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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 as '''The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787''', 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 salute to Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola.

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 as '''The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787''', 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 salute to Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola.

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]].

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.