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| − | + | [[File:Fed Papers1787 Cover.jpg|thumb|right|Title page of ''The Federalist'' as a book publishing the essays in 1788 (note [[Roman numeral]] at bottom of page, year: MDCCLXXXVIII).<ref>Roman numeral MDCCLXXXVIII totals as MDCC=1700 + LXXX=80 + VIII=8 or 1788.</ref>]] | |
| − | A portion of the articles are undated, while the dated ones range from November 20, 1787 to April 4, 1788. | + | The '''Federalist Papers''' were a series of articles published anonymously in a New York newspaper during 1787-1788 to encourage New York to ratify the [[U.S. Constitution]]. They were also collected as a book titled ''"The Federalist"'' published as 2 volumes in 1788 (''see image'') and reprinted in later years. 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. Originally, they were numbered with [[Roman numeral]]s but later reprinted with [[Arabic numerals]]. | ||
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 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>''The Federalist Papers'', Gutenberg Project: [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext91/feder16.txt Guten-16].</ref> |
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:United States Constitution]] | [[Category:United States Constitution]] | ||
Revision as of 13:30, June 17, 2010
The Federalist Papers were a series of articles published anonymously in a New York newspaper during 1787-1788 to encourage New York to ratify the U.S. Constitution. They were also collected as a book titled "The Federalist" published as 2 volumes in 1788 (see image) and reprinted in later years. 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. Originally, they were numbered with Roman numerals but later reprinted with Arabic numerals.
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.[2]