The Federalist Papers stated that under the rule of law, government leaders must obey the same laws as other people.
Explanation:
The Federalist Papers is a collection of articles written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, published to promote the new US Constitution. It was published in 1787 in several states of America and contained 85 articles published under the name "Publius", pseudonym in honor of the Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola. These articles highlighted how this new government would operate and why this type of government was the best choice for the United States of America. It stated that federalism was the best option to control public officers within government.
This collection was an important source for the interpretation of the new Constitution and mainly the motives for this proposed government system. These articles responded to newspaper criticism of the new US government. They were therefore an excellent reference for understanding the new American Constitution that the people were called upon to ratify.
