About “The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive”
Federalist No. 74 is an essay written by Alexander Hamilton, part of The Federalist Papers. It was published on March 25, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius. The essay's title is "The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive." It is the eighth of 11 essays that examine the powers and limits of the Executive branch. The piece focuses on the president's authority over the military and the use of the pardon power. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)