according to federalist 39 the constitution set up which type of government
Federalist No. 39 Federalist No. 39, "The conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles", is an essay by James Madison, the thirty-ninth of The Federalist Papers, published on January 18, 1788. Madison defines what a republican form of government is considered, which was what the nation was currently called. It also considers whether the nation is federal or national: a confederacy, or consolidation of states. At that moment the nation was considered federal and states were confederate, but they were leaning towards a national government (federal vs. national government). Madison then defines what republic means and states three rules which must apply to be considered a republic: