Founding father Alexander Hamilton worked in the George Washington administration. He publicly advocated the ratification of the constitution and, in attempt to promote it, he co-wrote the Federalist papers, a collection of 85 articles written by different founding fathers that attempted to promote . In particular, he wrote numbers 16 and 17 which described his thoughts on the constitution and emerging government. Through these articles he highlighted the importance of a ratified “law of the land” to make a distinction between the national and local governments and equalize the power between them. Initially, in number 16, Hamilton stressed the union of local governments, by use of a national government, to regulate itself as a whole. He stresses