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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, written mostly by [[Alexander Hamilton]], some by [[James Madison]], and a few 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]]".

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>