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  1. Newspaper. book. The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The collection was commonly known as The Federalist until the name The Federalist Papers ...

    • United States
    • October 27, 1787 – May 28, 1788
    • The Federalist
    • The Independent Journal, New York Packet, The Daily Advertiser, J. & A. McLean
  2. Nov 9, 2009 · The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays written in the 1780s in support of the proposed U.S. Constitution and the strong federal government it advocated. They were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, under the pseudonym "Publius". They argued that the Constitution would balance the interests of different factions, prevent tyranny and ensure the republican form of government.

  3. Apr 11, 2024 · The authors of the Federalist papers presented a masterly defense of the new federal system and of the major departments in the proposed central government. They also argued that the existing government under the Articles of Confederation, the country’s first constitution, was defective and that the proposed Constitution would remedy its weaknesses without endangering the liberties of the ...

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Sep 5, 2023 · The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788. The essays were published anonymously, under the pen name "Publius," in various New York state newspapers of the time.

  5. The Federalist Papers were a collection of 85 essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788 to support the ratification of the US Constitution. They are considered a major source of political philosophy and theory and the original intent of the framers of the Constitution.

  6. Federalist Papers. Known before the twentieth century simply as The Federalist, The Federalist Papers were a series of eighty-five essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius." The essays were written between October 1787 and August 1788, and were intended to build public and political support ...

  7. May 3, 2019 · The Federalist Papers were a series of eighty-five essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, the essays originally appeared anonymously in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788 under the pen name "Publius."

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