that representation and taxation would be based on state population, balancing power between Northern and Southern states by counting each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person.
No. 68
Author: Alexander Hamilton
Main Argument: Electoral college votes on president, rather than popular vote
No. 78
Author: Alexander Hamilton
Main Argument: the judiciary must be independent and have the power to declare laws unconstitutional in order to protect the Constitution and individual rights.