Federalist No. 59

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Federalist No. 59 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist Papers that argues for the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate the times, places, and manner of congressional elections.

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Federalist No. 59 canonical 3
The Federalist No. 59 2
Federalist Paper 59 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federalist Paper
political essay
arguesAgainst exclusive state control over federal elections
arguesFor power of Congress to regulate federal elections
author Alexander Hamilton
citedBy United States courts in constitutional interpretation
constitutional scholars
concerns House of Representatives elections
Senate elections
countryOfOrigin United States
discusses Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
checks and balances between state and federal governments in elections
followedBy Federalist No. 60
Federalist No. 61
genre constitutional commentary
political theory
hasAlternativeTitle Federalist Paper 59
linked to: Federalist No. 59

The Federalist No. 59
linked to: Federalist No. 59
hasCanonicalCitation The Federalist No. 59
linked to: Federalist No. 59
hasInfluenceOn interpretation of the Elections Clause
hasPerspective Federalist viewpoint
historicalPeriod Founding era of the United States
historicalSignificance defends federal oversight of congressional elections to preserve the Union
includedIn first book editions of The Federalist Papers
intendedAudience citizens considering ratification of the Constitution
language English
legalDomain constitutional law
election law
mainTopic constitutional authority of Congress over elections
regulation of congressional elections
times, places, and manner of holding elections for Congress
opposes Anti-Federalist concerns about federal control of elections
originalPublicationMedium The New York Packet
partOf The Federalist Papers
placeOfPublication New York
politicalContext ratification debate over the United States Constitution
positionInSubseries first of three essays on congressional election regulation
pseudonymousAuthor Publius
publicationDate 1788-02-22
publicationYear 1788
seriesNumberInTheFederalistPapers 59
supports stronger federal authority in election regulation
supportsDocument United States Constitution
writtenToInfluence voters of New York

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Federalist No. 60 follows Federalist No. 59
Federalist No. 59 hasCanonicalCitation The Federalist No. 59
linked to: Federalist No. 59
Federalist No. 59 hasAlternativeTitle The Federalist No. 59
linked to: Federalist No. 59
Federalist No. 59 hasAlternativeTitle Federalist Paper 59
linked to: Federalist No. 59
Federalist No. 61 relatedWork Federalist No. 59