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Federalist No. 9

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FEDERALIST #9 - 21G

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Ben Shapiro - The Federalist Paper 09

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Part 9 of 17: Militia in the Federalist Papers

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The Federalist Papers

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James Madison and the Federalist Papers

Federalist No. 9 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the ninth of The Federalist Papers. It was published on November 21, 1787 under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. Federalist No. 9 is titled "The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection". The same subject is continued in the subsequent paper by James Madison, Federalist No. 10. Similar to Federalist 51, this paper emphasizes the importance of establishing a system of checks and balances in order to ensure that the government is intact and operating smoothly.
    • Publius' argument