Summary Of Federalist No. 15 By Alexander Hamilton

In the “Federalist No. 15” Alexander Hamilton is pointing out the deficiencies of the existing confederation. He initiates his discussion by stating that the Articles of Confederation have been constructed under a faulty foundation that have worsen due to fallacious arguments and the lack of unionship. Hamilton realizes that the defects of the national government have been pushed aside far too long and have not been addressed properly. His purpose in the article is to pinpoint the leakage and rebuild the structure of the government with “felicity and prosperity” (7), whereas the existing confederate system has been patching up their errors in hopes the citizens do not notice. Hamilton thrives to unite the states by building on the idea of the creation of a
Creating the new Constitution would bind the states into one alliance and allow the country to run smoothly. Hamilton thoughtfully accepts the notion of the government allowing the states running themselves is not foolish. However, the states would be “depending for its execution on the good faith of the parties”(8), and only take laws created by the national government as “mere recommendations” and “disregard at their option” (8). The states selfishness about their own well being and not considering that of the nation is a clear factor that the power of executing in a correct manner as a union is important for the future of the country in order for us not to fall under an anarchy. Furthermore, the flaws of the Articles of Confederation increased overtime causing there to be numerous issues. For example, the traumatic experience with the Great Britain monarchy caused us to think that we did not have to collect taxes for the maintaining of the government. Hamilton also expresses that a confederation can