The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

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"The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection" is the full title of Federalist No. 9, an essay by Alexander Hamilton arguing that a strong federal union is essential to prevent internal conflict and political instability in the United States.

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instanceOf Federalist Paper ⓘ
pamphlet ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Federalist No. 9 ⓘ
argumentSummary argues that a strong federal union is necessary to control domestic factions and prevent internal conflict ⓘ
contends that an extended republic can better resist the dangers of faction than small republics ⓘ
associatedWithDocument United States Constitution ⓘ
author Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
centralClaim confederacies and disunited states are more prone to civil discord ⓘ
union of the states is the best safeguard against domestic war and rebellion ⓘ
citesWork The Spirit of the Laws ⓘ
collectionTitle The Federalist ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
discussesConcept confederate republic ⓘ
extended republic ⓘ
firstPublishedIn The Independent Journal ⓘ
follows Federalist No. 8 ⓘ
genre constitutional commentary ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasPartOfSeries The Federalist Papers ⓘ
hasTitle The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection ⓘ
historicalContext debate over the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
post–American Revolutionary War period ⓘ
influencedBy Montesquieu ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject United States Constitution ratification debate ⓘ
domestic faction ⓘ
federal union ⓘ
insurrection ⓘ
republican government ⓘ
politicalGoal strengthening the federal government ⓘ
politicalIdeology Federalism ⓘ
politicalPosition pro-ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
precedes Federalist No. 10 ⓘ
publicationMedium newspaper essay ⓘ
publicationYear 1787 ⓘ
publisher New York newspapers ⓘ
purpose to persuade New York citizens to support ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
relatedAuthor James Madison ⓘ
relatedWork Federalist No. 10 ⓘ
seriesNumber 9 ⓘ
shortTitle Federalist 9 ⓘ
linked to: Federalist No. 9
targetAudience opponents of the proposed Constitution ⓘ
voters of New York ⓘ
theme dangers of political instability ⓘ
need for centralized authority ⓘ
security of republican liberty ⓘ
timePeriod Founding era of the United States ⓘ

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Federalist No. 9 → fullTitle → The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection ⓘ
The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection → hasTitle → The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection ⓘ