Federalist No. 60

Federalist No. 60
Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 60
AuthorAlexander Hamilton
Original titleThe Same Subject Continued: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Federalist
PublisherThe Independent Journal
Publication date
February 23, 1788
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeNewspaper
Preceded byFederalist No. 59 
Followed byFederalist No. 61 

Federalist No. 60 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the sixtieth of The Federalist Papers. It was first published by The Independent Journal on February 23, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published.[1][2] This is the second of three papers discussing the power of Congress over the election of its own members.[3] It is titled "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members".[1]

In this paper, Hamilton addresses the concern that leaving the regulation of elections to the Union may favor only an elite, small class of people.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Founders Online: The Federalist No. 60, [23 February 1788]". Founders Online. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  2. ^ Drexler, Ken. "Research Guides: Federalist Papers: Primary Documents in American History: Full Text of The Federalist Papers". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  3. ^ Scott, Kyle (2013). The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 84. ISBN 9781441108142.
  4. ^ "The Avalon Project : Federalist No 60". avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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