42 is an essay by James Madison, and the forty-second of The Federalist Papers.

41, and is titled "The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered".

Here, Madison contends that the grant of specific powers to the federal government actually operates to limit the power of the federal government to act with respect to the states.

41, Madison had delineated six classes of power granted to the federal government: Madison returns in Federalist No.

78 (which deals with judicial powers, including the power of judicial review) has found its way most often into written opinions of the justices.