The Federalist Papers · Character

Thomas Jefferson

Founding Father and future president, referenced in discussions of constitutional principles.

minor

Also known as Mr. Jefferson

First appearance: Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention

Thomas Jefferson shows up with force in XLVIII: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Quoted from his Notes on the State of Virginia to illustrate legislative usurpation.

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In XLVIII: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other: Quoted from his Notes on the State of Virginia to illustrate legislative usurpation. Later, in Method of…

In XLVIII: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other: Quoted from his Notes on the State of Virginia to illustrate legislative usurpation.

Later, in Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention: Author of the 'Notes on the State of Virginia' and the proposed convention mechanism discussed in the chapter.

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XLVIII: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other
Quoted from his Notes on the State of Virginia to illustrate legislative usurpation.
Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention
Author of the 'Notes on the State of Virginia' and the proposed convention mechanism discussed in the chapter.

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