Session 9: The Proposed Constitution of 1787 and Its Defense in The Federalist Papers

Summary: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+9+Flannery.mp3 Focus   What is the structure of the argument of The Federalist? What improvements in "the science of politics" did Publius think necessary to make the republican form of government defensible? What isFederalist 10's republican remedy for the problem of faction? What are the defects of the Confederation, according to Publius? Why is there "an absolute necessity for an entire change in the first principles of the system"? What "inducements to candor" and to the "spirit of moderation" does Publius present in Federalist 37-38? What were the difficulties "inherent in the very nature of the undertaking referred to the [constitutional] Convention"? What are (some of) the ingredients of republican government? Of good government? How is the proposed government both federal and national according to Publius in Federalist 39? How, in Federalist40, does Publius answer the question of "how far the conventions were authorized to propose such a government"?   Readings The Federalist Papers, 1-40, especially 1, 6, 9,10, 14, 15,23, 35, 37, 38, 39, and 40 The post Session 9: The Proposed Constitution of 1787 and Its Defense in The Federalist Papers appeared first on Teaching American History.