Federalist No. 15
Federalist No. 15 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the fifteenth of The Federalist Papers. It was published by The Independent Journal (New York) on December 1, 1787, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published at the time. No. 15 addresses the failures of the Articles of Confederation to satisfactorily govern the United States; it is the first of six essays on this topic. It is titled "The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union".
Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 15 | |
| Author | Alexander Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Federalist |
| Publisher | The Independent Journal |
Publication date | December 1, 1787 |
| Media type | Newspaper |
| Preceded by | Federalist No. 14 |
| Followed by | Federalist No. 16 |
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