In Federalist 78 Hamilton defends the Constitution’s lifetime tenure of Justices on the Supreme Court. In doing so Hamilton argues that, because of the Court’s particular role and purpose, appointing Justices for life poses no threat to republican governance. To start, Hamilton identifies the duty of the Court as, “to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void,” this is what becomes Hamilton’s definition of judicial review. Those who opposed the Constitution, Antifederalists, argued that the power of judicial review was far too great to be wielded by Justices appointed for life. In response to this Hamilton argued as to why lifetime tenure was, “an indispensable ingredient in,” the efficacy of the Judiciary.…