Federalist No. 84

Federalist No. 84

Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 84
Author	Alexander Hamilton
Original title	Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered
Language	English
Publisher	The Independent Journal, New York Packet, The Daily Advertiser
Publication date	July 16, 1788; July 26, 1788; August 9, 1788
Publication place	United States
Media type	Newspaper
Preceded by	Federalist No. 83
Followed by	Federalist No. 85

Federalist No. 84 is a political essay by American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, the eighty-fourth and penultimate essay in a series known as The Federalist Papers. It was published July 16, July 26, and August 9, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist Papers were published. The official title of the work is "Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered". Federalist 84 is best known for its opposition to a Bill of Rights, a viewpoint with which the work's other author, James Madison, disagreed. Madison's position eventually won out in Congress, and a Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.