Federalist No. 41
Federalist No. 41, titled "General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution", is an essay written by James Madison as the forty-first of The Federalist Papers. These essays were published by Alexander Hamilton, with John Jay and James Madison serving as co-authors, under the pseudonym "Publius." No. 41 was first published by The New York Packet on January 19, 1788 and argues about the necessity of the powers the Constitution vested upon the general government as well as the meaning of the phrase "general welfare".
James Madison, author of Federalist No. 41 | |
| Author | James Madison |
|---|---|
| Original title | General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Federalist |
| Publisher | New York Packet |
Publication date | January 19, 1788 |
| Media type | Newspaper |
| Preceded by | Federalist No. 40 |
| Followed by | Federalist No. 42 |
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