Federalist No. 21

Federalist No. 21, written by Alexander Hamilton, highlights the defects in the Articles of Confederation. It was first published by The Independent Journal (New York) on December 12, 1787 under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. It is titled "Other Defects of the Present Confederation", and explains how the Articles of Confederation failed in 3 ways: by not giving the government enough power to enforce its laws, that the states do not have a guarantee of their rights, and how the states can simply ignore the tax quotas set by the government.

Federalist No. 21
Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 21
AuthorAlexander Hamilton
Original titleOther Defects of the Present Confederation
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Federalist
PublisherThe Independent Journal
Publication date
December 12, 1787
Media typeNewspaper
Preceded byFederalist No. 20 
Followed byFederalist No. 22 
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