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Federalist No. 67: Can the Executive Sustain Both Republican and Energetic Government?
Author(s) -
Kersh Rogan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02467.x
Subject(s) - federalist , explication , government (linguistics) , political science , public administration , law , law and economics , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , politics
Federalist No. 67 generally is read as a vigorous defense of the chief executive and contains intense language to alleviate fears of a dictatorial president. However, it also can be read as a much deeper explication of the blend of republican and energetic government. The author examines this defense within the larger stream of Federalist Papers and compares the Anti‐Federalist attacks against a strong executive and Alexander Hamilton’s aggressive justifications.