Federalist No. 63

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Federalist No. 63 is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that defends the structure and role of the United States Senate as a stabilizing, deliberative body in the new republic.

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instanceOf Federalist Paper ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
work of political philosophy ⓘ
arguesAgainst overly frequent turnover in office ⓘ
purely unicameral legislature ⓘ
arguesFor longer senatorial terms ⓘ
senate as a check on the people’s representatives ⓘ
senate as guardian of national character ⓘ
senate as protector of minority rights ⓘ
smaller, more select upper chamber ⓘ
author James Madison ⓘ
citedBy constitutional commentators ⓘ
legal scholars ⓘ
coAuthorAttributionTradition Publius ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
defendsProvisionOf Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
indirect election of senators (by state legislatures) ⓘ
six-year terms for senators ⓘ
emphasizesFunction senate as a deliberative body ⓘ
senate as a safeguard against temporary errors ⓘ
senate as a stabilizing body ⓘ
federalistPaperNumber 63 ⓘ
genre constitutional commentary ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
historicalContext debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
influenced interpretation of the United States Constitution ⓘ
intendedAudience voters of New York ⓘ
language English ⓘ
originalPublicationMedium New York newspaper ⓘ
partOf The Federalist Papers ⓘ
positionInSeries 63 ⓘ
primaryTopic United States Senate ⓘ
pseudonymUsed Publius ⓘ
publicationDate 1788 ⓘ
relatedWork Federalist No. 62 ⓘ
Federalist No. 64 ⓘ
seriesSection essays on the structure of Congress ⓘ
subject checks and balances ⓘ
continuity in public councils ⓘ
deliberation in legislation ⓘ
international reputation of the republic ⓘ
protection against transient popular passions ⓘ
role of the upper house in a republic ⓘ
stability in republican government ⓘ
structure of the United States Senate ⓘ
supportsInstitution United States Senate ⓘ
bicameral legislature ⓘ

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