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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]].

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. In ''Federalist No. 78'' by Alexander Hamilton, he explained why the federal judiciary should always be the "least dangerous" branch.

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. In ''Federalist No. 78'' by Alexander Hamilton, he explained why the federal judiciary should always be the "least dangerous" branch. On the Supreme Court, the five most cited Federalist Papers are: Federalist 42, Federalist 78, Federalist 81, Federalist 51, and Federalist 32.<ref>[https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1428&context=concomm The Most-Cited Federalist Papers], University of Minnesota</ref>

The full text and audio of the Federalist Papers are freely available online.<ref>http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/</ref>

The full text and audio of the Federalist Papers are freely available online.<ref>http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/</ref>