<P> `` Federalist No. 10 '' is generally regarded as the most important of the 85 articles from a philosophical perspective . In it , Madison discusses the means of preventing rule by majority faction and advocates a large , commercial republic . This is complemented by `` Federalist No. 14 '' , in which Madison takes the measure of the United States , declares it appropriate for an extended republic , and concludes with a memorable defense of the constitutional and political creativity of the Federal Convention . In `` Federalist No. 84 '' , Hamilton makes the case that there is no need to amend the Constitution by adding a Bill of Rights , insisting that the various provisions in the proposed Constitution protecting liberty amount to a `` bill of rights '' . `` Federalist No. 78 '' , also written by Hamilton , lays the groundwork for the doctrine of judicial review by federal courts of federal legislation or executive acts . `` Federalist No. 70 '' presents Hamilton 's case for a one - man chief executive . In `` Federalist No. 39 '' , Madison presents the clearest exposition of what has come to be called `` Federalism '' . In `` Federalist No. 51 '' , Madison distills arguments for checks and balances in an essay often quoted for its justification of government as `` the greatest of all reflections on human nature . '' </P>
this person 's writings in the federalist papers is used to support the use of judicial review
Hamilton