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The article presents guidelines to the Federalist Papers, which have enjoyed a special reputation as an important source of evidence of the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution. It is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. Meanwhile, Chief Justice John Marshall described it as a complete commentary of the nation's constitution and is appealed to by all parties in the questions to which that instrument has given birth.

Focuses on the philosophical foundations of the document known as `The Federalist Papers,' by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. Philosophical sources that influenced the authors; Criticism of the book by Francis Fukuyama and Thomas Pangle.

The article focuses on the vision of Publius, a collective pseudonym for the authors of the publication "Federalist Papers" namely Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. It discusses the way Publius defends a Constitution that focuses on the creation of power that the U.S. government lacked during the Articles of Confederation period, but taking into considerations the tyranny that it may bring. It is noted that a system containing "auxiliary precautions" against tyrannical usurpations is created. The vertical competition model and the guard dog model proposed by Publius are presented, as well as the features and implications of such models.