Today we will talk about federalist 73. We typically begin these podcast with three big ideas concerning the essay under review – here are three big ideas from federalist 73

Big idea one – in federalist 73, Hamilton pointed to the fixed character of the salary of the President as an element of the strength of the executive branch

Big idea two: Hamilton also pointed in federalist 73 to the power of the veto as an element of the president’s authority that gave the executive branch strength in the face of potential legislative supremacy

Big idea three: As in other essays, Hamilton in Federalist 73 praised stability – as against rapid change - in legislation