About “The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered”
Federalist No. 77 is an essay written by Alexander Hamilton, part of The Federalist Papers. It was published on April 2, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, which was used for all Federalist Papers. The essay's title is "The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered." It is the final essay in a group of 11 that examine the powers and limits of the Executive Branch. The piece focuses on the appointment powers of the executive and other related executive functions. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)