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The '''Federalist Papers''' were a series of articles published anonymously in a New York newspaper in 1788 to encourage New York to ratify the [[U.S. Constitution]]. These articles, 51 by [[Alexander Hamilton]], 29 by [[James Madison]] and 5 by [[John Jay]], are often used today in interpreting the Constitution. All three authors wrote the articles under the pen name "[[Publius]]". | The '''Federalist Papers''' were a series of articles published anonymously in a New York newspaper in 1788 to encourage New York to ratify the [[U.S. Constitution]]. These articles, 51 by [[Alexander Hamilton]], 29 by [[James Madison]] and 5 by [[John Jay]], are often used today in interpreting the Constitution. All three authors wrote the articles under the pen name "[[Publius]]". | ||
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| + | A portion of the articles are undated, while the dated ones range from November 20, 1787 to April 4, 1788. | ||
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| + | The most famous article is Federalist No. 10 by James Madison, where he argues that a union of the States will better combat factions, even factions within an individual State. | ||
The full text of the Federalist Papers are available online.<ref>http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext91/feder16.txt</ref> | The full text of the Federalist Papers are available online.<ref>http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext91/feder16.txt</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:38, June 16, 2010
The Federalist Papers were a series of articles published anonymously in a New York newspaper in 1788 to encourage New York to ratify the U.S. Constitution. These articles, 51 by Alexander Hamilton, 29 by James Madison and 5 by John Jay, are often used today in interpreting the Constitution. All three authors wrote the articles under the pen name "Publius".
A portion of the articles are undated, while the dated ones range from November 20, 1787 to April 4, 1788.
The most famous article is Federalist No. 10 by James Madison, where he argues that a union of the States will better combat factions, even factions within an individual State.
The full text of the Federalist Papers are available online.[1]
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