Paper 51, and Anti-Federalist Paper #1 by examining the arguments made in each of
these documents and their role in contemporary government and politics. Do the limits
on power enshrined in our Constitution and articulated in these Federalist Papers
continue to work today? For Federalist Paper 10, Federalist Paper 51, and anti-
Federalist Paper #1:
a. Explain the central argument made and why it was important in the context of then-
proposed Constitution.
b. Apply the argument made to an example of contemporary politics. Do the
arguments made in these Federalist Papers still apply today? Explain why or why not.
c. What would the Federalists have thought about the current conflict between the
President and Congress over the funding of a border wall? Did the Federalists intend
that the President should be able to get whatever he wants by holding government
funding hostage?