The Federalist

Title: The Federalist Papers

Author: The Founding Fathers of the U.S.

Date of Publication:1787-1789

Genre: Non-Fiction

Author Biographical Information
The Founding Fathers (John Adams, Ben Franklin, Alex Hamilton, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson) Helped to form and create the United States and help to break the U.S. away from the British. They wrote the Constitution that declared the US a nation. ===Setting: Historical Information=== The Federalist takes place during the creation of the United States. A time when tensions rose, disputes started, and one of the Greatest Countries on earth were created.===Genre=== MWDS SECTIONS THAT GO HERE: Characteristics of the genre

Plot Summary
The document provides the reasons for the creation of the new plan of government the Constitution of the United States created, and responses to the critics of the plan. It states things such as the central government must be able to maintain a military, levy taxes, and provide the pursuit of happiness to all citizens of the United States of America. It clears up confusion and puts a rest to the critics remarks to the constitution and the new US government while clearing up claims that the Constitutional Convention did not have Authorization to remove the articles of confederation. It states other things about the U.S. governments role and helps to establish what the branches of government are.

Characters

 * Person One - information about your character
 * Person Two

Author's Style
The author uses persuasion, examples, and manipulation to help persuade the reader to accept the Constitution of the United States

EXAMPLEAMONG the confederacies of antiquity, the most considerable was that of the Grecian republics, associated under the Amphictyonic council. From the best accounts transmitted of this celebrated institution, it bore a very instructive analogy to the present Confederation of the American States.The members retained the character of independent and sovereign states, and had equal votes in the federal council. This council had a general authority to propose and resolve whatever it judged necessary for the common welfare of Greece; to declare and carry on war; to decide, in the last resort, all controversies between the members; to fine the aggressing party; to employ the whole force of the confederacy against the disobedient; to admit new members. The Amphictyons were the guardians of religion, and of the immense riches belonging to the temple of Delphos, where they had the right of jurisdiction in controversies between the inhabitants and those who came to consult the oracle. As a further provision for the efficacy of the federal powers, they took an oath mutually to defend and protect the united cities, to punish the violators of this oath, and to inflict vengeance on sacrilegious despoilers of the temple.In theory, and upon paper, this apparatus of powers seems amply sufficient for all general purposes. In several material instances, they exceed the powers enumerated in the articles of confederation. The Amphictyons had in their hands the superstition of the times, one of the principal engines by which government was then maintained; they had a declared authority to use coercion against refractory cities, and were bound by oath to exert this authority on the necessary occasions.” (Source Paper #18 first 3 paragraphs)

Setting
This book takes place throughout the US at a attempt to get the constitution ratified and the US completely a nation in Union.

Themes

 * Change of Power—Power must be changed for the US to be formed.
 * Optimism – We must be optimistic for the nation to work.
 * Overcoming—we must overcome to be able to function.
 * Patriotism – we must be loyal to the nation for the nation to function.

Memorable Quotes
It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it. But a minute detail of particular rights is certainly far less applicable to a Constitution like that under consideration. A national debt, if It is not used excessive will be to us a national blessing; it will be powerful cement to our union.