The Antifederalist Papers

 

No. 1 General Introduction: A Dangerous Plan Of Benefit Only to The "Aristocratick Combination" A FEDERALIST No. 2 "We Have Been Told of Phantoms"  
No. 3 New Constitution Creates a National Government; Will Not Abate Foreign Influence; Dangers of Civil War and Despotism A FARMER No. 4 Foreign Wars, Civil Wars and Indian Wars - Three Bugbears  
No. 5 Scotland and England - A Case in Point AN OBSERVER No. 6 The Hobgoblins of Anarchy and Dissensions Among the States CENTINEL
No. 7 Adoption of the Constitution Will Lead to Civil War   No. 8 The Power Vested in Congress of Sending Troops For Suppressing Insurrections Will Always Enable Them to Stifle the First Struggles of Freedom A FEDERAL REPUBLICAN
No. 9 A Consolidated Government is a Tyranny MONTEZUMA No. 10 On the Preservation of Parties, Public Liberty Depends A FARMER
No. 11 Unrestricted Power Over Commerce Should Not Be Given the National Government AGRIPPA No. 12 How Will the New Government Raise Money? CINCINNATUS
No. 13 The Expense of the New Government A FARMER and THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL No. 14 Extent of Territory Under Consolidated Government Too Large to Preserve Liberty or Protect Property CATO
No. 15 Rhode Island is Right!   No. 16 Europeans Admire and Federalists Decry the Present System ALFRED
No. 17 Federalist Power Will Ultimately Subvert State Authority BRUTUS No. 18-20 What Does History Teach (Part 1) AN OLD WHIG
No. 18-20 What Does History Teach (Part 2) A NEWPORT MAN No. 21 Why the Articles Failed CENTINEL
No. 22 Articles of Confederation Simply Requires Amendments, Particularly For Commercial Power and Judicial Power; Constitution Goes Too Far CANDIDUS No. 23 Certain Powers Necessary For the Common Defense, Can and Should Be Limited  
No. 24 Objections to A Standing Army (Part 1) BRUTUS No. 25 Objections to A Standing Army (Part 2) BRUTUS
No. 26 The Use of Coercion By the New Government (Part 1) A FARMER AND PLANTER No. 27 The Use of Coercion By the New Government (Part 2) JOHN HUMBLE
No. 28 The Use of Coercion By the New Government (Part 3)   No. 29 Objections to National Control of the Militia A DEMOCRATIC FEDERALIST
No. 30-31 A Virginia Antifederalist on the Issue of Taxation CATO UTICENSIS No. 32 Federal Taxation and the Doctrine of Implied Powers (Part 1) BRUTUS
No. 33 Federal Taxation and the Doctrine of Implied Powers (Part 2) BRUTUS No. 34 The Problem of Concurrent Taxation  
No. 35 Federal Taxing Power Must Be Restrained   No. 36 Representation and Internal Taxation THE FEDERAL FARMER
No. 37 Factions and the Constitution THE FEDERAL FARMER No. 38 Some Reactions to Federalist Arguments A COUNTRYMAN
No. 39 Appearance and Reality - the Form is Federal; the Effect is National A FARMER No. 40 On the Motivations and Authority of the Founding Fathers PHILADELPHIENSIS, et. al
No. 41-43 "The Quantity of Power the Union Must Possess is One Thing; the Mode of Exercising the Powers Given is Quite a Different Consideration"(Part 1) THE FEDERAL FARMER No. 41-43 "The Quantity of Power the Union Must Possess is One Thing; the Mode of Exercising the Powers Given is Quite a Different Consideration"(Part 2) THE FEDERAL FARMER
No. 44 What Congress Can Do; What A State Can Not DELIBERATOR No. 45 Powers of National Government Dangerous to State Governments; New York as an Example SYDNEY
No. 46 "Where Then is the Restrain?"   No. 47 "Balance" of Departments Not Achieved Under New Constitution CENTINEL
No. 48 No Separation of Departments Results in No Responsibility LEONIDAS No. 49 On Constitutional Conventions (Part 1) MASSACHUSETTENSIS and AN OLD WHIG
No. 50 On Constitutional Conventions (Part 2) AN OLD WHIG No. 51 Do Checks and Balances Really Secure the Rights of the People? ARISTOCROTIS
No. 52 On the Guarantee of Congressional Biennial Elections CONSIDER ARMS, MALICHI MAYNARD, and SAMUEL FIELD No. 53 A Plea For the Right of Recall AMICUS
No. 54 Apportionment and Slavery: Northern and Southern Views BRUTUS, CATO, and A GEORGIAN No. 55 Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Represetative? (Part 1) THE FEDERAL FARMER
No. 56 Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Represetative? (Part 2) THE FEDERAL FARMER No. 57 Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Represetative? (Part 3) THE FEDERAL FARMER
No. 58 Will the House of Representatives Be Genuinely Represetative? (Part 4) THE FEDERAL FARMER No. 59 The Danger of Congressional Control of Elections VOX POPULI
No. 60 Will The Constitution Promote the Interests of Favorite Classes?   No. 61 Questions and Comments on the Constitutional Provisions Regarding the Election of Congressmen THE FEDERAL FARMER
No. 62 On the Organization and Powers of the Senate (Part 1) BRUTUS No. 63 On the Organization and Powers of the Senate (Part 2) THE FEDERAL FARMER
No. 64 On the Organization and Powers of the Senate (Part 3) CINCINNATUS No. 65 On the Organization and Powers of the Senate (Part 4)  
No. 66 From North Carolina   No. 67 Various Fears Concerning the Executive Department CATO
No. 68 On the Mode of Electing the President   No. 69 The Character of the Executive Office THE FEDERAL FARMER
No. 70 The Powers and Dangerous Potentials of His Elected Majesty AN OLD WHIG No. 71 The Presidential Term of Office LUTHER MARTIN, AGRIPPA, and A CUSTOMER
No. 72 On the Electoral College; On ReEligibility of the President REPUBLICUS No. 73 Does the Presidential Veto Power Infringe on the Separation of Departments? WILLIAM PENN
No. 74 The President as Military King PHILADELPHIENSIS No. 75 A Note Protesting the Treaty-Making Provisions of the Consitution HAMPDEN
No. 76-77 An Antifederalist View of the Appointing Power Under the Consitution THE FEDERAL FARMER No. 78-79 The Power of the Judiciary (Part 1) BRUTUS
No. 80 The Power of the Judiciary (Part 2) BRUTUS No. 81 The Power of the Judiciary (Part 3) BRUTUS
No. 82 The Power of the Judiciary (Part 4) BRUTUS No. 83 The Federal Judiciary and the Issue of Trial by Jury  
No. 84 On the Lack of a Bill of Rights BRUTUS No. 85 Concluding Remarks: Evils Under Confederation Exaggerated; Constitution Must Be Drastically Revised Before Adoption PLEBIAN